Re: Do I have a worm OR virus...computer going very slow and ...

I had Ad aware 1.3 but since the update i do everytime I use it said it was
updating to 1.6 I thought it had automatically done this operation
....evidently it had not as the base was still 1.3....so that is one problem
corrected..one has to go to the original web page for this to work.......
I ran today with the new ad ware 1.6 version and I found 8 different
problems including one in the regestry...so maybe McAfee and trend did not
find all the problems.....

It is quite obvious that i need to know more than I do if I am going to use
these tools correctly. I will try to use boot safe to see if I can
understand how to do the safe scan.... So I may need some more help....but
you have been very helpful.....

I will try to use the safe program tonight....how do I find the McAfee file
while in safe mode...?
-- thanks...
writer


"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "writer" <writer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> | Dear David...
> |
> | wow...I ran McAfee and it took over 3 hours and it found over 21 things that
> | it got rid of...that makes no sense since I have AVG (the free variety) and
> | AD aware...and spy bot. I have the log of what it got rid of....but it also
> | included a trojan. I am now scanning with Trend Micro but not sure I can stay
> | up another 3 hours...
> |
> | I do not know how to scan in safe mode can you please tell me how to do that
> | because how do you access files in safe mode?
> |
> | ...but it looks like I have cleared out alot of stuff...how many of these
> | should I do? This is very tedius...and also I am wondering why there is a
> | trojan with the firewall I have from windows xp running....?
> |
> | You have been a very big help so far...should I copy down what you sent to
> | me to try incase this happens again? I was never able to figure out how to
> | run the execute file that you wanted me to run? How does one run such a file?
> | I had to find the file on my hard drive and then click on start...that seemed
> | to work. Do I need to reboot after each run I have with group...so should I
> | have run McAfee and then rebooted and then run Trend micro?
> |
> | hopefully you have some time to answer these questions...and still not
> | sure how to do safe mode... here is my log...
>
> Fitz as given you good follow-up directions so I'll just answer the other parts.
>
> Are you saying you already had Ad-aware SE v1.06 and SpyBot S&D v1.4 ?
>
> Earlier versions such Ad0-aware 6 and SpyBot S&D v1.3 should be replaced and updated the the
> latest versions.
>
> I am sorry that it takes so long but these tools are agressive and highly effective as the
> McAfee HTML Log file indicates. It is far better to prevent the to fix. And you are seeing
> both the side effect consequences and time consequences of poor prevention.
>
> No one software does everthing. Your *best* defense will always be Safe Hex practices. If
> you don't you chance being infected will the malware thay you have. When you are, you have
> to use a myriad of tools to remove it all.
>
> http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
>
> What was found on your PC was not good. Gain software such as Gator are know adware/spyware
> and Gain makes *many* more.
>
> However, what was also found was "Downloader-AGT" and what's worse, "PWS-Banker.gen.p
> trojan".
>
> The first is a Dowbloader Trojan that goes out and automatically downloads other malware.
>
> PWS-Banker.gen.p trojan -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_132640.htm
>
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_103059.htm
>
> "Password Stealers may steal data from the hard drive.
>
> This data might include:
>
> CD Keys for various games
> credit card details
> your local username/password
>
> It may also log keystrokes for login details for banking applications, for example while
> Internet Explorer is open and connected to specific websites"
>
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>
.

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