Searchq and/or Nailingsearchsystems.com

[Blade81]

Please post registry search tool output too.

[TheTyro]

REGEDIT4
; RegSrch.vbs © Bill James

; Registry search results for string "searchq" 20/10/2011 2:15:03 AM

; NOTE: This file will be deleted when you close WordPad.
; You must manually save this file to a new location if you want to refer to it again later.
; (If you save the file with a .reg extension, you can use it to restore any Registry changes you make to these values.)


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63}]
@="ISearchQueryHelper"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63}]
@="ISearchQueryHelper"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\Interface\{AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63}]
@="ISearchQueryHelper"

[Blade81]

Good. How's the system now? Any issues left?

[TheTyro]

I haven't noticed any "Issues" but firefox start page search still redirects to searchq. I changed it before we started back to default, but it changed back, i haven't tried changing it to default since though. Will i have to change this things through firefox?

[Blade81]

Hi,

Please try to change the home page manually and let me know how it goes.

[TheTyro]

AWESOME! I managed to find about 4-5 entires in about:config and managed to reset them to their default browser. Nothing happened at first, restarted the browser and everything was working as it should.

[Blade81]

Good. If no issues left let's see the final steps then


THESE STEPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT

Let's reset system restore
Reset and Re-enable your System Restore to 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. Please note you need Administrator Access to do clean the restore points.

A To disable the System Restore feature:

1. Click on the Start button.
2. Hover over the Computer option, right click on it and then click Properties.
3. On the left hand side, click Advanced Settings.
4. If asked to permit the action, click on Allow.
5. Click on the System Protection tab.
6. Select c: drive and click Configure...
7. Select Turn off protection
8. Press OK.
Repeat steps 6-8 for each hard drive.

B. Reboot.

C Turn ON System Restore.
Follow the steps like you did when disabling system restore but on step 7. select Restore system settings and previous versions of files -option.


Now lets uninstall ComboFix:

• Click START then RUN
• Now copy-paste Combofix /uninstall in the runbox and click OK

UPDATING WINDOWS AND INTERNET EXPLORER

IMPORTANT: You Need to Update Windows and Internet Explorer to protect your computer from the malware that is around on the Internet. Please go to the windows update site to get the critical updates.

If you are running Microsoft Office, or any portion thereof, go to the Microsoft's Office Update site and make sure you have at least all the critical updates installed (Free) Microsoft Office Update.

Make your Internet Explorer more secure

This can be done by following these simple instructions:
From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
Click once on the Security tab
Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
Click once on the Custom Level button.
Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
Change the Initialize 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.
Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.



The following are recommended third party programs that are designed to keep your computer clean. A link as well as a brief description is included with each item.

• Download and run Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) and fix its findings. Leave the program installed so you'll stay alarmed about vulnerable components in future too.
• Get Anti Virus Software and keep it updated - Most AVs will update automatically, but if not I would recommend making updating the AV the first job every time the PC is connected to the internet. An AV that is using defs that are seven days old is not going to be much protection. If you do not update your anti virus software then it will not be able to catch any of the new variants that may come out. Good free antivirus programs are:
  Antivir
  Avast!
  Good commercial ones are from:
  Kaspersky and
  ESET

Just a final reminder for you. I am trying to stress these two points.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!! Make sure you do this about every 1-2 weeks.
Make sure all of your security programs are up to date.
Visit Microsoft's Windows Update Site Frequently - It is important that you visit http://www.windowsupdate.com regularly. This will ensure your computer has always the latest security updates available installed on your computer. If there are new updates to install, install them immediately, reboot your computer, and revisit the site until there are no more critical updates.


Once again, please post and tell me how things are going with your system... problems etc.

Have a great day,
Blade

[TheTyro]

Alright, fixed all the stuff you mentioned. I never knew that old versions of stuff made you more vulnerable as such, i just though that they were more vulnerable once you got a virus.

I'm kind of hesitant to update usually because i like everything the way it is, i guess i don't have a choice now though :D

Can i remove all the scanning tools and diagnostics tools that i've downloaded over the course of this?

Thank you so much, you were a great help, i hope that my virus can be of help to others in the future if they need to remove the same thing.

[Blade81]

You're welcome

Can i remove all the scanning tools and diagnostics tools that i've downloaded over the course of this?

Yes, you may remove those now.

[Blade81]

Since this issue appears to be resolved ... this Topic has been closed. Glad I could help.

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