spam emails being sent from my pc...Need help!

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Hewwingman, May 29, 2005.

  1. Hewwingman

    Hewwingman Private E-2

    Hi there,
    I am having trouble with spam emails being sent from my system. I have a HJT log ready, and I need help fast...this thing is sending mails out rather quickly, and I don't want to get blamed for spamming...
    Would appreciate a fast response..
     
  2. bjgarrick

    bjgarrick MajorGeeks Admin - Malware Expert

    First, please follow ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ ME FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR SUPPORT: Basic Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal

    After doing ALL of the above if you still have a problem:


    [​IMG] Download HijackThis 1.99.1

    [​IMG] Unzip the hijackthis.exe file to a folder you create named C:\Program Files\HJT

    [​IMG] Do NOT run Hijack This from the Desktop, a temp folder, or a sub-folder of C:\Documents and Settings, or choose to run it directly from the ZIP file as your backups will not be safely stored.

    [​IMG]Before running HijackThis: You must close each of the following:your web browser, e-mail client, instant messenger, and programs like notepad, wordpad, MS Word etc. And any other unnecessary running programs.

    [​IMG]Run HijackThis and save your log file.

    [​IMG] Post your log as an ATTACHMENT to your next post. (Do NOT copy/paste the log into your post as it will be removed).

    [​IMG]Need help with HJT? See this thread: NO HIJACK THIS LOG FILES BEFORE READING THIS: HJT Tutorial & LOG File Posting
     
  3. Hewwingman

    Hewwingman Private E-2

    Hi, thanks for getting back to me.. But in the meantime, I have managed to solve the problem. It was caused by a virus hidden in cmd32.exe. I found and deleted it using an online scanner.
     
  4. bjgarrick

    bjgarrick MajorGeeks Admin - Malware Expert

    Thats good you got it, but just to be safe you can post a HJT log to confirm your clean and make sure nothing is hiding. Its up to you though.
     

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