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Posted 6/12/2008 4:41 PM
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It looks like my system is badly affected by virus. My desktop, start menu, new programs all are disapering and reappearing frequently.

Please help.

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Harsh.

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Posted 6/12/2008 5:11 PM


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Download Trend Micro HijackThis 2.0.2 to your desktop:
Double click on HJTInstall.exe,it will prompt you to extract hijackthis.exe to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.
When the install is complete,HijackThis will automatically launch.
When the license agreement appears,select "I Accept" and then click on the "Do a system scan only" button.
When the scan is complete,click on the "Save Log" button,then save it to your desktop.
Copy and paste the entire contents of that log into a new topic in the HijackThis Logs forum, not here.


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Posted 6/12/2008 5:57 PM
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Richie,

This time I thought I will go for a format. I hve taken a backup of data and doing a fresh installation of windows as it was badly affected. Could you please suggest me some reliable softwares by which I can be protected, and if they are free it will be great.

Thanks for your help.

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Posted 6/12/2008 6:00 PM


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You should take the time to read and follow the information found in the links below,to help you prevent any possible future infections and stay safe and secure while online:

Simple and easy ways to keep your computer safe and secure on the Internet:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial82.html

How to prevent Malware:
http://users.telenet.be/bluepatchy/miekiemoes/prevention.html

So how did I get infected in the first place:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=279

Malware Cleanup Programs and Preventative Procedures:
http://russelltexas.com/malware/allclear.htm

How to Set Security Options in the Firefox Browser:
http://websearch.about.com/od/firefox/ss/firefoxoptions.htm

Internet Explorer 7 Desktop Security Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6aa4c1da-6021-468e-a8cf-af4afe4c84b2&DisplayLang=en

Working with Internet Explorer 6 Security Settings:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/security/settings.mspx

Hardening Windows Security - Part 1:
http://www.malwarehelp.org/Malware-Prevention-Hardening-Windows-Security1.html

Hardening Windows Security - Part 2:
http://www.malwarehelp.org/malware-prevention-hardening-windows-security2.html


Useful Freeware links.

Freeware utilities:
Ad-Aware 2008 Free:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
SpywareBlaster 4.1:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard 2.2:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
SuperAntiSpyware 4.1:
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfi...ANTISPYWAREFREE
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
Windows Defender by Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D

Freeware firewalls:
Sygate Personal Firewall Free Edition:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_sygate_personal_firewall/
Online Armor Free:
http://www.tallemu.com/downloads.html
PC Tools Firewall Plus:
http://www.pctools.com/mirror/fwinstall.exe
Comodo Personal Firewall:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Outpost Firewall Free:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/index.php

Freeware antivirus:
Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus:
http://www.free-av.com/
BitDefender Free Edition:
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-Free-Edition.html
AVG Free Edition Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/
Avast! 4 Home Edition:
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition:
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

Freeware Hosts/Ad Blocking:
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Ad Blocking Resources:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm


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