[mpascal]

OK, post the results when you can.

It's possible Avast reported false positives, it wouldn't be the first time.

[DanteAlighieri]

mpascal, on Feb 2 2010, 04:02 AM, said:

OK, post the results when you can.

It's possible Avast reported false positives, it wouldn't be the first time.

Ok.

Well, 7% of the scan took 2,5 hours so I turned it off. My computer seemed to overheated to continue the scan. Are there other ways?

[mpascal]

You can try doing a system scan with Avast, and post the log here. A virus scan at this stage is the best thing to make sure everything is all gone.

[DanteAlighieri]

mpascal, on Feb 2 2010, 05:59 PM, said:

You can try doing a system scan with Avast, and post the log here. A virus scan at this stage is the best thing to make sure everything is all gone.

I started the scan and no viruses were found.

In my Avast quarantine I have: nero9 keygen.exe and the virus win32:malware-gen. Dangerous file?

Do I need to do more or can I pretty safely move on and affirm that it was 3 false warnings?

[mpascal]

Nope, files in quarantine can't do any harm to your computer. If those trojans were still there, we would have caught them by now, so I think it's safe to say that they were either false warnings or they are gone. Feel free to ask any further questions if you have any.

Congratulations! Your system appears to be malware free once again!

We just have a couple of things to take care of, then you should be good to go.

STEP 1 - Remove Tools

• Open OTL
  
• Click Clean Up in the upper right corner.
  
• This will remove most if not all the tools we used while we were fixing your computer. Feel free to delete any others it leaves behind.

Now that you have a clean system, I would like to share with you some advice to help reduce the risk of future infection.

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Firstly, I recommend you reset your System Restore to remove any infected files that may have been backed up by Windows. You will lose any previous restore points; however some are those are likely to be infected, so this will improve the security of your machine.

Turn OFF System Restore.

• On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
  
• Click Properties.
  
• Click the System Restore tab.
  
• Check Turn off System Restore.
  
• Click Apply, and then click OK.

Restart your computer.

Turn ON System Restore.

• On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
  
• Click Properties.
  
• Click the System Restore tab.
  
• UN-Check Turn off System Restore.
  
• Click Apply, and then click OK.

System Restore will now be active again

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I recommend that you install both of the following free programs if you haven''t already, as they can greatly increase the security of your system. It is not essential that you have these programs installed, but they do a very good job at preventing infection if your system is scanned regularly.

• Super AntiSpyware - an amazing tool that can often clean up a system very efficiently.
  
• MalwareBytes Anti-Malware - another great program for keeping your system free of malware and running smooth.

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A good firewall is also useful for keeping a system infection free. You should only have ONE firewall installed on your computer - having more than one will not increase the security of your system. Here is a small list of some free firewalls

• Online Armour
  
• Sunbelt Personal Firewall

An antivirus program is also a program that should be installed on all computers. These will help reduce the risk that your computer gets infected by viruses or trojans in the future. Keep in mind that you only need ONE antivirus program installed on your computer. If you have more than one installed, they can often conflict and leave your system unprotected.

• Avast! Antivirus
  
• Anti-Vir

Having up to date Antivirus and Firewall software is vital to keeping a healthy, infection free system

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To find out more information on how your system got infected, or how to protect yourself on the internet in the future, this article by Tony Klein provides some great information.

Good Luck and safe surfing!

-mpascal

[DanteAlighieri]

Thank you! However I couldn't find the restore stuff. I dont have my computer on the desktop.

[mpascal]

You should be able to right click it in the start menu.

[mpascal]

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