I'm using Avast Home Edition 4.8 on a machine running Windows XP.
Yesterday morning, I started receiving odd pop up windows and noticed that my computer was running quite slowly, so I set Avast to do a scan overnight.
I put the following files into my Virus Chest:
- halihupe.dll located in C:\WINDOWS\system32
- kxro76nx.tmp located in C:\Documents and Settings\akay\Local Settings\Temp
- lumiwoyo.dll located in C:\WINDOWS\system32
- SURIKUJO.DLL located in C:\WINDOWS\system32
However, I'm still receiving the same pop up windows today and it's clear that a virus is still infecting my computer.
After a thorough scan already seemed to work, how can I find the virus my Avast scanner appears to have missed?On a side note, I don't know if this could possibly be related, but yesterday afternoon my web hosting provider migrated my server without giving me proper notice. Amongst other things, this caused my outgoing email to stop working and my personal website was replaced with a seven-year-old version of itself.
I never click on suspicious links or emails, and even if one does pop up, Avast always catches it for me, so I'm very curious how this virus slipped in.
I know incredibly little about computer viruses, but
is it possible that this server migration could have made my computer susceptible in some way?Thank you!