Good Morning,
Glad things are running better for you :bigthumb:
Thanks for your offer of a donation, up on the top right of this thread you will see a donate button, all donations big or small just help to keep us online to battle the scum that write this garbage.
You need to do some updating, there is no one silver bullet but all these things put together will make a difference in your secuity.
Lets update your Java to make your system more secure
Download the latest version
Here save it, do not install it yet.
Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)JRE 6 Update 15 <--The wording is confusing but this is what you need
- Go to your Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel and uninstall any previous versions of Java
- Reboot your computer
- Install the latest version
You can verify the installation
Here
Open Internet Explorer and go to
Tools > Windows Update and download and install all critical updates including
Service Pack 3 and Internet Explorer 8
Run this cleaner
Please download
ATF Cleaner by Atribune to your desktop.
- Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
- Under Main choose: Select All
- Click the Empty Selected button.
Your system may start up slower after running ATF Cleaner, this is expected but will be back to normal after the first or second boot up
Please note: If you use online banking or are registered online with any other organizations, ensure you have memorized password and other personal information as removing cookies will temporarily disable the auto-login facility.
HostsXpert <--Drag it to the trash
ATF Cleaner <-- Yours to keep, run it now and then to clean out the clutter.
GMER <--Drag it to the trash
RootRepeal <--Drag it to the trash
Malwarebytes <-- Yours to keep also, check for updates and run a scan now and then.
Combofix <---Is not a general cleaning tool, just run it with supervision or you can bork your system
- Click START then RUN
- Now type Combofix /u in the runbox and click OK. Note the space between the X and the U, it needs to be there.
- When shown the disclaimer, Select "2"
The above procedure will:
- Delete the following:
- ComboFix and its associated files and folders.
- VundoFix backups, if present
- The C:\Deckard folder, if present
- The C:_OtMoveIt folder, if present
- Reset the clock settings.
- Hide file extensions, if required.
- Hide System/Hidden files, if required.
- Reset System Restore.
Keep in mind if you install some of these programs. Only ONE Anti Virus and only ONE Firewall is recommended, more is overkill and can cause you problems. You can install all the Spyware programs I have listed without any problems. If you install Spyware Blaster and Spyware Guard, they will conflict with the TeaTimer in Spybot , you can still install Spybot Search and Destroy but do not enable the TeaTimer .
Here are some free programs to install, all free and highly regarded by the fine people in the Malware Removal Community
- Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6
Check for Updates/ Immunize and run a Full System Scan on a regular basis. If you install Spyware Blaster ( Recommended ) then do not enable the TeaTimer in Spybot Search and Destroy.
- Spyware Blaster It will prevent most spyware from ever being installed. No scan to run, just update about once a week and enable all protection.
- Spyware Guard It offers realtime protection from spyware installation attempts, again, no scan to run, just install it and let it do its thing.
- IE-Spyad
IE-Spyad places over 6000 web sites and domains in the IE Restricted list which will severely impair attempts to infect your system. It basically prevents any downloads (cookies etc) from the sites listed, although you will still be able to connect to the sites.
- Firefox 3 It has more features and is a lot more secure than IE. It is a very easy and painless download and install, it will no way interfere with IE, you can use them both.
Safe Surfn
Ken
