Alright, that's not nearly as bad as it looks. If Norton managed to clean 8 viruses and that's all that's left it did a pretty darn good job.
Are you seeing any symptoms other than the mentioned Norton one? If so please describe them with as much detail as you can.
Please print out or copy this page to
Notepad in order to assist you when carrying out the following instructions.
Downloads(make sure to save these in a permanent location)
Cleanup! (
Alternate Link)- Install it. You will use this later.
*NOTE* Cleanup deletes EVERYTHING out of temporary folders and does not make backups.
Ewido Security Suite- Install Ewido Security Suite
- When installing, under "Additional Options" uncheck..
- Install background guard
- Install scan via context menu
- Double-click the icon on Desktop to launch Ewido
You will need to update Ewido to the latest definition files.
- On the left hand side of the main screen click update.
- Then click on Start Update.
The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.
If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to
manually update Ewido
When you have finished updating,
EXIT Ewido.
Next, please reboot your computer in SafeMode by doing the following:
- Restart your computer
- After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8.
- Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu should appear
- Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode.
File and Folder Deletions
Delete the following Files indicated in
RED and Folders indicated in
BLUE if they still exist.
Tools
Open
Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from Start > All Programs). Set the program up as follows:
C:\winnt\system32\service.exe
Click
Options
Move the slider button down to
Custom CleanUp!
Check the following:
- Empty Recycle Bins
- Delete Cookies
- Delete Prefetch files
- Cleanup! All Users
Uncheck the following :
- Scan local drives for temporary files
Click
OK, Press the
CleanUp! button to start the program. If prompted to reboot, click
No
Run
Ewido with it's updated definitions:(...it's important that all windows must be closed)
- Click Scanner
- Click Complete System Scan to begin scanning.
- Click OK when prompted to clean files
With the first file it prompts to clean, select the option:
- "Perform action on all infections"
- Choose clean and click OK.
Once finished, click the
Save report button & save the report to your desktop
** This scan may take over an hour, after choosing the action for the first item you do not need to stay at the PC.
Reboot your system in Normal Mode.
Online Scans
Please open IE and go to
Kaspersky WebScanner
Next Click on
Kaspersky Online Scanner
You will be prompted to install an ActiveX component from Kaspersky, Click
Yes.
- The program will launch and then begin downloading the latest definition files:
- Once the files have been downloaded click on NEXT
- Now click on Scan Settings
- In the scan settings make that the following are selected:
- Scan using the following Anti-Virus database:
- Scan Archives
Scan Mail Bases
- Click OK
- Now under select a target to scan:
- This will program will start and scan your system.
- The scan will take a while so be patient and let it run.
- Once the scan is complete it will display if your system has been infected.
- Now click on the Save as Text button:
- Save the file to your desktop.
- Copy and paste that information in your next post.
* Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan
In your next post please include:
- Kaspersky Log
- Ewido Log
- A new Hijackthis! Log