Blocked outgoing Malicious Website

[aimbot]

Hello,

 

I have Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and I get a warning every half hour or so that its blocked a Malicious Website.  Its an outgoing connection and this is the warning:

 

Domain: refftons.in or rotarthost17x.me (same IP address for both) 

IP: 5.45.68.199

Port: 49918

Type: Outbound

Process: C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe 

 

I ran several scans but Malwarebytes does not find anything. 

 

I downloaded and ran the Farbar recovery Scan Tool and my log is attached. 

 

Please help me find the root of this problem and take care of the issue.

 

Thanks,

Aaron

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRST.txt

[Psychotic]

Hi there,
my name is Marius and I will assist you with your malware related problems.

Before we move on, please read the following points carefully.

• First, read my instructions completely. If there is anything that you do not understand kindly ask before proceeding.
• Perform everything in the correct order. Sometimes one step requires the previous one.
• If you have any problems while following my instructions, Stop there and tell me the exact nature of your problem.
• Do not run any other scans without instruction or add/remove software unless I tell you to do so. This would change the output of our tools and could be confusing for me.
• Post all logfiles as a reply rather than as an attachment unless I specifically ask you. If you can not post all logfiles in one reply, feel free to use more posts.
• If I don't hear from you within 3 days from this initial or any subsequent post, then this thread will be closed.
• Stay with me. I will give you some advice about prevention after the cleanup process. Absence of symptoms does not always mean the computer is clean.
• My first language is not english. So please do not use slang or idioms. It could be hard for me to read. Thanks for your understanding.

 
 
Please attach the addition.txt  as well.
 
 
Scan with aswMBR

Please download aswMBR ( 4.5MB ) to your desktop.

• Double click the aswMBR.exe icon, and click Run.
• There will be a short delay before the next dialog box comes up. Please just wait a minute or two.
• When asked if you'd like to "download the latest Avast! virus definitions", click Yes.
• Typically this is about a 100MB download so depending on your connection speed it can take a short while to download and become ready.
• Click the Scan button to start the scan once the update has finished downloading
• On completion of the scan, click the save log button, save it to your desktop, then copy and paste it in your next reply.
  

Note: There will also be a file on your desktop named MBR.dat do not delete this for now. It is an actual backup of the MBR (master boot record).

[aimbot]

Addition.txt

 

Here is my log and I attached my additions.txt

Thanks!

 

aswMBR version 1.0.1.2041 Copyright© 2014 AVAST Software
Run date: 2014-07-13 14:18:47
-----------------------------
14:18:47.762    OS Version: Windows x64 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
14:18:47.762    Number of processors: 8 586 0x1A05
14:18:47.762    ComputerName: AIM-PC  UserName: AIM
14:18:51.211    Initialize success
14:18:51.274    VM: initialized successfully
14:18:51.310    VM: Intel CPU supported
14:19:06.008    VM: supported disk I/O iaStor.sys
14:21:24.161    AVAST engine defs: 14071301
14:21:33.302    Disk 0 (boot) \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 -> \Device\Ide\IAAStorageDevice-1
14:21:33.306    Disk 0 Vendor: ST320006 CC44 Size: 1907729MB BusType: 3
14:21:33.412    VM: Disk 0 MBR read successfully
14:21:33.417    Disk 0 MBR scan
14:21:33.425    Disk 0 Windows VISTA default MBR code
14:21:33.429    Disk 0 Partition 1 00     DE Dell Utility Dell 8.0       39 MB offset 63
14:21:33.444    Disk 0 Partition 2 80 (A) 07    HPFS/NTFS NTFS        13566 MB offset 81920
14:21:33.447    Disk 0 Boot: NTFS     code=1
14:21:33.459    Disk 0 Partition 3 00     07    HPFS/NTFS NTFS      1894122 MB offset 27865088
14:21:33.486    Disk 0 scanning C:\Windows\system32\drivers
14:21:43.482    Service scanning
14:21:59.056    Modules scanning
14:21:59.064    Disk 0 trace - called modules:
14:21:59.085    ntoskrnl.exe CLASSPNP.SYS disk.sys iaStor.sys hal.dll
14:21:59.091    1 nt!IofCallDriver -> \Device\Harddisk0\DR0[0xfffffa800ae45790]
14:21:59.096    3 CLASSPNP.SYS[fffff88001ad143f] -> nt!IofCallDriver -> \Device\Ide\IAAStorageDevice-1[0xfffffa800ab66050]
14:22:01.291    AVAST engine scan C:\Windows
14:22:03.997    AVAST engine scan C:\Windows\system32
14:25:26.540    AVAST engine scan C:\Windows\system32\drivers
14:25:40.437    AVAST engine scan C:\Users\AIM
14:34:57.097    AVAST engine scan C:\ProgramData
14:37:25.016    Scan finished successfully
14:38:55.722    Disk 0 MBR has been saved successfully to "C:\Users\AIM\Documents\Aaron\MBR.dat"
14:38:55.726    The log file has been saved successfully to "C:\Users\AIM\Documents\Aaron\aswMBR.txt"

