Hi
Please do the following:
Verify that you can access the Vista
Recovery Environment
To do so, restart your computer and begin tapping the F8 key to enable the
Advanced Start menu.
If the option
Repair your computer is available, select it.
Select a language, a keyboard or an input method, and then click
Next
It will ask for a password > if you have one > enter it now, or just hit OK if you don't have one.
(If Recovery Environment is not preinstalled, you will need to insert your Vista installation dvd and restart, then press any key when prompted to boot from the cd.
At the Install Windows screen, select
Repair your computer (image below)
)
In the
System Recovery Options dialog box, click
Command Prompt
Type
bootrec /fixmbr and then press
ENTER
You should see
"The operation completed successfully"
Type
EXIT at the command prompt, then select the
RESTART button to reboot your system normally.
NEXT
- Please open your MalwareBytes AntiMalware Program
- Click the Update Tab and search for updates
- If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.
- The scan may take some time to finish, so please be patient.
- When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
- Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. <-- very important
- When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart. (See Extra Note)
- The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
- Copy&Paste the entire report in your next reply.
Extra Note:If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts, click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process, if asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.
NEXT
**Vista users - right click on the IE icon and run as administrator
Run an on-line scan with Kaspersky
Using Internet Explorer or Firefox, visit
Kaspersky On-line Scanner
1. Click
Accept, when prompted to download and install the program files and database of malware definitions.
2. To optimize scanning time and produce a more sensible report for review:
- Close any open programs
- Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan
3. Click
Run at the Security prompt.
The program will then begin downloading and installing and will also update the database.
Please be patient as this can take several minutes.
- Once the update is complete, click on My Computer under the green Scan bar to the left to start the scan.
- Once the scan is complete, it will display if your system has been infected. It does not provide an option to clean/disinfect. We only require a report from it.
- Do NOT be alarmed by what you see in the report. Many of the finds have likely been quarantined.
- Click View scan report at the bottom.
- Click the Save as Text button to save the file to your desktop so that you may post it in your next reply
