Please help me KMB

[Dakeyras]

Hi

Many thanks for your help, I have a couple of questions if you dont mind.

You are very welcome and a pleasure to be of assistance!

I use Firefox is this OK, and can you give me any tips to make it more secure?

FireFox is a fine browser and I use it myself upon occasion. Check for update periodically via:

• Help >> Check for updates...

The below article is a good resource about FireFox:

How To Avoid Hacker Attacks And Make Firefox More Secure

Will the Host Files you list work with Firefox?

As far as I am aware there should be no conflict with any of them. I use the MVPS Hosts File myself and have never encountered any problems when using FireFox.

What about Spybot and Ad-Aware, should I download/use these?

By all means re-download/install Spybot and enable the Registry Guard(TeaTimer). No need to immunize however if using one of the custom Host Files.

Ad-Aware is at your own discretion. In my humble opinion having something installed even as a on-demand scanner only that also resides in system memory is not good at all. Having both Spybot and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware as on-demand scanners is a good enough line of defense, providing you check for updates regularly for both and perform a scan with each at least once per work.

 

[kmboo]

Hi Dakeyras

Couple more questions, hope you dont mind.

What do I do with the programs listed below which we used whilst cleaning my PC?

Rooter.exe
RSIT.exe
OTMoveIt.exe


How often should I update the MVP Host file?


Now everytime I boot up, I get a message Box with a picture of a piece of paper with a magnifying glass on it in the top left hand corner, it reads:

Windows cannot open this file:

File: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk.disabled.

And asks me to make a choice of either

· Use the Web service to find the correct program
· Select a program from a list of installed programs.

I know it's something to do with my printer, I have been cancelling it and doing nothing to this point, any ideas?

Regards... Kevin

 

[Dakeyras]

Hi

Hi Dakeyras

Couple more questions, hope you dont mind.

What do I do with the programs listed below which we used whilst cleaning my PC?

Rooter.exe
RSIT.exe
OTMoveIt.exe

I do not mind at all.

Clean up with OTMoveIt3:

• right-click OTMoveIt3.exe and select Run as Administrator to start the program.
• Close all other programs apart from OTMoveIt3 as this step will require a reboot
• On the OTMoveIt main screen, press the CleanUp! button
• Say Yes to the prompt and then allow the program to reboot your computer.

Anything not removed just delete manually and then empty the Recycle Bin.

How often should I update the MVP Host file?

You can visit the MVPS page yourself to check and or visit this topic MVPS Hosts File updates in my home forum.

Now everytime I boot up, I get a message Box with a picture of a piece of paper with a magnifying glass on it in the top left hand corner, it reads:

OK try this please:

Right-click HijackThis.exe and select Run as Administrator to start the program. Then select Scan. Check the boxes next to all the entries listed below (if present):

O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk.disabled

Now click on Fix Checked. Close HiJackThis. Now Reboot(restart) your computer.

Is the problem resolved?

 

[Dakeyras]

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

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