I'd already reset IE and used the Norton Removal tool.
I don't know how much of an indicator it is, but looking at CPU usage in Control Panel, things are pretty quiet. Previously there was a background level of activity and regular pulses every 12 seconds or so.
I made the hosts file ( I assume it's with no extension??)
I haven't noticed any difference. Is the file actually doing anything, with everything commented out?
I did find some malware on an SD card which hadn't been plugged in for a long time. A shell script was in an ini file to execute a file in the Recycle directory. MSE found it.
If I rerun HijackThis and compare log files, am I likely to see if something has popped up again?
Thanks for your help guys. I'm away for a week or so, and really needed a quicker PC anyway, so I think I'll leave it as is for now.
Formatting and rebuilding isn't too appealing after using the thing for 5-6 years. I don't thionk I could find all the discs etc now!
I'll ask again, what do you guys use as an AV program to sit on your machines??
I don't know how much of an indicator it is, but looking at CPU usage in Control Panel, things are pretty quiet. Previously there was a background level of activity and regular pulses every 12 seconds or so.
I made the hosts file ( I assume it's with no extension??)
I haven't noticed any difference. Is the file actually doing anything, with everything commented out?
I did find some malware on an SD card which hadn't been plugged in for a long time. A shell script was in an ini file to execute a file in the Recycle directory. MSE found it.
If I rerun HijackThis and compare log files, am I likely to see if something has popped up again?
Thanks for your help guys. I'm away for a week or so, and really needed a quicker PC anyway, so I think I'll leave it as is for now.
Formatting and rebuilding isn't too appealing after using the thing for 5-6 years. I don't thionk I could find all the discs etc now!
I'll ask again, what do you guys use as an AV program to sit on your machines??