smss.exe and nvsvcd.exe infected with Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Horst.km

[agent2026]

Thanks a lot shelf life. I really appreciate your help and patience.

No, I don't run torrent clients at startup. Even so, I'm pretty sure it was a bad torrent that started all this. Learned my lesson anyway.

I have Zone Alarm Pro installed, which scans for spyware, and avast! anti-virus (which is a little disappointing, needless to say). Zone Alarm doesn't recognize avast! for anti-virus though, so maybe there's a weakness there.

I was under the impression that Zone Alarm Pro was enough coverage for malware, but if you think I need more protection I will look into those apps.

Thanks again,
agent2026

 

[shelf life]

hi agent2026,

I don't run torrent clients at startup

what i meant was is it starting automatically? if you see the icon by the clock then its possible that its connected to a network. if it you see the icon but you have to manually start a download/upload thats ok. some people may not change the default options, one of which may be to start with windows.

it was a bad torrent that started all this

if you go looking for cracks, keygens, software etc you will find them. thats not to say file sharing is not safe, you can get all kinds of crap from your e-mail. i have some file sharing tips on my website.

I have Zone Alarm Pro installed, which scans for spyware,

a firewall is a good idea, iam not familiar with za spyware component. iam not a big fan of "all in one suites" iam sure its good, but it wont hurt to have another one either. avg antispyware is very popular and has a 30 day trial version. after 30 days it becomes a limited version but you can still update and scan with it.
see this link for more options:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/soft6.htm

Zone Alarm doesn't recognize avast! for anti-virus though

maybe za is selling antivirus these days? i wouldnt be worried about it, avast is a well known antivirus app.

shelf life

 

[LonnyRJones]

Im Glad we could help
Since the problems are solved Im going to close the topic now, this keeps others with similar problems from posting there logs/question here, they should start a new topic.

If you should need to post another log for the same PC let one of us know via a PM (personal message).