[Psychotic]

Is this an enterprise or business machine?

[aimbot]

I'm not sure if I understand the question.  This is my home computer but I use it when I work from home.  Its a Dell Studio XPS 9100 and it's considered to be a retail home computer.

[Psychotic]

Search for files with FRST (Recovery Environment)


Run FRST.

Type the following in the edit box after "Search:"

rpcss.dll

Click Search button and post the log (Search.txt) it makes to your reply.

[aimbot]

Here is the search.txt file

 

Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x64) Version: 14-07-2014 01
Ran by AIM at 2014-07-15 07:22:30
Running from C:\Users\AIM\Downloads
Boot Mode: Normal

================== Search Files: "rpcss.dll" =============

C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-com-base-qfe-rpcss_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_c7f0e16b547f887d\rpcss.dll
[2010-11-20 20:24][2010-11-20 20:24] 0512000 ____A (Microsoft Corporation) 5C627D1B1138676C0A7AB2C2C190D123 [File is signed]

C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll
[2010-11-20 20:24][2010-11-20 20:24] 0524288 ____A (Microsoft Corporation) 4A6DBC7D9E9DAC9F4016090745FFAC24

====== End Of Search ======

[Psychotic]

Fix with FRST (normal mode)

WARNING: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system
 

• Download the attached fixlist.txt and save it to the location where FRST is saved to.
• Run FRST.exe (on 64bit, run FRST64.exe) and press the Fix button just once and wait.
• The tool will make a log (Fixlog.txt) which you find where you saved FRST. Please post it to your reply.

 

 

 

 

Full System Scan with Malwarebytes Antimalware
 

• If not existing, please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
• Double-click the downloaded setup file and follow the prompts to install the program.
• At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to the following:
  • Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
  • A 14 day trial of the Premium features is pre-selected. You may deselect this if you wish, and it will not diminish the scanning and removal capabilities of the program.
• Click Finish.

If the program is already installed:

• Run Malwarebytes Antimalware
• On the Dashboard, click the 'Update Now >>' link
• After the update completes, click the 'Scan Now >>' button.
• Or, on the Dashboard, click the Scan Now >> button.
• If an update is available, click the Update Now button.
• A Threat Scan will begin.
• When the scan is complete, if there have been detections, click Apply Actions to allow MBAM to clean what was detected.
• In most cases, a restart will be required.
• Wait for the prompt to restart the computer to appear, then click on Yes.

• After the restart once you are back at your desktop, open MBAM once more.
• Click on the History tab > Application Logs.
• Double click on the scan log which shows the Date and time of the scan just performed.
• Click 'Copy to Clipboard'
• Paste the contents of the clipboard into your reply.

 

fixlist.txt

[aimbot]

This is my fixlog.txt

 

Fix result of Farbar Recovery Tool (FRST written by Farbar) (x64) Version: 14-07-2014 01
Ran by AIM at 2014-07-15 18:04:30 Run:1
Running from C:\Users\AIM\Desktop
Boot Mode: Normal
==============================================

Content of fixlist:
*****************
REPLACE: C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-com-base-qfe-rpcss_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_c7f0e16b547f887d\rpcss.dll C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll
2014-06-16 21:06 - 2014-06-16 21:06 - 00315743 ____S () C:\Windows\system32\wcyj.oxy
2014-06-16 21:06 - 2014-06-16 21:06 - 00037376 _____ (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.) C:\Users\AIM\AppData\Roaming\fyzgn.dll
Handler: cozi - {5356518D-FE9C-4E08-9C1F-1E872ECD367F} -  No File
SearchScopes: HKCU - {49606DC7-976D-4030-A74E-9FB5C842FA68} URL =

REBOOT:
*****************

C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll => Moved successfully.
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-com-base-qfe-rpcss_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_c7f0e16b547f887d\rpcss.dll copied successfully to C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll
Could not move "C:\Windows\system32\wcyj.oxy" => Scheduled to move on reboot.
C:\Users\AIM\AppData\Roaming\fyzgn.dll => Moved successfully.
'HKCR\PROTOCOLS\Handler\cozi' => Key deleted successfully.
'HKCR\CLSID\{5356518D-FE9C-4E08-9C1F-1E872ECD367F}'=> Key not found.
'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{49606DC7-976D-4030-A74E-9FB5C842FA68}' => Key deleted successfully.
'HKCR\CLSID\{49606DC7-976D-4030-A74E-9FB5C842FA68}'=> Key not found.

