Hello ecosarah
Glad to hear you got it sorted out :bigthumb:
You are Very Welcome :)
As your malware issues appear to be resolved this thread is now closed.
Best wishes
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Hello ecosarah
Glad to hear you got it sorted out :bigthumb:
You are Very Welcome :)
As your malware issues appear to be resolved this thread is now closed.
Best wishes
Hello ecosarah
Lets try it this way:
Please update your Java
Click on "Start", then on "Control Panel".
Go to "Add or Remove Programs" and uninstall any previous versions of Java that...
Hello ecosarah
My apologies if the instructions were not clear enough for you. The file you need to download and install is here
Unfortunately, I do not have an ad aware removal tool.
Any...
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Sorry to hear about your injury.
This may point to a potential hardware issue. I have already provided you with links to trustworthy forums to tackle the hardware/drive space...
Hello ecosarah
No problem, it can be updated manually:
Please update your Java
Click on "Start", then on "Control Panel".
Go to "Add or Remove Programs" and uninstall any previous...
Hello ecosarah
I mean that now we have cleaned it, your computer appears to be malware free.
Your hard drive needs at least 10% free space for Windows to function efficiently. We can see the...
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I believe so. As far as I can tell your system logs look clean. I am not convinced that your drive issues are malware related. We removed some minor bits and pieces and Combofix...
Hello ecosarah
Your latest OTL log appears to be clean.
The following may help with your system speed issues:
Defragment your hard drive
Download and run Auslogics Disc Defragmenter.
Hello ecosarah
Browse to a small number of trusted sites to see how things are running.
Let me know how it goes and post the OTL log in your next reply.
Hello ecosarah
Please post another OTL scan log as requested.
Also, let me know if you are still getting the PWS:win32/zbot.gen!AC warning, and if there are any remaining symptoms (popups,...
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You can remove them now. Your hard drive appears to be full with pictures and music files. The drive itself is quite small, which is the most likely explanation as to why it is...
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Odd. Please make sure that you disable your security programs before scanning the file. try again with Virus Total and if the file does not scan try this scanner instead:
Jotti...
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Great job with Combofix :crowned:
Yes. You can select firefox as your default browser once we are done.
Yes please, along with the following:
Do you recognise the...
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Please post the exact message.
I do not believe so since Combofix also crashes when in safe mode (all non essential processes are disabled in safe mode).
Please provide a...
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Lets try this:
Delete the copy of Combofix on your desktop as you did before and download a new copy to your desktop.
Once Combofix is on your desktop, disable all of you...
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If you use this machine for any financial transactions, and if you have not already done so, please use an uninfected machine to change all of your passwords.
In the meantime I...
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The i386 folder is a required directory and can be left where it is.
Although we have dealt with all of the detections made by ESET, lets try the following:
Please delete...
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The majority of file space appears to be taken up by Documents and Settings. It may be worthwhile taking a look in there to see if there are any things that are not required, or...
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I will once we have taken care of the remaining issues. Until then, please keep your browsing to an absolute minimum.
It is. Good job :bigthumb:
Aha, you have ERUNT...
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Its really up to you. MBAM and S&D are good programs. I can provide some alternatives to Avira which may allow you to keep them if you wish.
You need to upload the screenshot...
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Is this a business/company machine?
Sounds as though the new version of Avira may not be compatible with the applications you listed. If you want to stick with Avira you'll have...
Hello ecosarah
Your latest MGADiag log confirms that you have validated your Windows :bigthumb:
Lets continue:
Please open OTL
Copy and paste the following text written inside of the...
Hello ecosarah
Thank you for the logs.
Keep everything for now as we may need to run some of the scans again. I will let you know when (and how) to remove them.
It does not appear that the...
Hello ecosarah
Lets see what the following can tell us:
MGADiag
Please download MGADiag by clicking here and save it to your desktop.
Double click the...
Hello ecosarah
No need to worry about that. No extras log is produced after the first run.
There is not a great deal jumping out from your latest OTL log.
Lets see where we are after doing...
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Yes please :bigthumb:
Hello ecosarah
It does not sound as though Combofix is going to complete.
Please re-start and post another OTL scan log.
Hello ecosarah
Do you mean the Combofix screen or your desktop icons?
It is normal for the desktop icons to disappear when Combofix runs (they will re-appear when it has finished).
However,...
Hello ecosarah
Thank you for the OTL log.
Thanks for letting me know.
No problem at all. Its actually helping you to help yourself. You'd be better off without it.
Some scans can take...
Hello ecosarah
You did a good job getting that scan to run :bigthumb:
Security Programs
I can see from your log that you have a number of real-time security programs running, namely...
Hello ecosarah
Thank you for the aswMBR log.
Lets see if we can get the following scan to run:
Download and run OTL by Oldtimer
Hello ecosarah and :welcome:
My name is JonTom
Malware Logs can sometimes take a lot of time to research and interpret.
Please be patient while I try to assist with your problem. If at...