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I need some help with virus infection on pc

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I need some help with virus infection on pc

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Hi Guys,

Well as the title says I need some help with a virus problem.  I'm currently helping a Veterans group that provides services to Vets.  One of 3 PCs is infected.  It runs XP SP2.  It has McAfee (Comcast provided),  Spybot Search and Destroy, and Malwarebytes Antimalware (free version) installed.  I have scanned with all three.  They have removed some Viruses (trojans) but now they come up blank.  I'm using Tea-timer on it and have Immunized IE8 to block harmful websites.

The symptoms.   1). When running IE8 a new IE8 window will automatically open attempting to contact a blocked website.  This results in 505 error.  (Reminds me of a trojan) 2). When doing a search in Yahoo, Google or Bing the search results are corrupt.  Clicking on any links results in random web pages being connected but, always harmless web pages. (Reminds me of a Bot). 

I'm looking for safe effective advice for ridding this machine once and for all of all bots and trojans.

Help!!!!8C

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Good to hear that you have the computer fixed.  I have never heard of the site before, will have to check it out and maybe add it to my favorites list, just in case. :sun:

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Glad to hear you got it fixed..

here are some tips (if they apply) tell them to NOT TOO

Don't play free games on line or install

Don't Install Free Screen Savers for the most part

Don't go to porn / data sites

Don't play most or any of the game from myspace.com or facebook.com

or any of the stuff that they offer you to put on your profile page (like the cork board all the bling etc. from other websites)

Don't install toolbars/helpers for the most part

Don't install smiley central

Don't install Some thing like this  Children of the Sun.wma.exe  see how it has two file extensions

 

Do this

un-check  hide File extension so that it shows the .wba or the .MP3 etc.

 

hope this tiny list helps in the future

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