Windows 7 - Possible infection through a job ad - advice welcome

Hi all,

Firstly - I don't quite believe I've just done what I have so a dunce cap is being placed upon my head as I type.

I got back from a run last night to see a reply to a job I'd applied for on gumtree. Really I should have sussed something but a combination of fatigue, dunce-ness and desperation meant the email which asked me to download an application form via winzip was obliged.

What was unzipped wasn't even a MSWord document or icon, but a programme icon. The extraction process never seemed to happen as the pop-up with the % bar never started up (just appeared for a bit and then disappeared).

Anyway - sense soon returned and alongside it a howling panic. I googled the scam and it's a common one. I also re-started in safe mode and ran Malware Malbytes full scan and the same with Avast. Avast only picked up "Java:Agent-AIB[Expl]".

Now - two questions. Firstly do you think the virus downloaded properly? The pop-up icon never indicated a full unzip. Secondly, if so could this be it? I'm paranoid that it's on my PC and undetectable.

Advice and help welcome as ever.

Hi,

Is the download still on your PC? If so, I recommend uploading here for an online scan if the file is smaller than 20MB in size:

Jotti's malware scan

If not, then please run an online scan using ESET ONLINE SCANNER and post back the results:

ESET Online Scanner

Regards,
Golden

Do a system restore to a point before you opened the attachment...

Golden,

thanks for that - I'm running the scan at the moment. I also have the email - it contains hyperlinks through which you download a winzip file.

Being an amateur I'm unsure how I can upload this to you? Should I download, save (but not extract) and email it? Or how esle can I upload it to you?

thanks again

kills that last order - ran it through Jotti and it reported varying trojan 'bankers'......unfortunately I think I opened it and uploaded it again (a dunce cap for a dunce cap?) something has been picked up on the scan you advised so I'm hoping it's this.

Hi,

OK. Complete the ESET scan, and then post the exact name of the threats it identifies here. Depending on what they are, you may need to do a System Restore as Tews suggested, or in the worse case a format and reinstallation of your system - it all depends on the severity of the malware.

We can help you through the restore or install if neccessary - this forum has many experts more than capable of getting you back up and running in a short time.

Regards,
Golden

Throwing my 2 cents in (or is it 2 pence?) there's another free product from Comodo called Cleaning Essentials that's getting some pretty good reviews as a malware detecting/removing program. I run full Malwarebytes scans regularly and always get clean results. First time I ran CCE it detected 5 suspicious files not flagged by any other scanner I use. Might be worth a try. Latest version is 2.3 just in case an earlier version is downloaded.

Comodo Cleaning Essentials

cheers Golden - I didn't note the name, as I remember it was something along the lines of win32/installCore and win32/registrybooster. It said they were variations of.

Going to run it again, also will run the Comodo (cheers Marsimar). Assuming that nothing comes up on either (and that the safemode Avast and Malwarebytes scans were clean). I should be ok?

just ran the comodo cleaning essentials and nothing came up. Just got the second ESET scan to do later.

thanks again.

Hi,

According to Wilders, InstallCore appears to be relatively innocous. RegistryBooster seems to be a PUA (potentially unwanted application)....think spam. I would still run the ESET scan to completion, and to be extra vigilent, I will ask our trained MVP malware fighters Corinne or Jacee to look at this thread.

Regards,
Golden

EDIT : I have asked Jacee or Corinne to look at this for you when they can.