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[Broni]

You can agree to reinstallation.

Now...

OTL Clean-Up
Clean up with OTL:

* Double-click OTL.exe to start the program.
* Close all other programs apart from OTL as this step will require a reboot
* On the OTL main screen, press the CLEANUP button
* Say Yes to the prompt and then allow the program to reboot your computer.

If you still have any tools or logs leftover on your computer you can go ahead and delete those off of your computer now.

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Your computer is clean

1. We need to reset system restore to prevent your computer from being accidentally reinfected by using some old restore point(s). We'll create fresh, clean restore point.

Turn off System Restore:

- Windows XP:
1. Click Start.
2. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
3. Click the System Restore tab.
4. Check "Turn off System Restore".
5. Click Apply.
6. When turning off System Restore, the existing restore points will be deleted. Click Yes to do this.
7. Click OK.
- Windows Vista and 7:
1. Click Start.
2. Right-click the Computer icon, and then click Properties.
3. Click on System Protection under the Tasks column on the left side
4. Click on Continue on the "User Account Control" window that pops up
5. Under the System Protection tab, find Available Disks
6. Uncheck the box for any drive you wish to disable system restore on (in most cases, drive "C:")
7. When turning off System Restore, the existing restore points will be deleted. Click "Turn System Restore Off" on the popup window to do this.
8. Click OK

2. Restart computer.

3. Turn System Restore on.

4. Make sure, Windows Updates are current.

5. If any Trojan was listed among your infection(s), make sure, you change all of your on-line important passwords (bank account(s), secured web sites, etc.) immediately!

6. Download, and install WOT (Web OF Trust): http://www.mywot.com/. It'll warn you (in most cases) about dangerous web sites.

7. Run defrag at your convenience.

8. Read How did I get infected?, With steps so it does not happen again!: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic2520.html

9. Please, let me know, how is your computer doing.

 

[Hurriken]

Outlook is still not working. It opens and then closes again. It tells me something about a missing dll file. Should I uninstall/reinstall it?

Firewall: I was under the impression that Avast would cover me as far as the fire wall goes. I turned off the Windows firewall because I'm a gamer...and it was giving me problems logging onto servers. I had never had a problem with it before. I'm also a speed demon and don't want to do anything to slow my internet down. On the other hand this just cost me two days of work!

Adaware: Up until a few weeks ago I had not used that program for years. I was convinced that Malwarebytes was better. I don't like the idea of Adaware running in the back ground. Any thoughts?

 

[Broni]

As for Outlook, I'm not a pro here, but since it's a part of Office, you may need to repair Office.
If you can repair just Outlook, please do. If any other problem in that matter, it's better, if you create new topic in Windows forum. You'll get mote attention. In malware forum, it's just you and me.

Being without a firewall is not a good idea. Researchers say, that an average computer computer without a firewall can be compromised in a matter of seconds.
Some people use just router hardware firewall (if you have router), but I'm not a big fan of that school). I use router and software firewall. Windows firewall is rather light and it should have any impact on your computer behavior.

Ad-aware, yes, definitely a tool of the past. Malwarebytes is the best tool you can get.

 

[Hurriken]

Broni,

I can't thank you enough. You have been very helpful and very patient. You make the large corp tech help look silly! Seriously I feel like I should get a bill! My computer is running better than it has for a long time. If your ever in the Chicago area pizza is on me!

 

[Broni]

You're very welcome

Good luck and stay safe.
Keep that pizza hot