=> Result of Scheduled Files to move (Boot Mode: Normal) (Date&Time: 2014-07-15 18:07:27)<=

C:\Windows\system32\wcyj.oxy => Is moved successfully.

==== End of Fixlog ====

 

 

 

I ran Malwarebytes and no malicious items were detected.

 

This is my scan log

 

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
www.malwarebytes.org

Scan Date: 7/15/2014
Scan Time: 6:11:42 PM
Logfile:
Administrator: Yes

Version: 2.00.2.1012
Malware Database: v2014.07.15.15
Rootkit Database: v2014.07.14.01
License: Premium
Malware Protection: Enabled
Malicious Website Protection: Enabled
Self-protection: Disabled

OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: AIM

Scan Type: Threat Scan
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 297041
Time Elapsed: 10 min, 22 sec

Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Enabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Warn
PUM: Enabled

Processes: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Modules: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folders: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Files: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Physical Sectors: 0
(No malicious items detected)

(end)

[Psychotic]

@sbollinger: Don´t post into other user´s topics!

 

@aimbot:

 

 

Looks good!

 

 

Scan with ESET Online Scan

Please go to here to run the online scannner from ESET.

• Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan
• Tick the box next to YES, I accept the Terms of Use.
• Click Start
• When asked, allow the activex control to install
• Click Start
• Make sure that the option Remove found threats is unticked
• Click on Advanced Settings and ensure these options are ticked:
  • Scan for potentially unwanted applications
• Scan for potentially unsafe applications
• Enable Anti-Stealth Technology

[*]Click Scan[*]Wait for the scan to finish[*]If any threats were found, click the 'List of found threats' , then click Export to text file.... [*]Save it to your desktop, then please copy and paste that log as a reply to this topic.

[sbollinger]

@aimbot and @psychotic:

Please forgive my ignorance of forum etiquette.  I will start a new thread.

Good Luck,

sbollinger

[aimbot]

eset.txt

It did find a threat.  It looks like it is found in the FRST Quarantine file

 

Here is the list of found threats.

 

C:\FRST\Quarantine\C\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll.xBAD Win64/Patched.I trojan

[Psychotic]

Yes, this is already quarantined.

 

 

Then we can do the cleanup - if you are facing any issues, report that immediately.

Delete junk with adwCleaner


Please download AdwCleaner to your desktop.

• Run adwcleaner.exe
• Hit Scan and wait for the scan to finish.
• Confirm the message but don´t uncheck anything.
• Hit Clean
• When the run is finished, it will open up a text file
• Please post its contents within your next reply
• You´ll find the log file at C:\AdwCleaner[s1].txt also
  

Delete junk with JRT

Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.

• Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
• Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
• On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
• Post the contents of JRT.txt into your next message.
  

SecurityCheck

Reboot your system before starting!

Please download SecurityCheck: LINK1 LINK2

• Save it to your desktop, start it and follow the instructions in the window.
• After the scan finished the (checkup.txt) will open. Copy its content to your thread.
  

[aimbot]

This is my adwcleaner report.

 

# AdwCleaner v3.216 - Report created 17/07/2014 at 18:45:55
# Updated 17/07/2014 by Xplode
# Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 (64 bits)
# Username : AIM - AIM-PC
# Running from : C:\Users\AIM\Downloads\adwcleaner_3.216.exe
# Option : Clean

***** [ Services ] *****

***** [ Files / Folders ] *****

File Deleted : C:\Users\Public\Desktop\eBay.lnk
File Deleted : C:\Users\AIM\AppData\Local\Temp\Uninstall.exe

