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April 19th, 2006 16:00

Don't see anything active.  Usually it just means that you have a file or two on your PC that have the malformed wmf format.  If you have the patch:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx

 

Then it shouldn't be able to hurt you.

Get the latest version of ccleaner from:
 
from http://www.ccleaner.com.
 
(the actual download is at: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
click on on Download Latest Version)
 
Install it.  
Run ccleaner.exe,
 
Select Options then Advanced and uncheck the box in front of:
Only Delete file in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours.
Now select Cleaner

Under Cleaner Settings, Windows
 uncheck everything on the first page
except:
 under Internet Explorer
  - Temporary Internet Files
 under System
 - Empty Recycle Bin
 - Temporary Files
Under Cleaner Settings, Applications uncheck everything
except:
 Under Internet
 - Sun Java
Run Cleaner.
 
This should clean out all of the temp files including those of your java program
(where recently we are finding a lot of garbage.  You really should be running
the latest version of java and uninstall all old versions).  The reason I have
you uncheck most of the options is that I have had problems with it  deleting
too much so I want to limit it to things where I think malware might be hiding.

Also cleanout your Mail program's Trash can (Deleted files) and any spam folders.  Empty the desktop trashcan again just to make sure.

Now toggle System Restore off and on.

Following site has very clear instructions for turning it off.  To turn it back on you just repeat the instructions but uncheck the box where it says to Turn Off System Restore on all Drives.

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sfc_dis1.shtml

The reason we do this is to remove any archived copies of the infection from System Restore so that if you have to use System Restore to fix a problem you won't accidentally reinfect your system and so it won't be detected by antivirus programs.  

Ron
 

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