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Under spybot Program folder, there is no spybot.exe or other program file. The folder is full and the uninstaller is there, however.
I am a bit confused about your reply. What I had asked you to do was open the program itself… spybot seach and destroy. Not the folder by navigating. No harm though.
Click start/run\spybot search and destroy.
* Click on recovery
* Remove anything in there by placing a check mark by all items.
* Click on purge selected items
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Avasts log is fine.
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Your log now appears to be clean.
Lets do a few things to tidy up.
Please do these in the order I suggest!
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Download and install CCleaner from here.
Now open the program and click on Run Cleaner
It has a great feature to where you can save cookies you do not want cleaned.
With CCleaner open/
Click options / cookies… now you can choose what cookies to keep . Highlight whatthetech.com (we know it's safe.) and click the arrow to move it to the right.
Now ccleaner will never remove this cookie as we know it's good.
You may opt out of cleaning cookies. If you clean them alls you will have to do is retype names and passwords for places you visit on the net 1 time.
If you use either the Firefox or Mozilla browsers, the box to uncheck for Cookies is on the Applications tab, under Firefox/Mozilla
I clean all my cookies out from time to time. It's not that big a deal if you remember passwords.
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Please create a 'clean' System Restore Point:
The reason for doing this is in case you need system restore you don't put back all we just took out.
Right click My Computer
Then Propeties then system restore
Place a check mark by turn off system restore
Click APPLY
Windows will give you a warning click yes
REBOOT
Now go right back to the same place and unchecksystem restore
Click APPLYand OK
A few things to help with possible threats
These are optional . But will help protect you further.
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SpywareBlaster
Install SpywareBlaster
SpywareBlaster will add a large list of programs and sites to your Internet Explorer settings that will protect you from accidentally running or downloading known malicious programs.
After the installation, click Download Latest Protection Updates. When it finishes, click Enable All Protection.
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SiteHound
http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound.html
This tool bar will help protect you from.
Over 4,000 fake bank and credit sites.
Tens of thousands of pornographic
and adult sites.
The never ending fake phishing sites.
Malicious sites, which can infect you
with spyware and adware if you visit
them.
Sites to download software which
may infect your computer with
spyware, a virus or adware
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Download and Install a HOSTS File
A Hosts file is a plain text file which prevents your computer from connecting to malware and spyware sites by redirecting the connection request to 127.0.0.1, which is your local address. If you use a proxy server, or if you are on AOL, be sure to read the special instructions.
You can download the MVPS Hosts File and see a HOSTS file tutorial here :
This website also contains useful tips, and links to other resources and utilities.
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Make your Internet Explorer more secure
1. From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
2. Click on the Security tab
3. Click the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
4. Click on Default Level and click Ok
5. Click on the Custom Level button.
Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
Change the Initialise and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
6. Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
Here's a site with great advise on how to AVOID malware. Much easier to do than removing it.
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If your anything like me you should be mad these people have done this to you.
Please take the time to tell us what you would like to be done to these idiots!
We can only get something done about this if the people that we help, like you, are prepared to complain.
We have a dedicated forum for collecting these complaints Malware Complaints, you do not have to be registered to post.. just find your country room and register your complaint.
The infections you had was Smitfraud
Safe and Happy Surfing.
