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Items keep reappearing on Reboot and Slowing PC - Hijack this and Combo Fix attached

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  • I suspect that due to the time the files were loaded they could be part of the infection - all about the same time;

    2008-11-02 23:50 19,790 ----a-w c:\program files\Common Files\cowubucify.dat

    Virustotal will send samples of infected files to other vendors if proved to be malware and so they can add the definitions if needed.

    I would suggest that if they are bad then a quick combofix script to remove them and another log. Research brings back very little on the files and to be safe sending files to virustotal is a safety feature I tend to use before deciding if to remove them.
  • XDA
    XDA Posts: 405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I would suggest a reformat of the HDD - With the amount of spyware/malware/virus you had running, I would suspect that windows isnt running 100%.

    When I come across a pc with that many viruses etc, I always reformat it. That way I know that everything has been removed.

    It may not be practical for you though.
    “Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be thrown out of the nearest window!”
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