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[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot.

Go to Start > Run and copy/paste the following into the Run box and click OK:

C:\ComboFix.txt

A text file should open. Please post the contents of that file in your next reply.

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[Sir Lost A Lot]

Thanks for all of your help

[chemist]

You're welcome, but we're not done yet. We still have to uninstall ComboFix and tidy up. Did you follow my last instruction?

[Sir Lost A Lot]

I see what the problem is now. The results is too long

[Sir Lost A Lot]

I couldn't edit my last post, here is the file attached

[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot. Thanks for submitting the file. Are you experiencing any more problems? Let me know and I will give you some final instructions.

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[Sir Lost A Lot]

Nope, my pc has no more problems, thanks alot

[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot. I'd like to collect some files for analysis before we clean up.

Open Notepad and copy/paste the entire contents of the codebox below, into Notepad:

@echo off
zip -r UploadThis C:\QooBox\Quarantine\C\windows\system32\letlfch
exit

Save this as submit.bat Choose to Save type as - All Files then close the Notepad file.
It should look like this:

Double-click on submit.bat to run it. This batchfile will create an UpLoadThis.zip file in the same location where the batchfile was saved.

Please submit it to this site ==> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/subm...php?channel=28

Please let me know if you successfully submitted the file. Thanks.

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[Sir Lost A Lot]

It keeps saying that I hit an error and to contact and give the error code but I only get this"Unknown error. Error number"

[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot. Delete submit.bat from your desktop.

Open Notepad and copy/paste the entire contents of the codebox below, into Notepad:

@ECHO OFF
FOR %%G IN (
"C:\QooBox\Quarantine\C\windows\system32\letlfch"
) DO Zip -Sr UpLoadTheseFolders.zip %%G
DEL %0

Save this as submit.bat Choose to Save type as - All Files then close the Notepad file.
It should look like this:

Double-click on submit.bat to run it. This batchfile will create an UpLoadTheseFolders.zip file in the same location where the batchfile was saved.

Please submit it to this site ==> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/subm...php?channel=28

Please let me know if you successfully submitted the file. Thanks.

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[Sir Lost A Lot]

Hmm, the same thing happened. I still get that error without any numbers

[chemist]

Does right-clicking on the submit.bat file and choosing 'Run as Administrator' make a difference?

[Sir Lost A Lot]

Nope, also how long should the time take for it to submit?

[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot. Sorry about that. A colleague just suggested that the error indicates that the file is too large.

Would it be possible for you to upload it to a file sharing service such as http://www.mediafire.com and provide the link to it in your next reply?

If it's too much trouble, that's OK. Again, sorry for wasting your time.

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[Sir Lost A Lot]

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=e...eada0a1ae8665a

[chemist]

Hello again, Sir Lost A Lot. Thank you very much for uploading the file.

Congratulations. Well done! Your logs appear clean. You should be good to go.

Please disable Norton before uninstalling ComboFix and then re-enable it after doing so.

Go to Start >> Run and Copy/Paste the following single-line command into the Run box and click OK:

combofix /u

This will uninstall ComboFix and delete ComboFix's quarantine folder. It will also implement some cleanup procedures, remove old System Restore Points which contain previous infections, and create a fresh, clean System Restore Point.

Please re-enable your antivirus program and any other antispyware programs disabled earlier if you haven't already.

You can safely delete any tools downloaded or any logs, files, and any shortcuts on your desktop that were created during this fix.

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MICROSOFT UPDATES
It is very important that you get all of the critical updates for your Operating System and Internet Explorer. Keeping your OS and browser up to date will help make you less susceptible to attacks by Trojans and viruses. Please go to Microsoft and download all the critical updates to help prevent possible re-infection.

SPYWARE PREVENTION
This is a good time to set up protection against further attacks. In light of your recent problem, I'm sure you'd like to avoid any future infections. Please read these well written articles:

• How Did I Get Infected In The First Place? by TonyKlein
• How to Prevent Malware by miekiemoes

To help protect your computer in the future I recommend that you get the following free programs if you do not already have them:

• WOT, Web of Trust, warns you about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware, or send spam. Protect your computer against online threats by using WOT as your front-line layer of protection when browsing or searching in unfamiliar territory. WOT's color-coded icons show you ratings for 21 million websites, helping you avoid the dangerous sites:
  • Green to go
  • Yellow for caution
  • Red to stop
  WOT has an add-on available for both Firefox and IE.
  
• SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of ActiveX-based malware, blocks cookies, and restricts the actions of "bad" sites in Internet Explorer. See tutorial here
  
• MVPS HOSTS FILE replaces your current HOSTS file with one that will restrict known ad sites from serving you unsolicited advertisements. It basically prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1, which is the IP of your local computer. See guide here and for Windows Vista here
  
• IE-Spyad is another excellent program that places over 5000 dubious websites and domains in the IE Restricted list, which will help prevent attempts to infect your system. It basically prevents any downloads from the sites listed, although you will still be able to connect to the site. See tutorial here

Keep your antivirus program and antispyware programs updated and scan with them on a regular basis.

Please respond to this thread one more time so we can mark this thread as resolved.

[Sir Lost A Lot]

Ok, everything should be done. Thanks alot again for your help

[chemist]

You're very welcome, Sir Lost A Lot! Glad to have helped.