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Hey Chewie...I have done a Hijack this post and got a reply on http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ and got a reply I did not expect..I am going to post the log and reply can you tell me if I am getting good advice here?
hijackthis.log
and here is the response I got:
I am sorry to tell you that there is a <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->bot worm<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--> on your computer.
A bot worm is a program that is installed without your knowledge and enables a hacker, sitting at another computer perhaps thousands of miles away, to control your computer so that it does what he wants -- it becomes his "bot."
Bots can be used to launch <!--coloro:blue--><!--/coloro-->denial-of-service attacks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--> (This is where hundreds of bots simultaneously bombard a website with requests for information, overwhelming its capacity to respond and, thereby, shutting it down) and for other sorts of mischief. The bot can also do mass spam mailing, download files to the computer, or upload files and data, <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->including passwords and other private information<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->.
For these reasons it is very important that, starting immediately, <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->this machine be kept off the internet and physically disconnected from any network it may be part of<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->.
If you use or have used this computer for online banking or shopping or for accessing or storing personal information such as school records, then you need to take steps to protect your information that may have been compromised. I recommend these steps for action:
How Do I Handle Possible Identify Theft, Internet Fraud and CC Fraud?
This is something i don't like to recommend normally, but with a computer this badly infected, the best solution for your safety would be to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows.
Please read the following link very carefully:
When Should I Format, How Should I Reinstall
Here are some more links to help you decide:
Security Management - May 2004
Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...gmt/sm0504.mspx
Security Management - July 2004
Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do? Part II
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...gmt/sm0704.mspx
Only you can make this decision, you know the uses this computer has been put to. But please consider carefully before deciding against a reformat. If you do make that decision I will do my best to help you disinfect it, but you must understand that once a machine has been taken over by this type of malware, it can never be declared clean.
If you choose to format and reinstall see this link for instructions:
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/how-tos/reinstall-faq.html
Please let me know whatever decision you make.
Dave<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
So Should I follow his advice??<!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_399369--><!-- THE POST -->
hijackthis.log
and here is the response I got:
I am sorry to tell you that there is a <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->bot worm<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--> on your computer.
A bot worm is a program that is installed without your knowledge and enables a hacker, sitting at another computer perhaps thousands of miles away, to control your computer so that it does what he wants -- it becomes his "bot."
Bots can be used to launch <!--coloro:blue--><!--/coloro-->denial-of-service attacks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--> (This is where hundreds of bots simultaneously bombard a website with requests for information, overwhelming its capacity to respond and, thereby, shutting it down) and for other sorts of mischief. The bot can also do mass spam mailing, download files to the computer, or upload files and data, <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->including passwords and other private information<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->.
For these reasons it is very important that, starting immediately, <!--coloro:red--><!--/coloro-->this machine be kept off the internet and physically disconnected from any network it may be part of<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->.
If you use or have used this computer for online banking or shopping or for accessing or storing personal information such as school records, then you need to take steps to protect your information that may have been compromised. I recommend these steps for action:
How Do I Handle Possible Identify Theft, Internet Fraud and CC Fraud?
This is something i don't like to recommend normally, but with a computer this badly infected, the best solution for your safety would be to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows.
Please read the following link very carefully:
When Should I Format, How Should I Reinstall
Here are some more links to help you decide:
Security Management - May 2004
Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...gmt/sm0504.mspx
Security Management - July 2004
Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do? Part II
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community...gmt/sm0704.mspx
Only you can make this decision, you know the uses this computer has been put to. But please consider carefully before deciding against a reformat. If you do make that decision I will do my best to help you disinfect it, but you must understand that once a machine has been taken over by this type of malware, it can never be declared clean.
If you choose to format and reinstall see this link for instructions:
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/how-tos/reinstall-faq.html
Please let me know whatever decision you make.
Dave<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
So Should I follow his advice??<!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_399369--><!-- THE POST -->
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