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  • gerturdeanna
    gerturdeanna Posts: 4,350 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Right first scan on Dr Web suggests taht there is something wrong:
    Probably a MULDROP.Trojan it says.
    Am now running a complete scan using Dr Web:
    Made it - 15 years married!! Finally!! xx:beer:
  • gerturdeanna
    gerturdeanna Posts: 4,350 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    OK this complete scan is taking ages!! Why have I got soooo much crap on here!! haha!

    Its defo a problem with emachines games as the scan has so far found 8 issues....'Probably Trojan.Packed.191

    I'm going to leave it to run overnight and check it tomorrow.
    Made it - 15 years married!! Finally!! xx:beer:
  • gerturdeanna
    gerturdeanna Posts: 4,350 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Can you believe that Windows decided to update and restart whilst it was running the complete Dr Web Scan!!!!!!

    I did notice 11 suspicious files, all linked to eMachines, so I'm thinking of removing e-Machines games??
    Made it - 15 years married!! Finally!! xx:beer:
  • gerturdeanna
    gerturdeanna Posts: 4,350 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Actually I've just found the DrWeb scan log file - 6 hours it took!! hehe!

    I'll await instructions from yourself.

    Ta
    Made it - 15 years married!! Finally!! xx:beer:
  • nickoran
    nickoran Posts: 23 Forumite
    the time taken to go through all this, would it not have been easier just to re-install windows? (slightly defeatist i know)
    “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Actually I've just found the DrWeb scan log file - 6 hours it took!! hehe!

    I'll await instructions from yourself.

    Ta

    Can you post it?
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Can you try the other programs out now too? (Assuming you DID delete the dr web ones)
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    nickoran wrote: »
    the time taken to go through all this, would it not have been easier just to re-install windows? (slightly defeatist i know)


    Ill let you take over now
    :idea:
  • gerturdeanna
    gerturdeanna Posts: 4,350 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Am at work, but as soon as I'll get I shall post the log from the DrWebb and try and run the other programmes.

    DrWebb advised me to delete the possible trojans so I did and I've also remove the programme.

    I really do appreciate your help!
    Made it - 15 years married!! Finally!! xx:beer:
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can't restore MS host files as : Cannot create file C:/Windows\system32\drivers\ETC\hosts
    it should be:


    C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ETC\hosts
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