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Last Post Nov 5, 2009 7:03 AM by: *_dash_*
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Problem Gone ? What to Do Now ??

Oct 23, 2009 7:58 PM
Good Evening -

I recently opened a link in an email from the Wife of a Trusted Source -- He's been having some Health Problems and I assumed that it was about a new development of his health. The Link opened a Canadian Pill Pharmacy ad -- and I knew what I had done.

I ran my AVG -- with no result -- also MalwareBytes - Bit Defender - Spybot -- Windows Malicious Remover. Nothing found but, across the next days - my browser and computer operation became slow, links were being Hijacked, and my computer didnt want to shut down. A friend suggested that I let Spyware Doctor run a Scan -- It found a few warning low risk items and it found Trojan-Spy.Zbot.

I didnt buy the Spy Doctor -- when I opened the page to see the Amount -- my AVG popped up a Warning Page that scared me off. I have a friend that warns of some free scan sites that Expoit the Granted Access.

My Son performed a system restore back before the email date and at this point This was completed about 90 Minutes ago. All seems GOOD. Computer pages are Loading Faster -- Browser working Faster and Links are not Hijacked.

What should I do now ? Where is the Malicious File / Program ? If its still in the Computer, how do I keep it from re-activating ?

Should I Clear all the System Restore Points that were after the one I used ?

This is New Territory for me -- I've never had to use system Restore before. I Can't seem to find this issue addressed anywhere in the Restore threads or Spyware Removal with Restore threads.

Thank You -- Your shared knowledge would be appreciated
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Re: Problem Gone ? What to Do Now ??

Nov 5, 2009 7:03 AM
Do you have a second PC? If so it's a lot easier as even if you hit a brick wall you can still get online to ask questions or download files you need etc.

If you're interested in partitioning your hard drive so you can image your setup, or if you have a second hard drive (it's quicker than burning it to disc) post back before you start. It's not hard to do and makes things a lot easier. I install Windows and programs on one partition and then move My Documents and files etc to the second. That way when things go wrong you can restore your image, or reformat the first partition and re-install Windows etc, while most of your files sit on the second partition out of harm's way. I even move my Thunderbird and Firefox profiles to the second partition along with my Outlook pst file, so after I restore an image I can just keep working and emailing etc as though nothing happened.
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