Hi avwonder,
I see you have BearShare MediaBar installed. This is a rather undesirable program
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/uninstall/7767/BearShare-MediaBar.htmlI suggest you uninstall
MediaBar 2.0 via add/remove programs.
If no problems, we can clean up now.
From your desktop, please delete
- any notepads/logs that we created
- GMER.zip
- GMER.exe
- DeFogger.exe
- RootRepeal.exe
- SystemLook.exe
- look.bat
- tdsskiller.zip
- Win32kDiag.exe
- avenger.exe
NextClick the
Start button, click
Run. Copy and paste the following line into the run box and click
OKCombofix /uninstallOpen
OTL then click the
Clean Up button. You may get prompted by your firewall that OTL wants to contact the internet - allow this. A cleanup.txt will be downloaded, a message dialog will ask you if you want to proceed with the cleanup process, click
Yes. This will do some clean up tasks and delete some of the tools you have downloaded plus itself.
I suggest you keep MBAM. Keep it updated and use it regularly.
Updates and upgradesYou can install
Adobe now if you wish or
You may want to consider
Foxit Reader instead. It may be a bit lighter on resources.
Visit their support forum
Foxit ForumSome Recommendations and prevention tips
Basic security consists of 1 antivirus program, 1 resident antispyware program, 1 on demand antispyware program and a firewall. Just add a resident antispyware program.
I suggest either or ask in the General Forum
Windows Defender ORWinpatrolYou should also use
Spyware Blaster to help immunize your computer.
- SpywareBlaster will add a large list of programs and sites into your Internet Explorer
settings that will protect you from running and downloading known malicious programs.
-Secure your
Internet Explorer From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
- Click once on the Security tab
- Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
- Click once on the Custom Level button.
- Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
- Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
- Change the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
- Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
- Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
- Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
- When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
- If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
Next press the
Apply button and then the
OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
- Keeping your Windows up-to-date is crucial to your computer's security. Please go to the
Windows Update Site (using Internet Explorer) and download and install all critical updates on a regular basis
- Ensure that
Automatic Update is turned on so you get all the latest patches.
Click start, control panel, click Security Center.
- Keep your
antivirus program
updated, as well as any other security programs you have.
- You may also want to read this article By Tony Klein
http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22879 As promised, some link to foruns with Malware removal schools. I'll give you the link to the page with their application information. No special order and there are others.
G2GWTTBCBTW, Season's Greetings.
Take care