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sUBs · 05-30-2005, 12:32 AM

Your log is clean.

Heard there were quite a few people complaining about Firefox's Quicktime plug-in. Perhaps those guys at Alternative Computing may be able to help.

Blue screens may be attributed to many reasons. A corrupt OS, dying PSU or simply malfunctioning RAM. The Microsoft Computing & Hardware forums would be good places to look for more info.

Do you have anymore malware related problems? If not, you should be set to go

Now, just a few bits of housekeeping to help keep it that way:

We recommend you clear out your existing System Restore Points so the problem isn't inadvertently regenerated at a later time:

Click Start > Run > type sysdm.cpl & press Enter
Click System Restore Tab
Tick Turn off System Restore on all drives & Click Apply
Then untick Turn off System Restore on all drives & Click OK

Make sure to update Windows and Internet Explorer at http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co....aspx?ln=en-us. May I suggest that you make the upgrade to Windows XP SP2. It has much better security security features.

This is a good time to set up protection against further attacks. Read How Did I Get Infected In The First Place?. You need an a good firewall, a spyware blocker such as Spyware Blaster, and a real time spyware program such as Spyware Guard, to prevent spyware intrusions. IE-Spyad is another excellent program that places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list, which will help prevent attempts to infect your system. All of the above have good free versions available. However, be very wary with any security software that is advertised in popups or in other ways. They are not only usually of no use, but often have malware in them.

To help prevent future spyware installations/infections, please read the Anti-Spyware Tutorial.

05-30-2005, 12:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
sUBs Asst Manager Security, Expert Analyst, Moderator, Security Team; Rangemaster, Moderator, TSF Academy Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 24,445 OS: N/A	Your log is clean. Heard there were quite a few people complaining about Firefox's Quicktime plug-in. Perhaps those guys at Alternative Computing may be able to help. Blue screens may be attributed to many reasons. A corrupt OS, dying PSU or simply malfunctioning RAM. The Microsoft Computing & Hardware forums would be good places to look for more info. Do you have anymore malware related problems? If not, you should be set to go Now, just a few bits of housekeeping to help keep it that way: We recommend you clear out your existing System Restore Points so the problem isn't inadvertently regenerated at a later time: Click Start > Run > type sysdm.cpl & press Enter Click System Restore Tab Tick Turn off System Restore on all drives & Click Apply Then untick Turn off System Restore on all drives & Click OK Make sure to update Windows and Internet Explorer at http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co....aspx?ln=en-us. May I suggest that you make the upgrade to Windows XP SP2. It has much better security security features. This is a good time to set up protection against further attacks. Read How Did I Get Infected In The First Place?. You need an a good firewall, a spyware blocker such as Spyware Blaster, and a real time spyware program such as Spyware Guard, to prevent spyware intrusions. IE-Spyad is another excellent program that places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list, which will help prevent attempts to infect your system. All of the above have good free versions available. However, be very wary with any security software that is advertised in popups or in other ways. They are not only usually of no use, but often have malware in them. To help prevent future spyware installations/infections, please read the Anti-Spyware Tutorial.