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Hi Phil,

Thanks again for you response.

I will check the flash player activeX.

:bigthumb:I appreciate your help and I am glad this machine is now clean. Initially it had 122 hits from...

Hi Phil,

Thanks again for your response.

Here is the log from MBAM:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.36
Database version: 2068
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

Thanks for you response.

Did everything you suggested.

Two objects removed.

Can post report if you want to see it.

This is the new HJT log:

Update for this machine. I have noticed a non plug and play driver "UACd.sys". According to the web this ia a trojan but it is noy showing on any scans I have performed.

Is this true?

A friend as asked me to clean her computer. There was no active AV or resident protection. I have cleaned it as best I can but would like someone to check the HJT log to see if there is any more...

I have repeatedly tried to remove the above with spybot but it is unable to remove them. (even in safe mode.) Adware also fails to recognise them and they do not seem to be flagged by norton 360.
...

When I say Avast online scanner This is part if the (full) avast AV program and is therefore blocking the exploit. I need to know why after so many years of running XP that all of a sudden I am...

Update. I have tried using the link provided to close port 135 but this will not work. I have also tried disabling the DCOM launcher but it screws my system up.

Windows XP SP3 with latest updates. Windows Firewall, Avast online scanner and spybot S&D.

I know that SP2 stopped this exploit so is this a vunerability with SP3?

The link you suggested...

I am not sure as to what is happening. My Avast online scanner keeps flashing the message that there is a dcom exploit 88.107.???.???:135 /tcp (the ???.??? keeps changing.) Am I being attacked?

As promised here is an update. Everything concerning surfing the net appears to be working fine. My send tally is lower than my receive tally and the pages load as I expect. The slow connection...

HI pskelley.

Thank you once again for replying.

I seem to still have a slow connection to the internet but It now seems only to be when I sign in. All other activity seems to be fine but I...

Hi pskelley.

Sorry:oops:. I totally forgot to run the ATF cleaner. (Who would have kids!). Here is a fresh HJT log.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 18:51:33, on...

Hi pskelley.

Thank you again for your response.

Firstly I do not recognise the first address you asked me to look at and the second one concerning Tiscali, I have not been with them for years....

Hi Pskelley.

Thank you for responding. Can you tell me how I have managed to be hijacked by the ukrainians. As far as I am aware I have not allowed any unsafe scripts or programs to run. ...

For a few days now I have had slow internet. Sometimes when I initially connect my computer seems to hang for up to 5 mins. According to task manager there is little cpu usage during this time. ...

Hi Shelf life.

Thank you for your response. Even Kapinski says my machine is clear so I guess I was over reacting. It is more for peace of mind due to now doing more day to day chores like...

I have noticed that at times, (it seems to be happening more often,) that the amount of bytes I send when connected to the internet exceeds the amount of bytes received. This even happens when I am...