Virus detected when downloading files from internet

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Click here to Register a free account now! This topic is locked. Posted 13 May - AM I am working on a WIN 7 computer at my wifes office and cant download any files from internet and just says virus was detected.. The security programs sometimes block the file download on the Windows machines to protect from the security breach. You can resume the file download with some tweaks in Windows Defender. The following steps will guide you in setting an exception in the Windows Defender software. You should do this only if you are very sure that the file being downloaded is safe and from a trusted source.

Scroll down a bit and click on Scan history. The following window will open. If you see a file in the Quarantined threats section, identify and add the file that you just downloaded to the list of exclusions, by selecting Allow item. Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 1. Close any open browsers or any other programs that are open. Double click on combofix.

When finished, it will produce a report for you. Note 1: Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it's running. That may cause it to stall Note 2: If you receive an error "Illegal operation attempted on a registry key that has been marked for deletion.

Posted 18 October - AM Hello, here is the log. Posted 18 October - PM Hello slacker29 At this time I would like you to run this script for me and it is a good time to check out the computer to see if there is anything else that needs to be addressed. Restart if you have to. Save the produced logfile to your desktop. Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window whilst it's running.

Please note that as long as you are using any form of Peer-to-Peer networking and downloading files from non-documented sources, you can expect infestations of malware to occur Once upon a time, P2P file sharing was fairly safe. That is no longer true. P2P programs form a direct conduit on to your computer, their security measures are easily circumvented and malware writers are increasingly exploiting them to spread their wares on to your computer.

Further to that, if your P2P program is not configured correctly, your computer may be sharing more files than you realize. There have been cases where people's passwords, address books and other personal, private, and financial details have been exposed to a file sharing network by a badly configured program.

Please read these short reports on the dangers of peerpeer programs and file sharing. But we still have some work to do. From the list of programs double click on The Program to remove When prompted if you want to uninstall click Yes.

Be sure the Moderate option is selected then click Next. The program will run, If prompted again click Yes when the built-in uninstaller is finished click on Next. Once the program has searched for leftovers click Next. Update Adobe reader Recently there have been vulnerabilities detected in older versions of Adobe Reader. It is strongly suggested that you update to the current version.

It's a much smaller file to download and uses a lot less resources than Adobe Reader. Install Java: Please go here to install Java click on the Free Java Download Button click on Agree and start Free download click on Run click on run again click on install when install is complete click on close Clean Out Temp Files This small application you may want to keep and use once a week to keep the computer clean.

When it gives you the option to install Yahoo toolbar uncheck the box next to it. Run CCleaner. Under Application tab all the boxes should be checked. Click Run Cleaner. Close CCleaner. Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan , then click Scan. When the scan is complete, click OK , then Show Results to view the results. When completed, a log will open in Notepad.

If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware. Right Click on Hijackthis and select "Run as Admin" XP users just need to double click to run Click on "Do A system scan and save a logfile" if you do not see "Do A system scan and save a logfile" then click on main menu copy and paste hijackthis report into the topic "information and logs" In your next post I need the following Log From MBAM report from Hijackthis let me know of any problems you may have had How is the computer doing now?

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