Some of the downloads in your Limewire folder appear to be infected. Best we delete them.
P2P - I see you have
P2P software (
Limewire) installed on your machine. We are not here to pass judgment on file-sharing as a concept. However, we will warn you that engaging in this activity and having this kind of software installed on your machine will always make you more susceptible to re-infections. It may be contributing to your current situation.
This page will give you further information.
Please note: Even if you are using a "safe" P2P program, it is only the program that is safe. You will be sharing files from uncertified sources, and these are often infected. The bad guys use P2P filesharing as a major conduit to spread their wares.
References for the risk of these programs are
here,
here and
here.
I would strongly recommend that you uninstall them, however that choice is up to you. If you choose to remove these programs, you can do so via Control Panel >> Add or Remove Programs.
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Uninstall the following via the Add/Remove Panel (Start->(Settings)->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs) if they exist:
Viewpoint Manager<<<this is considered foistware instead of malware since it is installed without users approval, but doesn't spy or do anything "bad". Read this article:
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3561546
Additional info:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_137262.htm
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Copy and paste the following into Notepad (don't forget to copy and paste
REGEDIT4):
Quote:
REGEDIT4
[-hkey_classes_root\mynewsbarlauncher.ie5barlauncherbho.1]
[-hkey_classes_root\mynewsbarlauncher.ie5barlauncherbho]
[-hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\abi-1]
[-hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\internet optimizer]
|
Save the file as "
delete.reg". Make sure to save it with the quotes. It should look like this:
Close Notepad.
Double click on the
delete.reg file and choose Yes to merge/add it to the registry. You may delete the file afterwards.
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Open
NOTEPAD.exe and copy/paste the text in the codebox below into it:
Code:
@echo off
if exist "%temp%\log.txt" del "%temp%\log.txt"
for %%g in (
"C:\Documents and Settings\Desiree\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\javapi\v1.0\jar\java.jar-494e0098-73f465fe.zip"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Erik\My Documents\LimeWire\Saved\i think im ready katy perry.mp3"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Erik\My Documents\LimeWire\Saved\no me without you matt pokora.mp3"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Erik\My Documents\LimeWire\Saved\when i grow up pussycat dolls.mp3"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Erik\Application Data\ptads.bin"
"C:\Documents and Settings\Ethan\Application Data\ptads.bin"
"c:\windows\cfgmgr52.ini"
) do (
del /a/f %%g >nul 2>&1
if exist %%g echo.%%g>>"%temp%\log.txt"
)
for %%g in (
%systemdrive%\Deckard
) do (
rd /s/q %%g >nul 2>&1
if exist %%g echo.%%g>>"%temp%\log.txt"
)
if exist "%temp%\log.txt" ( start notepad "%temp%\log.txt"
) else echo.Deleted Successfully !!
pause
del %0
Save this as
fix.bat Choose to "Save type as - All Files"
It should look like this:
Double click on fix.bat & allow it to run
Post back to tell me what it says.
Also tell me how the machine is behaving.
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