How can I be sure if I am still infected with "Win32/Small.CA" virus".

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  1. Jacee
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    It's really important, if you value your PC at all, to stay away from P2P file sharing programs, like utorrent, Bittorrent, Azureus, Limewire, Vuze.
    Criminals have "planted" thousands upon thousands of infections in the "free" shared files.
    Some of these infections can turn your machine into a doorstop.

    It's also very important to avoid any "cracks" or "Keygens" that allow unauthorized use of programs.
    Besides being illegal, these files also are loaded with "planted" malware.

    Pirated program: c:\program files (x86)\adobe\adobe dreamweaver cs5.5\configuration\taglibraries\html\keygen.vtm
    Please remove this program!
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  3. shiphen
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    Yikes - I'm genuinely not sure how that keygen thing got there. I paid good money for my Dreamweaver!

    Anyhow I've deleted Dreamweaver off my laptop.

    Btw, there is also a file called KEYGEN.html (in C:\Program Files (x86)\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX 2004\Configuration\Content\Reference\HTML) on my Windows 7 machine. Do I need to uninstall dreamweaver (MX 2004) from that machine too?

    Meanwhile, how bad do the rest of my systems look?

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  4. shiphen
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    @vincenso - yes I like your disk imaging ideas. Definitely something worth considering for next time. Right now as @Golden has spotted, I am concerned that all my data could be unsafe/infected too!

    Btw, one thing that puzzles me is how come AVG and/or MSE anti-virus software applications have failed to spot/kill viruses as they arrive. I mean everything that opens is apparently being scanned (which, btw, is something of a pain as it seems to me that they tend to slow things up big-time...)

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  6. shiphen
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    Do I need to re-run anything now?
    Many thanks
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  7. Jacee
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    Run CKScanner again and post the text results. Also, let me know how your computers are running now.
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  8. shiphen
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    Hi

    A) On my WinXP laptop, ckscanner.exe gives:

    CKScanner 2.1 - Additional Security Risks - These are not necessarily bad
    scanner sequence 3.MN.11.BBAPXH
    ----- EOF -----

    I've not been using it much but the laptop seems fairly unresponsive and slugging, but not excessively so(?)


    B) On my Win7 x64 Home PC skscanner.exe gives:

    CKScanner 2.1 - Additional Security Risks - These are not necessarily bad
    scanner sequence 3.RP.11.ABAALO
    ----- EOF -----

    This machine has suddenly started to run very fast in the last 2 or 3 days :)

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  10. shiphen
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    ALSO
    I desperately need to sync data with my work PC (Win7 x64).
    What should I run on my work PC, (in what order) to look for bad stuff?

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  11. Jacee
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    Uninstall Combofix .....

    Click on the Start button and then select Run from the menu. This will open up the Run box.
    Copy/Paste combofix /uninstall (Please note that there is a space between combofix and /uninstall), click on the OK button or Enter on your keyboard.
    You can now delete the ComboFix.exe program from your computers.

    Next, download TFC by Old Timer TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer - Geeks to Go Forums and save it to your desktop.
    Save any unsaved work. TFC will close ALL open programs including your browser!
    Double-click on TFC.exe to run it. If you are using Vista/Windows 7 right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator.
    Click the Start button to begin the cleaning process and let it run uninterrupted to completion.
    Important! If TFC prompts you to reboot, please do so immediately. If not prompted, manually reboot the machine anyway to ensure a complete clean.
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  12. shiphen
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    ==> On my Home PC (Win7 x64):
    I managed to uninstall Combofix. It moaned about MSE still running but seemed to proceed okay. I also ran TFC successfully and it then re-booted. When I logged back in I discovered MSE had stopped realtime scanning, so turned it on again.

    ==> On my laptop (WinXP)
    Combofix did not appear to still be loaded. I searched for with Everything desktop search but no sign of the Combofix.exe file itself. Anyhow so then I rans TFC.

    Now what?

    ==> And what precautions do I need to take on my work PC (Win7 x64) - with whom I have been sharing my documents until recently?

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  13. shiphen
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       New #50

    Any more thoughts?

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