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System Security
Alright, so I followed the steps of the sticky.
I wasn't able to get a log from DDS, because it kept giving me this message: "Not enough main memory to complete the sort".
But I did get the log from GMER, which I've attached.
So I'm in a bit of a pickle. I've reformatted my laptop 2 times, and System Security has somehow managed to get its way into my laptop 3 times.
I am running on Windows XP Media Center 2005. If there are any more details you need to know, let me know. I just don't know what other info I need to post.
Alright, so here's the story:
First time I reformatted my laptop, all I downloaded and installed was Firefox, Adobe Flash Player, and Divx (now I know that Divx comes with spyware). And I got System Security popping up.
So I reformatted my laptop a second time. This second reformatting is the last I've done.
I've downloaded and installed Firefox, Internet Explorer 8, Adobe Flash Player, Defiler Pack Codec, and utorrent.
But System Security made its way back into my laptop.
In the past, being careful kept my laptop safe 100% of the time. I thought I was being careful when I reformatted my laptop, but apparently something slipped through the cracks.
Now, I have been going through Google, trying to find ways to get rid of it.
Right now, I have managed to delete the .exe file by going into my folder options, making all files invisible, running safe mode, and deleting the System Security folder in C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data. It was in a folder where the title was a bunch of numbers that started with a "1".
Deleting that folder is how I was able to actually open up Firefox and post this message.
But I'm sure there are part of it lurking around somewhere...hence this post.
Thank you to anyone in advance, and apologies in advance if I did anything wrong or whatnot. I'm new here. =)
P.S. My computer literacy is at about intermediate, but just to avoid me asking a lot of silly questions, a beginner's level language is good. Like in the sticky "Read this before posting for malware removal help".
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