1.
If
spyware and/or virus infection is very bad, you may want to consider
using Windows XP System Restore to restore the PC to a point before you
detected spyware or virus activity. This will not completely remove the
malware, but will be a great head start in removing the viruses and
spyware. If this is not an option, you may want to remove the
hard
drive and scan it in another PC.
2. Boot PC in "
Safe Mode with Networking Support"
as Administrator. Run Add/Remove Programs and remove any suspect
software. Smitfraud is a Trojan that displays false alerts or
error messages that attempt to trick the user in purchasing bogus
antispyware programs. If this is occurring, you will want to run
Combofix.
3. Run
Disk Cleanup.
4. Install "
Spybot Search and Destroy" and "
Malwarebytes".
Update definitions and run scans.
5. Update antivirus definitions and run a scan.
6. Install
Hijack This and configure.
I have never posted
a Hijack this log. I use Google and Websites like
www.bleepingcomputer.com
to
determine what files are spyware or viruses.
