Hi! Time to clean up...
Clean up System RestoreNow, to get you off to a
clean start, we will be creating a new Restore Point, then clearing the old ones to make sure you do not get reinfected, in case you need to "restore back."
- Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > System tools > System Restore.
- On the dialogue box that appears select Create a Restore Point
- Click NEXT
- Enter a name e.g. Clean
- Click CREATE
You now have a clean restore point, to get rid of the bad ones:
- Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > System tools > Disk Cleanup.
- In the Drop down box that appears select your main drive e.g. C
- Click OK
- The System will do some calculation and the display a dialogue box with TABS
- Select the More Options Tab.
- At the bottom will be a system restore box with a CLEANUP button click this
- Accept the Warning and select OK again, the program will close and you are done
Run OTC to remove our toolsTo remove all of the tools we used and the files and folders they created, please do the following:
Please download
OTC.exe by OldTimer:
- Save it to your Desktop.
- Double click OTC.exe.
- Click the CleanUp! button.
- If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes.
- The tool will delete itself once it finishes.
Note: If any tool, file or folder (belonging to the program we have used) hasn't been deleted, please delete it manually.
Purge old temporary filesDownload
CCleaner Slim and save it to your Desktop -
Alternate download linkWhen the file has been saved, go to your Desktop and double-click on
ccsetupxxx_slim.exeFollow the prompts to install the program.
* Double-click the
CCleaner shortcut on the desktop to start the program.
* Click on the
Options block on the left, then choose
Cookies.* Under
Cookies to Delete, highlight any cookies you would like to retain permanently
* Click the right arrow
> to move them to the
Cookies to Keep window.
*
Go into Options > Advanced & uncheck Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours* Click
Cleaner on the left then
Run Cleaner on the right to run the program.
*
Important: Make sure that
ALL browser windows are closed before selecting
Run CleanerCaution: Only use the
Registry feature if you are very familiar with the registry.
Always back up your registry before making any changes. Exit
CCleaner after it has completed it's process.
Security CheckPlease download
Security Check by screen317 from
SpywareInfoforum.org or
Changelog.fr.
- Save it to your Desktop.
- Double click SecurityCheck.exe and follow the onscreen instructions inside of the black box.
- A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt; please post the contents of that document.
Tell me in your next reply, if you have completed these tasks:
- Cleaned System Restore
- Ran OTC
- Ran CCleaner
- Ran Security Check
Also, let me know how your computer is running, and don't forget to post the contents of the Security Check log.
Done.