[elmoticy]

Do I need to install security for Internet Explorer if I have AT&t high
speed internet, which came with own security features? I sometimes
need to open IE.

[eddie5659]

Hiya

I've moved this to General Security, as the other forum is specific to hijack logs

What kind of software did AT&T come with, as in firewall?

The general types of security that you can have, this is an excellent thread:

http://forums.techguy.org/general-se...w-tighten.html

Also, make sure you have an uptodate Antivirus scanner, and a firewall.

Regards

eddie

[elmoticy]

eddie 5659, hey, thanks for the prompt reply to my post. To answer
your question with respect to what type of protection did AT&T came
with. Here is what it came with: Anti Spy; Anti Virus; Firewall, and
Pop-up Blocker. I unstalled my Norton Internet Security 2005 after I
started to experience slowness, freezings and plain stopping of the
mouse. Now everything works perfect. I was just curious, becuase I
read, here, that a computer cannot have two different installed Anti
virus protections, because they fight each other. You tell me, when
you find time. Thanks ELMOTICY

[eddie5659]

Yep, having two antivirus programs can cause conflicts with each other, sometimes happens with having two firewalls.

I would suggest SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard, from the link above. Also, read on how to tighten your actual security settings, to reduce the risk of malicious files coming in, again, in the above link.

As I'm not sure which antivirus/firewall AT&T use, if ever you're curious if they working okay, do this:

Please run an on-line virus scan at Kaspersky OnLine Scan or if that doesnt work, you can use TrendMicro or BitDefender. (Please post the results of the scan(s) in your next reply)

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If you are unable to run the activeX Antivirus Scanners, lets try this Java based solution from Trend Micro.



Also, you may want to check if your firewall is working correctly, by doing the tests here:

http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2

In there, under the Shields Services, press any of them, and see if you get any problems. If your firewall pops up and says something is trying to gain access when you're running the tests, Deny the access. Its just your firewall asking you, and if you click Allow, it will show your firewall as not working

eddie

[elmoticy]

Thanks Eddie 5659, I read your instructions and as a complete new
beginner at this sort of tinkering, I am awed with this task. But I
will need to verify to myself that I really need this, according to your
acknowledgement that two anti-virus programs may cause conflicts
in my computer....Having AT&T applications that I mentioned, I ran
a scan on my computer using Symantec Norton Internet Security. It
turned out six (threats) which names I wrote down before uninstalling Norton. These names are definitely porn names. Since
these threats have posed no problems whatsoever since removing
Norton, I am asking you, should I go forward with your instructions?
Another question. Are these six threats, still in my computer after I
removed Norton? I WILL RUN A SCAN ON MY COMPUTER AS YOU SAY. Thanks, Elmoticky

[elmoticy]

Eddie 5659, I will need assistance to enable me to paste the
results of any scans that I make on your above instructions to you.
Thanks Elmoticky

[eddie5659]

I would do this first, if you have any doubts on the files. Keep the virsus scans for now, but do the below first



Download 'Hijack This!
Extract the files to the Program Files as suggested, or Browse to a newly created folder. Don't run straight from the desktop, as the Backup files will be stored there.

Navigate to the extracted files, and doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, save the log somewhere, and please copy & paste its contents to the forum.

It will possibly show other issues deserving our attention, but most of what it lists will be harmless or even required, so do NOT fix anything yet.

Someone here will be happy to help you analyze the results.

eddie

[eddie5659]

To copy/paste the contents, as it will be in Notepad, click on Edit | Select All. Edit again | Copy.

Then, when you reply here, just right-click into the reply box where you type, and choose Paste

[elmoticy]

Thanks eddie5659, I will get on it right away. You will have to bear
with me a bit, as I said, it looks a bit confusing, but I will get there.
Thanks again, Elmoticky

[elmoticy]

Eddie 5659, I chose to scan my computer with the TrendMicro scheme. The results, although very good, does not allowed me to
save for pasting to you. The scan resulted in 1 infection which was
automatically deleted. So it looks like I am O.K. When the scan was
completed, only the results were shown with the information that
I mentioned. So if there is any way that I can get that log, let me
know and I will paste it there for you.

[eddie5659]

When the scan was completed, if there is no log file, you can always try a screenshot. When the information is displayed on your screen, press PRT SCR key. Its usually located on the top of your keyboard, near the F keys.

When you've pressed that, go to Start | Programs | Accessories | Paint.

In there, click on Edit | Paste. Then, File | Save As, and make sure the file type is set to jpg/jpeg, and name it something you want, and save to My Pictures.

Then, when you come to post here, press the Go Advanced button at the bottom of this page. At the bottom of that page, click on Manage Attachments, and Browse to My Pictures, and click on the picture you saved. Click Open, then Upload. Press Close this Window when done, at the bottom.

then Submit Reply

eddie

[elmoticy]

Eddid 5659, I take it that you mean a 'screenshot' of the results of
the scan, and not the log. Because there was no log to save, I guess
you are referring to the results shown on the screen. Your directions
for posting the screenshot to you are quite simple, however, I find
what I think is a problem. I did that TrendMicro scan on 25-Aug, as
you may note on my previous post. Wowww, how do I retrieve those
results from my files. Or do I have to run another scan? I really really
would not want to go there. As I mentioned, those results left me
satisfied that I was O.K...However, since you got me this far, I do
would like to address the original problem that got me here, that did
not show up in my recent scan. That problem would definitely show
in a scan, if I ran one using Norton Internet Security(in IE), which I
did not on this scan. But that has to be on another post, if you agree.
If I ran a scan using NIS in IE, it would show 6 "threats" that did not
show this time. Let me know if it is a problem or not, and also if you
want me to re-do a scan for the purpose of the screenshot. Thanks
Eddie.......Elmoticy

[eddie5659]

As you ran the other scan a day or so ago, you don't need to re-run it, as it probably removed the infection.

Just run a quick Hijackthis as explained here, just to make sure you're clean. Then, install SpywareBlaster/SpywareGuard and take a look at the other security stuff I posted in the first link


Click here and then scroll down to and click on hijackthis self installer to download HJTsetup.exe

• Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
• Double click on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
• By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
• Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Addition Tasks dialogue.
• Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
• Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
• At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
• Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
• Click Save to save the log file and then the log will open in notepad.
• Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
• Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
• DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

eddie

[elmoticy]

Eddie5659, I`m on it. Bear with me just a bit. I will follow your
instructions.

[elmoticy]

Eddie5659, we got a problem! My user name is not recognized at
login, which is required to get a log. What`s up with that? Is my
user name that same there as it is here, or not?