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Old 05-06-2008, 07:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
tetonbob
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Re: Explorer crashes all the time, infected?

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D:\Stefan\Downloads\Foxy Downloads\photoshop cs3.exe[keygen.exe]
D:\Stefan\Downloads\Foxy Downloads\photoshop cs3.exe[serial.exe]
D:\Stefan\Downloads\Foxy Downloads\photoshop cs3.exe[crack.exe]
It is quite likely that in your search for illegal software you've gotten yourself infected.

This is one of the main causes why a computer gets infected. Visiting cracksites/warezsites - and other questionable/illegal sites is ALWAYS a risk. Even a single click on the site can be responsible for installing a huge amount of malware. Don't think: "I have a good Antivirus and Firewall installed, they will protect me" - because that's not true... and even before you know it, your Antivirus and Firewall may already be disabled because malware already found its way on your system.

We do not condone this sort of activity, and will help you out of this sort of situation only once. Please change your habits.

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Please visit this webpage for instructions for downloading and running ComboFix:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

Please ensure you read this guide carefully and install the Recovery Console first.

The Windows Recovery Console will allow you to boot up into a special recovery mode if needed. This allows us to help you in the case that your computer has a problem after an attempted removal of malware. It is a simple procedure that will only take a few moments of your time.

Once the Recovery Console is installed using ComboFix, you should see a message that says:

The Recovery Console was successfully installed.



Please continue as follows:

Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix.

Click Yes to allow ComboFix to continue scanning for malware.

When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you.

Post the log from ComboFix when you've accomplished that, along with a new HijackThis log.

If you have any questions along the way, STOP and ask them before proceeding.
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