Re: malware issue - part II

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<magin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:64de7bf9-ffb6-4e9d...@googlegroups.com...
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> I have a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7 Professional, SP1,
> with Spywareblaster, SuperAntiSpyware, Avast, and Windows
> firewall.
>
> (1) TB HD
> Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-33-3770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
> Ram 12.0 GB
> System type : 64-bit operating system
>
>
> I also have a Dell Dimension 8200(Seagate Barracuda 7200 HD 160Gb)
> with XP, SP3, with Spywareblaster, Avast, and Windows firewall.
>
> I contracted malware (Pup.Optional) when trying to download
> AdwCleaner and selected the big green arrow instead of the
> small blue print(Bleeping computer). Since I also did this on
> the 8200 both computers are infected.
>
> Initially I couldn't post to this group at all for 3 weeks until I
> downloaded/installed Mozilla Thunderbird.
>
> At present this is the situation on the 8500:
>
> I ran a SuperAntiSpyware full system scan and it gave this:
>
> [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/15p1thk.png[/IMG]
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> I thought I had deleted both of these previously. I've tried
> searching for them to delete them but cannot find them.
>
> I then continued with the scan which found this:
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> [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/538vgh.png[/IMG]
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> I removed the threats:
>
> [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/2qbcaco.png[/IMG]
>
> I then ran malwarebytes which gave me this:
>
> [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/2n8msya.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/200a3h0.png[/IMG]
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>
> I've tried to create a Kaspersky rescue disk following
> these instructions:
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> [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2nsow87.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/16249d4.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/mwf59x.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/2cpe4hk.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/35874v9.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/30hvfav.png[/IMG]
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> I checked the USB Key and this is what it has on it:
>
> Rescue folder
> liveusb
> syslinux cfg
>
> I opened the Rescue USB folder and this is what
> it has:
>
> Help folder
> grub
> rescue
> rescueusb
>
> I ran an AdwCleaner scan and this is what it gave me:
>
> [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/dcpgk2.png[/IMG]
>
> [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/2cclzdx.png[/IMG]
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> [IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/2zqcso7.png[/IMG]
>
>
> At present on the 8200:
>
> The icons on the desktop which I setup for single click do
> not respond and I have to open them by right clicking.
>
> I downloaded (8) updates and now every time I logon it
> says my computer is at risk and the firewall is turned off
> then it resets itself.
>
> I tried downloading/installing SuperAntiSpware and it
> gave me this:
>
> Install Error- Error creating shorcuts, aborting installation.
> The only thing I did was deselect Google Crome as my
> default browser and search engine.
>
> I then tried to install malwarebytes (www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/
> by uninstalling it first; after I uninstalled it on the
> add/remove programs it asked to restart the computer
> then it gave me this:
>
> Run-time error '339':
> component 'vbalsgrid6.ocx' or one of its dependencies not
> correctly registed: a file is missing or invalid.
>
> After trying to install it gave me this:
>
> CoCreateInstance failed, code0x80040154.
> Class not registered. I click ok and I can see the Creating shortuts URL
> change each time I click ok (5 times). Then it goes to the finish box.
>
> When I try and update Spywareblaster it gives me this:
>
> Error: Access violation at 0x73483F5A (tried to read from 0x00000014),
> program terminated. Last CP is 'RF'.
>
> I ran a Avast full system scan which came up clean.
>
> I want to remove the Sever Weather Alerts and Great Arcade Hits.
>
> Thoughts/suggestions?
> Robert

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