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Windows XP home edition

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  • Caitlin_Bree
    Caitlin_Bree Posts: 162 Forumite
    ok, I unchecked it (there was a message on the taskbar I hadn't seen..derp) and also deleted the other trojan that was flagged too..
    Do I need to scan it again?..or post a report?..

    :starmod:you're awesome.. act like it:starmod:
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    edited 21 May 2013 at 7:18PM
    ...and also deleted the other trojan that was flagged too...
    What was that one?

    Post the report if you can.

    .
  • Caitlin_Bree
    Caitlin_Bree Posts: 162 Forumite
    the same but HEUR:Exploit.CVE-2012-4681.gen

    :starmod:you're awesome.. act like it:starmod:
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    That's ok - as I said, they were benign anyway.

    So, are you happy it's running relatively well now? (Boot into normal windows)
  • Caitlin_Bree
    Caitlin_Bree Posts: 162 Forumite
    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2iqmua&s=5
    had to take a picture of it

    :starmod:you're awesome.. act like it:starmod:
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    Yes, that's ok. It wasn't particularly dangerous to the system now (It had already done it's damage when it helped infect the system), as it was in the Java cache - which we would have cleared in due course.

    So - how's it running?
  • Caitlin_Bree
    Caitlin_Bree Posts: 162 Forumite
    Still a little sluggish, Just doing windows security and anti-malware updates.

    :starmod:you're awesome.. act like it:starmod:
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    It will be. I was speaking more from a malware/infected point of view. All the scans etc look good from that perspective, so if it seems ok other than the general slowness I'm sure we can get the best out of it by getting rid of some of the bloat that remains.

    Bear in mind it only has 512mb RAM so it's never going to be the fastest unless you upgrade that.
  • Caitlin_Bree
    Caitlin_Bree Posts: 162 Forumite
    edited 21 May 2013 at 8:18PM
    Seems ok, windows security essentials is all re-enabled. I don't think I'd know if anything else was there unless I scanned it with something again.

    (also, while I remember, I have some spare memory from an old (but slighter newer than the scaleo p) machine. How will I know if I can put it in the scaleo p. What would I have to check for in terms of compatibility?

    :starmod:you're awesome.. act like it:starmod:
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    You'd probably be experiencing some kind of problem; pop-ups, redirects to strange sites, unknown programs running, your realtime AV scan complaining etc.


    Uninstall this:

    Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX

    Then using Internet Explorer, get the latest flash.

    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/‎

    Then post a new HijackThis log.
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