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Solve : "Your computer is infected" warning?

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Great Dragon master, bit late now, i'll do this tomorrow and post back......
ThanksOkey dokey. Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on March 01, 2010, 10:31:50 PM

Okey dokey.

OK, DragonMaster, here is the checkup log

 Results of screen317's Security Check version 0.99.1    
 Windows 7  (UAC is enabled)
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Antivirus/Firewall Check:
 Windows Firewall Enabled! 
 avast! Free Antivirus   
 WMIC entry does not exist for antivirus; attempting automatic update.
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Anti-malware/Other Utilities Check:
 WinPatrol 2009
 SpywareBlaster 4.2   
 CCleaner     
 Java(TM) 6 Update 14 
 Out of date Java installed!
 Adobe Flash Player 10 
Adobe Reader 9.1
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Process Check: 
objlist.exe by Laurent
 WinPatrol winpatrol.exe
 system32 AvastSvc.exe -?-   
 Alwil Software Avast5 AvastUI.exe 
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DNS Vulnerability Check:

`````````End of Log```````````


Humm, i'll see about the java update now

Please read the following information that I have PROVIDED, which will help you prevent malicious software in the future. Please keep in mind, malware is a continuous danger on the Internet. It is highly important to stay SAFE while browsing, to prevent re-infection.

Software recommendations

Firewall
  • Tallemu Online Armor: the free version is just as good as the premium. I have linked you to the free version.
  • Comodo Firewall: the free version is just as good as the premium. I have linked you to the free version. The optional security suite enhances the firewall by 40% increase. If you would like to install the suite that includes antivirus, then remove your old antivirus first.
  • PC Tools Firewall Plus: free and excellent firewall.
AntiSpyware
  • SpywareBlaster
    SpywareBlaster is a program that prevents spyware from installing on your computer. A tutorial on using SpywareBlaster may be found here.
  • Spybot - Search & Destroy.
    Spybot - Search & Destroy is a spyware and adware removal program. It also has realtime protection, TeaTimer to help safeguard your computer against spyware. (The link for Spybot - Search & Destroy contains a tutorial that will help you download, install, and begin using Spybot).
NOTE: Please keep ALL of these programs up-to-date and run them whenever you suspect a problem to prevent malware problems.

Resident Protection help
A number of programs have resident protection and it is a good idea to run the resident protection of one of each type of program to maintain protection. However, it is important to run only one resident program of each type since they can conflict and become less effective. That means only one antivirus, firewall, and scanning anti-spyware program at a time. Passive protectors such as SpywareBlaster can be run with any of them.

Rogue programs help
There are a lot of rogue programs out there that want to scare you into giving them your money and some malware actually claims to be security programs. If you get a popup for a security program that you did not install yourself, do NOT click on it and ask for help immediately. It is very important to run an antivirus and firewall, but you can't always rely on reviews and ads for information. Ask in a security forum that you trust if you are not sure. If you are unsure and looking for anti-spyware programs, you can find out if it is a rogue here:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Securing your computer
  • Windows Updates - It is very important to make sure that both Internet Explorer and Windows are kept current with the latest critical security patches from Microsoft.  To do this just start Internet Explorer and select Tools > Windows Update, and follow the online instructions from there.
  • hpHosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad sites and other bad sites. This prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1, which is your local computer's loopback address, meaning it will be difficult to infect your computer in the future.
Please consider using an alternate browser
Mozilla's Firefox browser is a very good alternative. In addition to being generally more secure than Internet Explorer, it has a very good built-in popup blocker and add-ons, like NoScript, can make it even more secure. Opera is another good option.

If you are interested:
See this page for more info about malware and prevention.Great and thankyou dragonMaster

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hpHosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad sites and other bad sites. This prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1, which is your local computer's loopback address, meaning it will be difficult to infect your computer in the future

I am used to the host file in XP, clicking on " hpHosts file" would this just replace the host file automatically in windows 7 and also in vistaGo to the download page and grab the Installer for Windows. Download it and install it and it shall do the work for you. Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on March 04, 2010, 12:00:32 PM
Go to the download page and grab the Installer for Windows. Download it and install it and it shall do the work for you.

Just one more thing dragonMaster, should i set the DNS client to manual, or keep it started (automatic) just a bit confused over this



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Only in extreme SITUATIONS should you disable this service as caching DNS lookups reduces network traffic and makes internet surfing performance faster
Leave it to manual. Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on March 08, 2010, 02:02:21 PM
Leave it to manual.

OK, DragonMaster all done.......Great..

Another point.
I have a folder on my c:\drive called  [ 32788R22FWJFW ] it has other folder's in it [EN_US]  [ LICENSE]  and [N_] plus lots of sys,dat,cmd. files  is this RELATED to " combofix "  and is it safe to delete

To uninstall ComboFix

  • Click the Start button. Click Run. For Vista: type in Run in the Start search, and click on Run in the results pane.
  • In the field, type in ComboFix /uninstall


(Note: Make sure there's a space between the word ComboFix and the forward-slash.)

  • Then, press Enter, or click OK.
  • This will uninstall ComboFix, delete its folders and files, hides System files and folders, and resets System Restore.
Hello DragonMaster

NO windows carn't find " Combofix "  [run]  ( Combofix /Uninstall )

I think when it was installed , and when i tryed to run it and got the pop-up dialog saying " incompatible OS " i deleted the file on the desktop,  which is PROBABLY the reason it won't uninstall...

OK. No biggie. Just delete the folders from it.

That includes that numbered folder, the file C:\combofix.txt, and C:\Qoobox Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on March 12, 2010, 07:25:04 AM
OK. No biggie. Just delete the folders from it.

That includes that numbered folder, the file C:\combofix.txt, and C:\Qoobox

OK dragonMaster, i just deleted the whole folder [ 32788R22FWJFW ]   those other two folder's  are not there,  looks fine anyway.... Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on March 04, 2010, 12:00:32 PM
Go to the download page and grab the Installer for Windows. Download it and install it and it shall do the work for you.

Sorry DragonMaster,  How is this updated or can you just leave it like thatYou can leave it like that.

It updates from time to time, and you can use the same installer over the current install, if you wish to update.


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