I recently restored a Toshiba satellite laptop to factory state. Started on a clean slate. I"m running windows 7, 64 bits. Installed Norton antivirus and checked with Norton power erasers, and it was clean.
I don't email from this machine, I only watch art instruction videos streamed on a paid membership site from a well known art publisher. And I use Paltalk wich is an instant messenger, which may be a problem, since the software interface runs ads. I'm not doing anything else , not even browsing, just observing these for now.
I got a few alerts that Norton blocked Trojan.Gen detected by auto protect. I would like to understand how these .tmp get in there. Some alerts go like this:
on 08/13 Trojan.Gen was detected and blocked by auto protect. /c67b.tmp / containted threat.
c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\drm\c67b.tmp
and then another alert came up with a sligthly variation in the TMP changing to ...drm\c67c.tmp
What are these trojans, and where could they be coming from if I'm not doing much with the laptop?
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Unfortunately, with the amount of threads means the waiting time is longer, Norton continually Blocking files won't hurt your system but is is just annoying, Please wait and be patient. I am trying to keep up, spending hours here to script and clean machines on a first come/first served basis. If you or someone adds to your thread It will be pushed back in line due to the new update. I use the boards in reverse to what is seen
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2. Break
3. Destroy
4. Cleanup (including system as a whole)
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To enter System Recovery Options from the Advanced Boot Options:
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS is loaded begin tapping the F8 key until Advanced Boot Options appears.
Use the arrow keys to select the Repair your computer menu item.
Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
Select your user account and click Next.
On the System Recovery Options menu you will get the following options:
Startup Repair System Restore Windows Complete PC Restore Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool Command Prompt
Select Command Prompt
In the command window type in notepad and press Enter.
The notepad opens. Under File menu select Open.
Select "Computer" and find your flash drive letter and close the notepad.
In the command window type e:\frst.exe (for x64 bit version type e:\frst64) and press Enter Note: Replace letter e with the drive letter of your flash drive.
The tool will start to run.
When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
Press Scan button.
It will make a log (FRST.txt) on the flash drive. restart the system and load Windows Please attach the log in your reply.
I run norton update twice a day, scanning the computer and doing a full scan daily.
I'm trying not to use the computer as much...I have not been getting any more trojan alerts but then again, but I'm not using the Paltalk IM, I'm not even browsing on INternet explorer....just scanning everyday.
I can see five things in the quarantine the last is some suspicious clould 7. f. and those trojan gen.
I asked in the toshiba forum if there was any possibiility of the "hiden image where the restore thing resides to be infected with a virus from factory, since this computer was freshly restored to factory condition, and they said not likely unless the virus was really smart.
But I think is a good idea then to stop some start up items and just have a look...If you could help me with these startup items, I would appreaciate.
"I asked in the toshiba forum if there was any possibiility of the "hiden image where the restore thing resides to be infected with a virus from factory, since this computer was freshly restored to factory condition, and they said not likely unless the virus was really smart."
User is using another forum so I am finished on this thread, user can use the other forum
"and they said not likely unless the virus was really smart." Then they now little, as why do I have to go about removing zeroaccess (old) file systems and partitions belonging to like Pihar and MaxSS (SST.*).
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