tetonbob

forhockey will be away from his PC tending to Real Life for a while, so I'll finish up with you. We're near done, but some items found by Kaspersky need attention.

P2P - I see you have P2P software (BearShare, BitComet, and BitTorrent ) 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.

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Please use Symantec's guide to remove the Norton Quarantine files.

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Disable the autorun feature of ALL removable drives to prevent a reinfection.

Download & run this tool - http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/CleanX-II.exe

If the log doesnt come back clean after the first pass, reboot & run it again.

Then post the log it produces, at the end of this fix.

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Delete these files:

D:\software\p2p application\BSINSTALL.exe
D:\PATCH\system data\wallpaper\sp2backgroundxp.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\max\Desktop\BearShareV6.exe

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Your Java is out of date. Older versions have vulnerabilities that malware can use to infect your system. Please follow these steps to remove older version Java components and update.

Updating Java:

• Download the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.
• Scroll down to where it says "The J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications".
• Click the "Download" button to the right.
• Check the box that says: "Accept License Agreement".
• The page will refresh.
• Click on the link to download Windows Offline Installation with or without Multi-language and save to your desktop.
• Close any programs you may have running - especially your web browser.
• Go to Start > Control Panel double-click on Add/Remove programs and remove all older versions of Java.
• Check any item with Java Runtime Environment (JRE or J2SE) in the name.
• Click the Remove or Change/Remove button.
• Repeat as many times as necessary to remove each Java version.
• Reboot your computer once all Java components are removed.
• Then from your desktop double-click on jre-6-windowsi586-p.exe to install the newest version.

• After the install is complete, go back into the Control Panel and double-click the Java Icon.
• Under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Files button.
• There are three options in the window to clear the cache - Leave ALL 3 Checked
  • Downloaded Applets
  • Downloaded Applications
  • Other Files
• Click OK on Delete Temporary Files Window
  Note: This deletes ALL the Downloaded Applications and Applets from the CACHE.
• Click OK to leave the Java Control Panel.

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Post a new HJT log, and let us know how your system is behaving, please.