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Ok. Then it looks like I am clear. I will read the pages you suggested on hosts and will set up the Hosts file too. This has been a bit of an education. I had no idea that the malware situation was...

SpyBot came up clear this time.

Is a Host file still useful if I am running SpyBot and SpyBlaster?

I started working down your list of actions, up to the Hosts recommendation. Ran SpyBot which found this:-

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ComboFix 09-01-10.03 - Graham 2009-01-11 12:46:02.3 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1279.843 [GMT 0:00]
Running from: c:\documents and...

I am running Combofix on that PC now and will post logs when it is finished. Since I posted the initial log in this thread I have kept that PC switched off except when carryign out your advice. When...

ComboFix 09-01-08.05 - Graham 2009-01-10 17:19:21.2 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1279.762 [GMT 0:00]
Running from: c:\documents and...

ComboFix 09-01-08.05 - Graham 2009-01-09 19:40:12.1 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1279.700 [GMT 0:00]
Running from: c:\documents and...

Thanks. New scan below.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 18:00:57, on 09/01/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762)...

I am running McAfee AV, Win Defender & SpyBot S&D. They have all found and deleted bits of the malware. Following this post I will be switching off this PC and will wait for some help.

Defenders...

Closed due to further attempts to clean PC and new HJT log.

Hi,

Could I have some advice please? I have tried to fix a problem, then found that I should have read this forum first. I found that I has some malware on a PC that had been 'protected' by McAfee...