You're mowst welcome. As long as you do another scan with Malwarebytes
anti-malware or SUPERAntiSpyware, then no apology needs to be offered.
I'm just trying to convey to you the necessity of doing another scan as
the system ** appears to have been compromised more than once ** and it
should no longer engender Trust.
To help mitigate against further compromises, strongly suggest you check
this out:
Configuring Windows 7 for a Limited User Account
http://unixwiz.net/techtips/win7-limited-user.html
The above guide will explain why running in a Standard User account is
MUCH safer than running in a User Account that has Administrator
privileges. The below article shows the percentage of flaws that are
mitigated by doing so -
Report: 64% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities for 2009 mitigated by Least
Privilege accounts
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5964
" According to a newly released report, 64% of all the reported
Microsoft vulnerabilities for 2009 could have been mitigated by using
the principle of the least privileged accounts.
By collecting data from Microsoft’s Security Bulletins published
throughout the year, and identifying the vulnerabilities who would have
been mitigated by users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user
rights on the system, BeyondTrust’s quantitative report message is
simple - get back to the basics.
Key summary points on the percentage of flaws mitigated:
***** 90% of Critical Windows 7 operating system vulnerabilities are
mitigated by having users log in as standard users *****
* 100% of Microsoft Office vulnerabilities reported in 2009
* 94% of Internet Explorer and 100% of IE 8 vulnerabilities reported in 2009
* 64% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities reported in 2009
* 87% of vulnerabilities categorized as Remote Code Execution
vulnerabilities are mitigated by removing administrator rights "
MowGreen
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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banthecheck.com
"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
Robert Nielsen wrote:
> Mowgreen,
>
> I'll admit I was a little taken aback when I read your previous message,
> but after reviewing the initial thread, I see - YOU were the one who
> suggested the MRT. So, for that, I thank you, and apologize.
>
> ~~
> Robert
>
> "MowGreen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I'm sorry but ... **WHO** recommended the use of the MRT ?
>>
>>
>> MowGreen
>> ================
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ================
>>
>> banthecheck.com
>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
>>
>>
>>
>> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>>> Your welcome & thanks for your feedback. The being said, you may have
>>> /much/ more work to do.
>> <snippage>
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>
>>> "Robert Nielsen" wrote:
>>> I had been having that "80072EFE" error just like Klauwaart was, and
>>> was one step away from a full R&R (Reformat & Re-install) when I
>>> read your suggestion - I did just the quick scan with the MSRT in
>>> safe mode and found one infected file - after that was repaired,
>>> Windows Update worked again, and my search engine results weren't
>>> getting hijacked. Just the same, I'm going to run a FULL safe mode
>>> scan tonight, to make sure I don't have any /other/ infections.
>>> Anyway, I just had to say thanks!
>
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