Weapons of Mass Destruction

[Pancake]

Not so much Weapons of mass destruction more...weapons of malware destruction. Below is a list of those weapons that I reccomened you keep in your arsenal to help combat and destroy these intruders.Remember.They are only as good as the missiles they fire so you need to keep them updated on at least a weekly basis.The first three in the list are your reserve force.You main line of defence should always be a good Firewall and an Anti Virus program.If you think you are infected and unsure of what to do,play safe and always post a HJT log.
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AD-AWARE

Ad-Aware instructions
Download Ad-Aware SE build 1.? from http://www.lavasoft.de/
If you have a previous version of AdAware installed, you will be prompted to uninstall or keep the older version during installation. Be sure to choose Uninstall The Previous Version. Save aawsepersonal.exe into its own directory, NOT in a TEMPorary folder or on the Desktop. I recommend c:/program files/Adaware/
Doubleclick aawsepersonal.exe. Make sure to direct the program to install in the c:/program files/adaware/ directory, NOT the default directory.
Open AdAware from Start | Programs | Lavasoft | AdAware.
Select <Check for updates now>, <Proceed>
Setting adjustments. [[Green = checked]] Click the Gear Icon in the top right corner. New settings:
By default start in the <General> section. The following items below should be checked:
Automatically save logfile
Automatically quarantine objects prior to removal
Safe Mode (always request confirmation)
Prompt to update outdated confirmation - change to "7 days"
Click <Scanning>
Check Scan within Archives
Select "Select drives & folders to scan", check all of your harddrives. Usually its just c:/, <Proceed>
Under Memory & Registry, select all options
Click <Advanced>
Under Shell Integration, select "Move deleted files to Recycle Bin"
Under Logfile detail, select all options
Click <Defaults>
Type in the full URL of what you want as your default homepage and search page eg. http://www.google.com
Click <Tweak>
Expand Scanning Engine and make sure the following are selected:
Unload recognized processes during scanning
Obtain command line of scanned processes
Scan registry for all users instead of current user only
Expand Cleaning Engine and make sure the following are selected:
Always try to unload modules before deletion
During removal, unload explorer and IE if necessary
Let Windows remove files in use at next reboot
Delete quarantined objects after restoring
Expand Safety Settings and make sure the following are selected:
Write-protect system files after repair (Hosts file, etc)
Click <Proceed> | <Start> | select Use custom scanning options | <Next>
When the scan is finished, rightclick any entry and choose <Select All Objects>.
Select <Clean>
Close AdAware
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SPYBOT SEARCH & DESTROY

Spybot Search & Destroy instructions
Download Spybot . Click <download> from http://www.safer-networking.org/
Save spybotsd14.exe into its own directory, NOT in a TEMPorary folder or on the Desktop.
I recommend c:/program files/spybot/
Doubleclick spybotsd14.exe. Make sure to direct the program to install in the c:/program files/spybot/ directory, NOT the default directory.
Open Spybot from Start | Programs | Spybot | Spybot S&D
Select <Search for Updates>. Let it install all updates. This is very important!
Select <Immunize>
Select <Check for Problems>
Check all entries that are in RED. Only RED, NOTHING ELSE. For your records, write/print out each item that you have fixed. Date it.
Select <Fix Selected Problems>
Close Spybot
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FREE ANTI VIRUS, FIREWALL and ONLINE SCANNING PROGRAMS

http://www.freebyte.com/antivirus/

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from one of these places:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebyt...are_d5756.html
http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe

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