Are you having any specific problem? Your log is clean.
Here are some tips, to reduce the potential for spyware infection in the future, I strongly recommend installing the following applications:
Spywareblaster=> SpywareBlaster will prevent spyware from being installed.
Spywareguard=> SpywareGuard offers realtime protection from spyware installation attempts.
How to use Ad-Aware to remove Spyware= If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Ad-Aware.
How to use Spybot to remove Spyware=> If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Spybot. Similar to Ad-Aware, I strongly recommend both to catch most spyware
To protect yourself further:
IE/Spyad=> IE/Spyad places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list which will severely impair attempts to infect your system. It basically prevents any downloads (Cookies etc) from the sites listed, although you will still be able to connect to the sites.
MVPS Hosts file=> The MVPS Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well know ad sites etc. Basically, this prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer.
Google Toolbar=> Get the free google toolbar to help stop pop up windows.
I also suggest that you delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself), for example:
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
C:\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
Repeat for all users.
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files:
Click Start=>Control Panel=>Internet options.
Under the Generaltab.
Click Delete Files button.
Place a check-mark in Delete all off-line content.
Click OK=>OK
Exit Control Panel
Repeat for all users.
Empty the recycle bin:
Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop.
Select "Empty Recycle Bin".
Repeat forall users.
Note: you can also do the above steps using a program such as Cleanup! from Steven Gould or CCleaner.
SpotCheckBilly
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December 25th, 2005 20:00
Are you having any specific problem? Your log is clean.
Here are some tips, to reduce the potential for spyware infection in the future, I strongly recommend installing the following applications:
- Spywareblaster => SpywareBlaster will prevent spyware from being installed.
- Spywareguard => SpywareGuard offers realtime protection from spyware installation attempts.
- How to use Ad-Aware to remove Spyware = If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Ad-Aware.
- How to use Spybot to remove Spyware => If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Spybot. Similar to Ad-Aware, I strongly recommend both to catch most spyware
To protect yourself further:- IE/Spyad => IE/Spyad places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list which will severely impair attempts to infect your system. It basically prevents any downloads (Cookies etc) from the sites listed, although you will still be able to connect to the sites.
- MVPS Hosts file => The MVPS Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well know ad sites etc. Basically, this prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer.
- Google Toolbar => Get the free google toolbar to help stop pop up windows.
I also suggest that you delete your temporary files by deleting all files and folders that are in those folders (do not delete the temp folder itself), for example:- C:\WINDOWS\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
- C:\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
- C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\--->Everything After the \.
- Repeat for all users.
Also delete your Temporary Internet Files:- Click Start=>Control Panel=>Internet options.
- Under the Generaltab.
- Click Delete Files button.
- Place a check-mark in Delete all off-line content.
- Click OK=>OK
- Exit Control Panel
- Repeat for all users.
Empty the recycle bin:- Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop.
- Select "Empty Recycle Bin".
- Repeat forall users.
Note: you can also do the above steps using a program such as Cleanup! from Steven Gould or CCleaner.These steps should be done on a regular basis.
Also, please see
So how did I get infected in the first place?
If you are having any problems, post back the description along with a fresh HijackThis log. :smileyhappy:
George a.k.a. SpotCheckBilly