Virtumonde - possibly

hi Norvis,

you where able to clean up the C:\TEMP dir? saw some malware in there from your online scan. i wouldnt disable any services except as a last resort and also would follow certain guidelines from two good website.
a good app for helping to keep things cleaned up is atf cleaner:

http://www.atribune.org/content/view/19/2/

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no problem clearing out the Temp dir - do you re-call the malware so I can avoid it?

Will have a look atf cleaner.

Otherwise, did you spot any other malware, or remnants of virtumonde or smitfraud?

I greatly appreciate assistance and advise but don't want to tie you up badly with problems not relative to this forum, a blessing for us ol' screw-ups!
 
hi Norvis,

no problem clearing out the Temp dir
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ok good.

do you re-call the malware so I can avoid it
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yes, it came as a third party add on. most add ons (that have nothing to do with the software you think your getting) are mentioned in the EULA during the install process. yours was not mentioned. you also got it from a scam website, not the official website.

visit my web page link below (lots of pictures). the 2nd item is :know what you are installing, then visit the file sharing tab. 3rd paragraph is about p2p scams
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i dont see any malware in the log. i see you have spybot and winpatrol. i only suggest people use two antimalware scanners and not piles and piles like some do. Why? because knowing the "how" and avoiding it will work. not knowing-- you will be doomed to repeat it.

i dont know much about winpatrol but i dont think it qualifies as a traditional malware remover.
you could download and use a second malware remover. i suggest superantispyware:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

download, install and follow the setup wizard. do a scan with it. see if it digs up anything.

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Thanks.

"Shaba", who assisted with Smitfraud, suggested WinPatrol. Seems to act reasonably as monitor of start-ups and intallations and changes. I haven't really seen, though suspect, a bit of a slow down with it running.

SUPERAnti found one adware.vundo variant and a bunch adware. tracking cookies. Ad-Adaware SE was also suggested for use on this stuff by your colleague. Correct me if wrong, but seems SUPERAnti does same plus more, in which case I'd dump Ad-Adaware.
 
hi Norvis,

as monitor of start-ups and intallations and changes
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i think you are right, thats what it does.


a bit of a slow down with it running
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could be, to monitor in real time it must be running in the background using system resources.

nothing wrong with ad aware, i like superantispyware and avg antispyware better. i use them on my malware computer to help clean it up after some heavy damage. both offer real time protection also. avg real time protection disables after 30 days unless purchased. SAS only available in the Prof, version.
Cookies are not much to worry about.

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Alright, so my problem - speed - doesn't appear due to any malware or remnants of. Guess its get more ram and evaluate what I want/need running in the background.

I looked at registry cleaners - one claimed I had a few hundred entries that could be cleared. Seems a bit much - like someone trying to suck me into buying it. So, last question, if you'll allow - any decent, honest ones out there, is RegistryMechanic 5.2 about as good as it gets?
 
hi Norvis,

the only reg cleaner i have used is a free one put out by microsoft, and i havent used it in quite awhile. i reformat my computer once or twice a year. its no longer supported by ms and wont help a corrupted registry.

look here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download458.html

there is another utility thats very popular, has several features along with a registry cleaner.

look here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

that registry mechanic is popular also, dont know if it would do any more of a better job than the other two.

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