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Luis,

Your log is looking very clean, there is no sign of malware or viruses. :thumbup: I am going to give you a bunch of tips and free programs to run to help keep your system more secure. One of the most important thing to do is follow the instructions for SYSTEM RESTORE. , because everything (YOU) worked at cleaning off your system is backed up in System Restore and if you should ever try to use that program to revert your system to a prevous date, you will be infected all over again. :rant2:

Some of the tips you may have done already like cleaning the temp folders, you can bypass that one and download and run CCleaner

Here we go ………………….

Here are some free programs and tips for keeping your system up to date, and to help keep all the riff raff out of your system.

*Run CCleaner, this is a very safe program that will clean out all the crapola on your system. It will also remove cookies,
so go to OPTIONS/ COOKIES and move the ones you want to keep from the left window to the right window.

* Now that your clean, we need to erase all possible older infected files that may still be lurking on your system.
* Clean out your TEMP FILES
* This procedure should be run from SAFEMODE for better results.

To Enter SAFEMODE

* Go to START/ SHUT OF YOUR COMPUTER/ RESTART
* As the computer starts to boot-up, Tap the F8 KEY somewhat rapidly, this will bring up a menu.
* Use the UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS to scroll up to SAFEMODE
* Then press the ENTER KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD

Now, while in SAFEMODE,

* click on START/ RUN, and type %temp% and press the ok button.

This will open up the temp directory that your machine uses. GO TO EDIT/ SELECT ALL and delete all the contents of that folder.
* Do this for each user of your computer.
* Do this same process for%windir%\temp.

NOW RE-BOOT NORMALLY

DELETE TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES

* Open INTERNET EXPLORER
* Click on the TOOLS MENU
* Then INTERNET OPTIONS
* At the GENERAL TAB, (which should be the first tab you are currently on),
* click on the DELETE FILES BUTTON and put a checkmark in DELETE ALL OFFLINE CONTENT.
* Then press the OK BUTTON . This may take quite a while, so do not be alarmed with how long it takes.
* When it is done, your Temporary Internet Files will now be deleted.


Now Empty your Recycle Bin


* Now we need to TURN OFF> TURN BACK ON SYSTEM RESTORE .

This will remove infected files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in System Restore are protected to prevent
any programs changing those files. This is the only way to clean these files: (You will lose all previous restore points
which are likely to be infected)


Turn off System Restore.

* On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
* Click Properties.
* Click the System Restore tab.
* Check Turn off System Restore.
* Click Apply, and then click OK.


Reboot your System


Turn ON System Restore.

* On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
* ClickProperties.
* Click the System Restore tab.
* UN-Check Turn off System Restore.
* Click Apply, and then click OK.
* Now while in System Restore, create a new Restore Point.

* Make sure that your ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE is up to date and run a full scan at least once aweek.
* If you want to use a free program, try this excellent one.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

* Run SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY 1.4 > CHECK FOR UPDATES > IMMUNIZEand run a full system scan on a regular basis.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

* Run AD-AWARE SE PERSONAL/ CHECK FOR UPDATES and run a FULL SYSTEM SCAN on a regular basis.
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910…page&tag;=button

* Download and run SPYWARE BLASTER,
* Check for updates and enable all protection. This program will just sit in the background and help keep all the bad guys out.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

* Download and install WINPATROL
* This program will warn you when any changes are being made to your system and give you the option to deny the change.
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

* IE-SPYAD is a one time install, it will put 1000s of bad sites in your Internet Explorer Restricted Zone.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_down…23332&fileidx;=1

* WINDOWS UPDATES - Enable Automatic Updates
Right click on MY COMPUTER> GO TO PROPERTIES> AUTOMATIC UPDATES and put a mark in the radio button
DOWNLOAD UPDATES FOR ME BUT LET ME CHOOSE WHEN TO INSTALL THEM.

* Consider surfing the net with the FireFox Browser
It has more features and is a lot more secure than IE. It is a very easy and painless download and install, it will no way interfere with IE, you can use them both.
When it asks you if you want it to be your default browser, say NO and take the checkmark out of the box to ask you again. After you use this for awhile, you will want to make it your default.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

* There companion THUNDERBIRD MAIL program was highly favored in PCWorld Magazine,, this to has a good spam filter and is more secure than Outlook Express.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

* Now go to START/ CONTROL PANEL> PERFROMANCE AND MAINTENANCE> REARRANGE ITEMS ON YOUR HARD DISK TO MAKE PROGRAMS RUN FASTER
This is the Windows Disk Defragger, run this maybe once or twice a month to keep your system running good.
The first time you run it, it may take awhile.

* Here is a free Firewall from Zone Labs, I wouldn't access the internet without it.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc…fid,7228,00.asp

Luis, I hope you have learned a few things about keeping your system secure, you don't need to set your watch to a scheduale but try to get into the habit of running the programs like Spybot and Ad-Aware on a regular basis along with keeping your operating system patched using Windows Update.

I am going to keep this thead open for a day or two in case you have any questions. I'm happy that we could help you, visit my website as often as you like, I try to keep all the programs up todate.

Thanks for using Tom Coyote :D

Ken :D
Ken, your support has been providential. Now I understand much more what to do and the way I can keep my system clean & secure. I send you all my gratitude and blessings. Please, tell me if I can do something for you, I'd like to. About the fixing of my system, you mentioned I should create a new Restore Point, how can I do it? Also I see that you don't even mention the Norton Anti-Virus. That's the one I was using until now. May be you think the Grisoft and the rest will do a better job? Should I uninstall Norton? Luis
Hello Again Luis :D

About the fixing of my system, you mentioned I should create a new Restore Point, how can I do it?


Go to START/ CONTROL PANEL/ PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE/ SYSTEM RESTORE/ CREATE A RESTORE POINT/ NEXT and you can name it anything you like so if you have to back to it you will remember it. Hey Luis, how about TOM COYOTE :D



Also I see that you don't even mention the Norton Anti-Virus. That's the one I was using until now. May be you think the Grisoft and the rest will do a better job? Should I uninstall Norton?


I just mentioned Grisoft in case you ever need a good free anti virus program, I have it installed on my second win 98 computer. Norton Anti-Virus is a good program, I just updated my main pc with a years worth of updates last night. You will be just fine with Norton, just make sure that you keep it up to date using the Live Update feature, have it set to automatically check for updates. The thing you may want to stay away from is the suits, when they have it all bundled together, your better off with a stand alone anti virus program and a good firewall.



Ken, your support has been providential. Now I understand much more what to do and the way I can keep my system clean & secure. I send you all my gratitude and blessings. Please, tell me if I can do something for you, I'd like to.


Luis,

The support here is free as is a bunch of other tech support sites, what keeps us afloat is donations, if you like, you can click on my link and make a small donation, this will help us keep this site up and running. All of us here at Tom Coyote are volunteers and enjoy helping good people like you, and really dislike the people that write all this garbage that infects so many computers.

Ken :D
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