***** [ Shortcuts ] *****

***** [ Registry ] *****

Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\protector_dll.protectorbho
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\protector_dll.protectorbho.1
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\avg-secure-search-installer_RASAPI32
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\avg-secure-search-installer_RASMANCS
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE9028D0-5FFA-4E69-94E3-89EE8741F468}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E7DF6BFF-55A5-4EB7-A673-4ED3E9456D39}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{065C1A21-97F8-45FB-A9F0-861B60FACEC8}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3204358F-5904-46A6-841F-D6B5BE3EF4E3}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3AE67737-0E3E-44AA-AA5E-46A68BF017FF}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3EE5B726-044A-48D2-AA7B-049BD9A0F62A}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{60FBBE03-57FF-49D8-B38E-053D3F489825}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{6A5182F1-C0B8-42B8-96CC-7F329CD46913}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{6C153418-8E4D-4FAF-AF27-5201E38463A7}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A26A2F05-AC4D-4A1E-9531-9125F7309B78}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{CC5D6240-7DF0-435D-9B9B-F8586A99DE86}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F343045E-E20A-46E1-82D8-9962C43EFC9E}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FBB360DC-CB6C-4D6A-808A-2C773151BFFF}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FFD7DDAC-EC28-42A5-8D39-917B9078604B}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{03E2A1F3-4402-4121-8B35-733216D61217}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9E3B11F6-4179-4603-A71B-A55F4BCB0BEC}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{9C049BA6-EA47-4AC3-AED6-A66D8DC9E1D8}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{F25AF245-4A81-40DC-92F9-E9021F207706}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{49606DC7-976D-4030-A74E-9FB5C842FA68}
Value Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar [{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}]
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{03E2A1F3-4402-4121-8B35-733216D61217}
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4E92DB5F-AAD9-49D3-8EAB-B40CBE5B1FF7}
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9E3B11F6-4179-4603-A71B-A55F4BCB0BEC}
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C401D2CE-DC27-45C7-BC0C-8E6EA7F085D6}
Value Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar [{2318C2B1-4965-11D4-9B18-009027A5CD4F}]
Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{49606DC7-976D-4030-A74E-9FB5C842FA68}

***** [ Browsers ] *****

-\\ Internet Explorer v11.0.9600.17207

-\\ Google Chrome v

[ File : C:\Users\AIM\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\preferences ]

Deleted [search Provider] : hxxp://search.aol.com/aol/search?query={searchTerms}
Deleted [search Provider] : hxxp://www.ask.com/web?q={searchTerms}
Deleted [search Provider] : hxxp://movies.netflix.com/WiSearch?raw_query=naked+and+afraid&ac_category_type=none&ac_rel_posn=-1&ac_abs_posn=-1&v1={searchTerms}&search_submit=

*************************

AdwCleaner[R0].txt - [4130 octets] - [17/07/2014 18:45:11]
AdwCleaner[s0].txt - [4101 octets] - [17/07/2014 18:45:55]

########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner[s0].txt - [4161 octets] ##########

[aimbot]

This is my JRT file 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Junkware Removal Tool (JRT) by Thisisu
Version: 6.1.4 (04.06.2014:1)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Ran by AIM on Thu 07/17/2014 at 19:06:54.19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

~~~ Services

 

~~~ Registry Values

 

~~~ Registry Keys

 

~~~ Files

 

~~~ Folders

Successfully deleted: [Folder] "C:\Users\AIM\AppData\Roaming\getrighttogo"

~~~ Event Viewer Logs were cleared

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scan was completed on Thu 07/17/2014 at 19:10:42.58
End of JRT log
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[aimbot]

and this is my checkup log.

 

