trojan rootkit and virus prevention

chas53 · 29 Oct 2012

Jacee said:

@ chas53, you need to keep all your programs, especially 'vulnerable' ones, such as Java and Adobe up to date! Keep Windows updates (critical and important) up to date.
Also, download and update/protect often SpywareBlaster (free), to protect you before, not after reaching a malicious web page!

Instructions and tutorial found here: Using SpywareBlaster to protect your computer from Spyware, Hijackers, and Malware

thank you for your reply Jacee.

when I downloaded YUMI (it was either that or Macrium), I clicked on the wrong download button. there were all these apps that wanted to be be installed. one of them changed my home page. I changed it back to Google, and did not think much of it until now.

something somewhere is goofed. do you have (or anyone) please have any thoughts on how I can fix it?

Jacee · 29 Oct 2012

Do a 'system restore', when done ... follow my post above to download SywareBlaster! It will not let you (or anything else) change your home page unless you click "allow".

chas53 · 29 Oct 2012

Jacee said:

Do a 'system restore', when done ... follow my post above to download SywareBlaster! It will not let you (or anything else) change your home page unless you click "allow".

roger that.

thank you very much Jacee.

Jacee · 29 Oct 2012

So what has happened now?

jimbo45 · 30 Oct 2012

Hi there

Test results
USB stick attached to a USB2 port. OK
USB stick attached to USB3 port. NOK===> Fail
USB3 Disk drive drive attached to USB3 port NOK <====== FAIL
USB3 Disk drive attached to USB2 port OK
USB2 Disk drive attached to USB3 Port NOK ==>FAIL
USB2 Disk drive attached to USB2 Port OK

On USB3 the program boots but doesn't see the image if it's on the same media when using a USB3 port.

Unfortunately the restore is quite slow on a USB2 port -- USB3 would speed it up by a factor of 10 but it doesn't work with a Full USB3 external drive attached to a USB3 port.

Cheers
jimbo

chas53 · 30 Oct 2012

Jacee said:

So what has happened now?

I will do the System Restore and Spyware Blaster download and scan today.

thank you Jacee.

also thank you jimbo45. I will double check to make sure that usb3.0 is not the problem.

chas53 · 30 Oct 2012

Jacee,

I just did a System Restore. I went back to Friday. (that was before the problem started.)

the problem has not gotten fixed.

do you (or anyone) have any other thoughts about what I could do to fix the problem?

I have not done the Spyware Blaster thing yet. should I still do that? (I'm thinking yes. just making sure.)

Jacee · 30 Oct 2012

Download DDS from one of these links:
DDS.com
DDS.pif

Disable any script blocking protection
Double click the dds icon to run the tool.
When done, DDS will open two (2) logs:
1. DDS.txt
2. Attach.txt <--- will be minimized in the task tray
Save both reports to your desktop.

Include the contents of both logs in your next post.

chas53 · 30 Oct 2012

Jacee said:

Download DDS from one of these links:
DDS.com

DDS.pif

Disable any script blocking protection
Double click the dds icon to run the tool.
When done, DDS will open two (2) logs:
1. DDS.txt
2. Attach.txt <--- will be minimized in the task tray
Save both reports to your desktop.

Include the contents of both logs in your next post.

thank you Jacee. I downloaded it from the first link and am ready to run it.
would you please tell if this is how to "Disable any script blocking protection"?

internet options/ security tab/ click on custom level button/ scroll down to scripting/ disable active scriptinare there other ones I should disable? should i disable "scripting of java applets"?

chas53 · 30 Oct 2012

hey Jacee I disabled the java applet box too.I attached the dds logs: