jasonbrown1965

Hi Maurice, thanks for your patience, life got in the way Cleared cache, and reports attached, as advised above i.e. going to advanced and gathering logs. thanks again, jas mbst-grab-results.zip

Sorry did not understand the response instructions properly, i.e . But when I went to download FRST, I got a) unsafe site alert, b) a "Failed - Insufficient permissions" error from Bitdefender, and c) a warning about it being a trojan. Advice?

Hi there getting the same alert as mentioned elsewhere after Malwarebytes updated. Did a Threat Scan as advised, and this is the report: Need to take any further action? Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 8/24/19 Scan Time: 3:51 AM Log File: cf5af1a2-c5bd-11e9-ae3a-78e3b5bfecfc.json -Software Information- Version: 3.8.3.2965 Components Version: 1.0.613 Update Package Version: 1.0.12153 License: Trial -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x86 File System: NTFS User: -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 183741 Threats Detected: 0 Threats Quarantined: 0 Time Elapsed: 5 min, 59 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected) File: 0 (No malicious items detected) Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)

. . . Morning all (or evening as may be the case), Download and ran RKILL as outlined in this post: https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/158207-unable-to-download-windows-7-update/ Report as follows, with only issues I could see in bold: Rkill 2.6.8 by Lawrence Abrams (Grinler)http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/Copyright 2008-2014 BleepingComputer.comMore Information about Rkill can be found at this link: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html Program started at: 10/17/2014 07:02:49 AM in x86 mode.Windows Version: Windows 7 Starter Service Pack 1 Checking for Windows services to stop: * No malware services found to stop. Checking for processes to terminate: * No malware processes found to kill. Checking Registry for malware related settings: * No issues found in the Registry. Resetting .EXE, .COM, & .BAT associations in the Windows Registry. Performing miscellaneous checks: * Windows Defender Disabled [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender] "DisableAntiSpyware" = dword:00000001 Checking Windows Service Integrity: * Windows Defender (WinDefend) is not Running. Startup Type set to: Manual * SensrSvc [Missing Service] * WMPNetworkSvc [Missing Service] Searching for Missing Digital Signatures: * No issues found. Checking HOSTS File: * No issues found. Program finished at: 10/17/2014 07:04:00 AMExecution time: 0 hours(s), 1 minute(s), and 11 seconds(s) . . .

Botnet with (good?) plot twist Spamhaus / CBL is reporting my computer is infected with asprox botnet. Asprox is the third infection reported by CBL, after earlier reporting zeroaccess, sirefef, and tinba. Tried multiple scans of Malwarebytes, Norton NPE, and various other tools, while reading dozens and dozens of pages of how to remove these infections. I only found out about the botnet after complaining to my ISP about slow speeds and eventually, after research, doing a test with Netalyzr at Berkeley Uni in the States. Finally I did a clean install of Win 7 Starter on my Gateway LT2704u with Intel Atom CPU N450 @1.66ghz and 2 gb of RAM, 32 bit. Before the clean install, I disconnected my ethernet, and while reinstalling, did a factory reset on my router, just in case that was infected too. However, my net speed was still verrrrry slow with speedtest.net registering results as low as .1MB download. Then, a few days later, CBL reported a fourth botnet. I have been searching for references to these botnets on these and other forums but the advice is endlessly conflicting. I installed BitDefender Free and Malwarebytes and neither came up with anything, including in safemode. I had previously been running Malwarebytes and Avast, including boot scans. So, after researching who was the best at Malware removal, AV-Tests and AV-Comparitives and others all led me back to Malwarebytes, leading me to seek help here on the forums after wasting a couple of weeks off-and-on trying to do it myself! Plot twist: I have just done a CBL check up for my latest IP (I am on a dynamic IP set up with ISP Flip) and it is NOT reporting any botnet infection. Does this mean I never had an infection and the problem in fact lies with my ISP? Or that I am infected but the infection command centres have yet to catch up with the new dynamic IP? Strangely, when I did an IP lookup, it reported my location in Wellington, 800km (about 500m) south of where I actually am. I have read advice given to others suffering infections and will gladly follow any instructions given to the letter. Should I post the links to the CBL page with my IP addresses so far? Or is that a security risk too? Curiousity: Currently, bizarrely, the download speed (.5mb) is slower than the upload (.96mb). A copper line tech did confirm I was in a slow area (despite only being 3k from the CBD here in Auckland) and that the apartment block I am in also had noisy lines, so that may be either contributing to the slow speeds or the only cause. Many, many thanks for any help you can give me.