Help re virus please

globalds

I think it would be wise to change the password on your account as soon as possible

I remember this from a few weeks agao

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/6262688/Hotmail-passwords-leaked-online.html

aliEnRIK

busenbust wrote: »

Indeed; malware redirection. Nasty.

Well theres that, but I was thinking more that people click the wrong link (Usually some crappy 'reg cleaner' or suchlike)

busenbust

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Well theres that, but I was thinking more that people click the wrong link (Usually some crappy 'reg cleaner' or suchlike)

True, shame Google ads cannot filter out the wheat from the chaff.

Ess-six

busenbust wrote: »

Make sure there is nothing unusual in your browser Proxy settings also; that it has not changed from the default (should be - most often - blank).

Thanks Busenbust, I've checked this and everything is blank (however I also have a laptop and 'automatically detect settings' is checked on there - is that ok?)

Ess-six

Browntoa wrote: »

you seem to have bits of Norton still running, download and run this to remove

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/Norton-Removal-Tool.shtml

fix these in hijackthis:-

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"


O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe

Thanks Browntoa - have done these

busenbust

Ess-six wrote: »

Thanks Busenbust, I've checked this and everything is blank (however I also have a laptop and 'automatically detect settings' is checked on there - is that ok?)

That's fine; can be ticked or unticked.

Ess-six

Well, I've done everything you guys have advised - a massive thank-you to all - no damage seems to have been done, everything looks ok.

:beer:

busenbust

Ess-six wrote: »

Well, I've done everything you guys have advised - a massive thank-you to all - no damage seems to have been done, everything looks ok.

:beer:

Glad to see you have it sorted; make sure your anti -virus and -malware is up to date. Think about switching to Firefox too.

Ess-six

busenbust wrote: »

Glad to see you have it sorted; make sure your anti -virus and -malware is up to date. Think about switching to Firefox too.

I'll do that, and take a look at Firefox too. :T

busenbust

Ess-six wrote: »

I'll do that, and take a look at Firefox too. :T

Well done Ess!;)