Results of screen317's Security Check version 0.99.85 
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 (UAC is disabled!) 
Internet Explorer 11 
``````````````Antivirus/Firewall Check:``````````````
Windows Firewall Enabled! 
WMI entry may not exist for antivirus; attempting automatic update.
`````````Anti-malware/Other Utilities Check:`````````
Java 7 Update 60 
Adobe Reader 10.1.10 Adobe Reader out of Date! 
Google Chrome 35.0.1916.114 
Google Chrome 35.0.1916.153 
````````Process Check: objlist.exe by Laurent```````` 
Norton ccSvcHst.exe
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbamservice.exe 
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbam.exe 
Symantec AntiVirus DefWatch.exe  
Symantec AntiVirus VPTray.exe  
Symantec AntiVirus Rtvscan.exe  
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbamscheduler.exe  
`````````````````System Health check`````````````````
Total Fragmentation on Drive C: 0%
````````````````````End of Log``````````````````````

[Psychotic]

Your system is clean now!

 

 

Adobe Reader out of date

Your Adobe Reader is outdated. We will fix this.

• Get the actual software from here. Important: Uncheck any optional software (for example Google Chrome, etc.) offered.
• Run setup and follow the instructions.
• Click upon Start-->control panel-->add/remove programs.
• Search for and remove any older reader versions.
  

 

 

 

Uninstall our tools using delfix

Please follow these steps in order:

1. In the case we used Defogger to turn off your CD emulation software. You can start it again and use the Enable button.
2. In the case we used Combofix. Deactivate your antivirus software once more, then rename the combofix.exe to uninstall.exe and run it one last time. You shall be noted that Combofix has been removed.
3. In any case please download delfix to your desktop.
   
   • Close all other programms and start delfix.
   • Please check all the boxes and run the tool.
   • delfix will now delete all found traces of our removal process
     

[*] If there is still something left please delete it manualy.

Delete System Restore Points

To ensure your System Restore Points are free of malware, we will delete all of them but the most recent or create a new one.

On Windows Vista: Please follow these instructions to delete all but the most common System Protection Restore Points.
On Windows 7/8: Please follow these instructions to delete all but the most common System Protection Restore Points.
On Windows XP: Please follow these instructions to delete all but the most common System Protection Restore Points.




Temp File Cleaner

We need to download Temp File Cleaner (TFC) by OldTimer:

• Please download TFC.exe by Oldtimer at one of the two links: Link 1 Link 2
• Save and close all running applications
• Double-click on TFC.exe to run the program
• Click on Start to begin the cleaning process note: this program may close running applications, make your screen disappear temporarily, or require a reboot of your PC - this is normal and part of the cleanup
• When the scan is complete, if you were not asked to reboot the computer, please do so now

More Information can be found about the tool here: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/

 

 

 

Recommendations: How to protect yourself

• System Updates
  Please ensure to have automatic updates activated in your control panel.
  For further information and a tutorial, see this Microsoft Support article.
• Protection
  What you need is one (not more) virus scanner with background protection. Additionally I recommend a special malware scanner to run on demand weekly.
  Personally I am using avast! Antivirus Free Edition and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. They offer good protection for free.
  
  • To keep your browser free of advertising, you may install the Adblock Plus browser extension.
    It will filter unwanted advertising out of the website´s content.
  • To protect yourself from accidentally visiting malicious web sites, install the Web of Trust (WOT) browser extension.
    It will display a green (safe), yellow (unknown) or red (potentially dangerous) icon for a visited website within your browser.
    In addition, before accessing a dangerous classified web site, a warning screen is displayed.
    

  [*]Up to date Software
  Keep your Windows and your third party software up to date. The easiest way to get infected is an outdated windows, followed by: browser(s) (including add-ons and plug-ins), Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader, Java Runtime Environment, your antivirus program and so on. These links may help you to check:
  

  • Secunia Personal Software Inspector - checks if your software has updates available.
  • SecurityCheck (by screen317) - scans your computer for most vulnerable outdated software.
  • Mozilla: Check your plugins - The webpage will tell you if you have outdated plugins running in your Firefox browser.
    

  [*]Backup
  Hardware issues, malware, fire, lightning strike: There is a long list of different ways to loose all your data. Back up your files regularly. Use the windows internal backup function or a third party tool and save your data onto an external hard drive, cloud storage, optical media like CDs or DVDs or (if available) a professional network backup system. [*]Behaviour
  The commonest error when using a computer is "error 80" - what means that the error is located about 80cm in front of the monitor. This is a common joke between IT support technicians but it shows that all the safety mechanisms won´t help if you aren´t careful enough.
  

  • While surfing the internet, don´t click on anything you don´t know. In the worst case, it infects your system with malware.
  • Watch your step in social networks! Many cyber criminals use them to spread malware, mine personal pata (to be sold to advertising companies, for example) or simply do damage to other users. Even if a received hyperlink within a message seems to be coming from one of your friends, have a closer look. In addition, don´t click everything.
  • When installing software, have a look to each of the setup windows and uncheck any additional toolbars or free programs that may be offered additionally. Most of today´s setup procedures contain potentially unwanted programs so keep them off your system.
  • Avoid gaming sites, pirated software, cracking tools, keygens, and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs.
    They are a security risk which can make your computer susceptible to a wide variety of malware infections, remote attacks, exposure of personal information, and identity theft. Many malicious worms and Trojans spread across P2P file sharing networks, gaming and underground sites.
    

  
  
  

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