when I start up my computer it says C\windows\system32\vcfkdltr\wi

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PS Your PC is infected with malaware/trojans etc
 
DL said:
And this big white space is provided for you to detail your problems
The subject line is as is.

PS Your PC is infected with malaware/trojans etc


How do I check to see if thereis malaware or trogans on my computer. I do
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have good virus & spy protection.
 
Dawn,

Check your computer for malware:
Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper's Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

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| > And this big white space is provided for you to detail your problems
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| > PS Your PC is infected with malaware/trojans etc
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| > How do I check to see if thereis malaware or trogans on my computer. I
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| have good virus & spy protection.
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Dawn said:
have good virus & spy protection.
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Open the application and you will see an option for scan, click on that and
let it run, get yourself comfy as it will take a while (45 to 60!!) Minutes
if not hours??.

Read here for the list of start up and running processes:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
go through these cleaning steps to see or get a clear opinion on how
clean your machine is:
= Click Start >> Control Panel>>Network and Internet Connections >> Double
click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced.
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
[ ] Disable script Debugging (internet Explorer) <= check this box
[ ] Disable Script Debugging (Other) <= check this box

Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.

2.... And also for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www.sophos.com
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

3.. Open your local search engine and search for this *vcfkdlt* in the
system Root, rename it to something like (if it is a DLL Not DL the helper
LOL file extension) to something like vcfkdlt.dll.old and Reboot your
machine, try to access most if not all of your applications and see if one
will complain about the absence of a file or not.

Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/hijackthis
http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html
http://www.security-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=48
http://www.virusvault.co.uk/fusionbb/showforum.php?fid/15/
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showforum=36
http://forums.techguy.org/54-malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/
Or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
nass
 
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