Hi DFMM,
I do believe you are good to go. The ESET detections are files we have all ready quarantined. These will be rmoved when the tools are removed.
We'll clean up the tools now.
From your desktop, please delete, if present
- any notepads/logs that we created
- aswMBR.exe
- Farbar Service Scanner (FSS)
- mbr.dat
NextClick the
Start button. Copy and paste the following line into the search box and click
OK
Combofix /uninstallNextOpen
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.
Some Recommendations and prevention tipsBasic security consists of 1 antivirus program, 1 resident antispyware program, 1 on demand antispyware program and a firewall. Those you have now provided you are using a firewall. Windows 7 has a built in firewall which is pretty good when set up. You can find some very good information
HERE .
You 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.
ORA guide to understanding and using the hosts file.
Learn how your Hosts file can protect you and how you can protect it.
Besides the Hosts file information, there are links to a very good updated hosts file, a host file manager. and some programs that can protect your hosts file.
HOSTSPlease read the info on disabling the DNS Client before installing a custom hosts file.
-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.
- Make sure you have reset Windows Updates to your chosen option. Click your start button > Control Panel > System > Windows updates (lower left) > change settings
- Keep your
antivirus program
updated, as well as any other security programs you have.
-More tips and programs can be found
HERE Please post back if you have any problems.
Take care
