Excellent. I feel safer now, even though I have a Mac.
Thanks,
Linda
-----Original Message-----
From: Mitchell Planck <mitch@brooks-planck.org>
To: Pamela <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
Cc: tom@datsun2000.com; ljordan704@netscape.net; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 1:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] OT Re: SPAM on roadster list
I just cleaned a computer infected by an e-card earlier this week. Start with
Avast, free edition, and download their program update for that. Install Avast,
schedule a boot time scan but don't reboot. Install the program update then
reboot and let it scan. You can register this later if you want to keep it.
After that get cwshredder.exe from TrendMicro, smitfraudfix.exe, &
Malware-Bytes AntiMalware. (Find these with google)
Reboot into safe mode with networking (reboot and hit F8 until the screen pops
allowing you to pick this). Run cwshredder, smitfraudfix (select clean), then
antimalware (let it update from the Internet).
This combination can clean out most anything. You can also use
superantispyware.exe to further scan.
Check c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts - this file can be read by notepad
and should have only one line that doesn't start with a # sign. It should be
127.0.0.1? localhost. If there is anything else delete it. This won't hurt
anything.
Try going to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com in Internet Explorer and
installing the latest updates and patches. If the site won't come up (I've had
this happen) it can be caused by a virus. You can also download and run Windows
Defender from Microsoft.
More dangerous (for your computer):
Go into c:\windows\system32, sort by date so most recent is on top.
You will also need to go to the Tools->Folder Options->View and select Show
hidden & system files, and uncheck hide extensions & hide protected operating
system files
This will show new files in this directory. Many bad programs will hide here
with random filenames that end in .exe or .dll but if you delete or rename the
wrong file you can make your computer completely broken so you have to
reinstall windows. BE VERY AWARE OF WHAT YOU DO! These are usually cleaned out
by the other programs so this is a last resort.
Good luck,
Mitch Planck
'69 1600
'70 1600
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