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Hi jack this - help please

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just to clarify please ~

    Have you ~
    1 ~ removed those items in hijack this?
    2 ~ UPDATED and run a FULL scan with malwarebytes?
    3 ~ uninstalled one of your anti virus programs?
    4 ~ shut down ALL security when running combofix?
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK wrote: »
    Just to clarify please ~

    Have you ~
    1 ~ removed those items in hijack this?
    2 ~ UPDATED and run a FULL scan with malwarebytes?
    3 ~ uninstalled one of your anti virus programs?
    4 ~ shut down ALL security when running combofix?

    1. yes
    2. yes
    3. removed panda
    4. I think so - no virus running, what else can I shut down?
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Please open malwarebytes, goto LOGS and post the WHOLE of the last full scan you ran
    :idea:
  • alwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
    ww w. malwarebytes.org

    Database version: 4529

    Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
    Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13

    02/09/2010 14:35:30
    mbam-log-2010-09-02 (14-35-30).txt

    Scan type: Quick scan
    Objects scanned: 178437
    Time elapsed: 23 minute(s), 23 second(s)

    Memory Processes Infected: 0
    Memory Modules Infected: 0
    Registry Keys Infected: 0
    Registry Values Infected: 0
    Registry Data Items Infected: 0
    Folders Infected: 0
    Files Infected: 0

    Memory Processes Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Memory Modules Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Keys Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Values Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Data Items Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Folders Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Files Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I asked if youd run a FULL scan and you answered yes, but thats a QUICK scan?
    :idea:
  • oh - sorry!:o
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    So have you run a FULL one?
    :idea:
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,932 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    at 23 mins for a quick scan, we may see a reply around 9:00p.m. ;)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • just running full scan - 34 infected items so far... been going for 48 minutes.....
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,932 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    posh_bird wrote: »
    just running full scan - 34 infected items so far... been going for 48 minutes.....

    that's why it's so important to update the database prior to scanning :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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