remove temp files on XP Home

[Fordtruckmaniac]

Where all can a person safely remove temp files or cab files from, besides what CCleaner and windows disk cleanup and cleaning temp files in the internet options/general tab?


A friend has an HP laptop with XP Home. He is bombarded every 6 minutes (yes almost exactly 6 minutes) with 4 slightly different variations of trojans trying to enter his computer. Avast catches them and stops them before they actually enter his computer. Avast tells him to abort the connection, he does and about 6 minutes later all 4 are back. This will happen even when just the deskstop showing. He has a wireless connection.

I have had him in safe mode with system restore shut off, he has ran the Avast, Ewido, Adaware, Spybot, CCleaner, Microsoft Anti spy (all updated), disk cleanup and so on in safe mode.  No good.

Could there be a hidden temp file or cab file, that is not showing as a virus in his computer, that is sending outbound info thats saying "attack me" to somewhere else? I know that maybe sounds dumb.

He has Kerio for a firewall. Don't know the version.

[shoon81]

Here http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/ scan your computer for weaknesses in your firewall then report back. Do the Simple Probe scan and the Port Scan.

[infoseeker]

shoon81
 http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/ very nice website

 Fordtruckmaniac
if the pc "infected" is easy to attack (according to the  http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/)
meaning the the firewall is weak in this case try ZONE ALaRM
if not, try this

 Please print the below instructions or copy them to Notepad.

Download CleanUp! http://cleanup.stevengould.org/ (Alternate Link if main link don't work - http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/CleanUp.exe ) and install it. Don't run it yet.

Restart your computer and boot into Safe Mode (if you don't know how, go to http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=61 ). Make sure to close any internet browsers that may still be open.

Run Cleanup in safemode
CleanUp! deletes EVERYTHING out of your temp/temporary folders. It does not make backups. If you have any documents or programs that are saved in any Temporary Folders, make a backup of these before running CleanUp!. Run CleanUp! and click on the CleanUp! button. Let it run. After it's done, click the Close button

Now restart your pc

[Fordtruckmaniac]

This computer is a state away from me and we are doing this over the phone.

Will give this all a shot.  Probably tonight.


Thanks,

[dl65]

 Fordtruckmaniac...... It might be prudent to have your friend record the names of the trojans ...so we will know what we're dealing with ....It would also be a good idea to go into the control panel ....click on folder options ....and then the view tab .....make sure that show hidden files and folders are ticked ...... then click apply and ok......... Also it would be a good idea to have your friend D/L hijackthis and post a logfile .....trojans , if thats what they are dealing with are extremely crafty and hijackthis is a very good diagnostic tool.


dl65  

[Fordtruckmaniac]

Well to continue this saga.

When I got back ahold of him that evening, someone else talked him into disabling Avast and let them come on in and fight with them once they made it in.

So thats what he did.

He cleaned them out after that. And claims the warnings have stopped. :-/

I don't know :-?

thanks,

[Dilbert]

There are so many ways this could be bad...

[Fordtruckmaniac]

There are so many ways this could be bad...

I hear you loud and clear.

I was   when he told me what he had done.


Is the Cleanup utility better than CCleaner?