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Well, I am happy to announce that i have not seen a popup for many days now. System speed has returned to normal, and all seems well. I have updated Java as per your suggestion. So all and all, it seems like it is back to my normal and stable system. I am not seeing any anomalous network activity sourcing from or destined to my machine. You deserve a BIG THANK YOU!
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You're welcome!
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I still wish I knew how this thing got infected. Being a comp security professional myself (more on the networking and IDS side) I think I have it pinned down... Two things: My wife & MySpace, specifically a MySpace theme generator. I'm just not sure what app/plugin was exploited. Thanks for helping me on the system side!
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MySpace is really dubious when it comes to security...Too many exploits in my opinion..I can't say for sure though..
Open HijackThis > choose Scan Only > Place a
checkmark in the boxes beside these entries in
bold.
This line is legit but it isn't the right file. A similar O4 entry would be created the next time quicktime starts.
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask .exe" -atboottime
Close your browsers and all open windows except for HijackThis, then click "Fix checked". Exit HijackThis.
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Congratulations! Your log looks clean!
Click start > run > copy and paste:
combofix /u
That will hide your system files, clear your system restore cache and uninstall combofix.
Here are some free programs I recommend that could help you improve your pc's security.
MVPS Hosts File
~You can download it from
here
~I highly recommend this hosts file. You can learn more about this
here
Install SpyWare Blaster
~You can download it from
here
~You can read the tutorial on how to use Spyware Blaster
here
Install WinPatrol
~You can download it from
here
~You can get some information about how WinPatrol works
here
Note: Make sure you update your Antivirus programs and other security products regularly to avoid new threats that could infect your system.
Please check out Tony Klein's article "How did I get infected in the first place?"
Happy safe surfing!
Note: Please reply to this thread one last time so I could close it.
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