..things have been going pretty good for awhile then i seemed to be getting all of these viruses..
It doesn't seem like you have a lot of viruses, but a replicating one.
i had norton anti-virus but a freind told me about avast..
Have you removed Norton? If so, what instructions did you use and from what source? If Norton is not properly removed, the remnants could cause future trouble for you and Avast.
the scan i ran tonight i found 3 things......
Win32:Wintrim-012[trj]
Win32:Wintrim-008[trj]
and i didnt get the other name but it is in:
c:/WINDOWS/iNetPal/m3tsp.8exe/[upx]file...
The third one is more than likely a variant of Wintrim.
The group of Wintrim variants described here are trojans that try to circumvent security settings in Internet Explorer by adding a 'Trusted Publisher' to the list of certificates that Internet Explorer will always accept. Wintrim.U has been distributed as a UPX-packed DLL that is 9,728 bytes in size.
The trojan creates the following registry key to ensure that its DLL is loaded by explorer.exe:
HKCR\CLSID\{469C7080-8EC8-43A6-AD97-45848113743C}\InprocServer32\(Default) = <location of original execution>\ThreadingModel = "Apartment" You can locate and delete this key manually. HKCR is short for H- key Current User. If you do not know how to go into the Registry, ask for instuctions.
Since you have moved the infected files to the chest, you can open up the Chest and delete them. Once this is done, rerun a full Avast scan with it set to "Thorough" and "include Archives". This is done by clicking the icon on the scanner to select the hard drive. A small box will open with a "checkbox" in it.
ive noticed that some people have put on thier hjt report and i can do that if you need me too..
No, it will not be necessary. I actually find them too lengthy.
The first and foremost defense is a good firewall. Do you have one installed? If not, I can recommend some excellent freeware.
A layered defense is the way to go:
Firewall
Antivirus
Antispyware/malware (resident running)
Antispyware/malware (manual scanner backup)
Popup killer (or browser with a PK included)
Spam filter for your email client
Optional:
Cookie filter
Process Guard
Some nice freeware at:
www.snapfiles.comwww.wantdbest.comI do not believe you mentioned your OS, but if you have IE, adjust the security settings for max protection.
If you have Windows XP with the SP2 download, read up on the security protection console.
You have taken a good step by coming here. Ask all the questions you like. Someone will always be here to help.
Good luck.
