Disastrous malware

Hello there, im new to this forum and i hope i havent posted this in a wrong place.

I have 2 questions about malware that was hunting me for 2 weeks. As i recall one anti virus software recognized that virus as Malware.Licum. I solve the problem for now but i need some info about future protection.

After a full system reinstall virus came back through exe files i had stored on other partitions (that is my clue) and i want to know:

1) Is there maybe another way that a virus can be awaken other than launching infected exe, bat files after a full system reinstall and

2) Have i protected my exe and bat programs from being infected by this kind of malware and similar ones by putting them in a zip?

Any help is appreciated.

 

Why are threads which are posted today or yesterday and which require much more effort and time to solve than mine are answered quicker, and this simple 2 questions thread i posted is rotting here for days?

Am i missing something?
Please guide me if i did smomething wrong.

 

Can't be certain but surmise the answer to your first question is yes. A MBR infection is the first thing that comes to mind or an outside source(i.e. internet, LAN, etc.).

As for the second question, probably. Especially if you encrypted the zip files. However, that will not protect your system and as soon as you extract the contents of the zip(s) so you can use the contents, the extracted contents would then be vulnerable again.

BTW, since you're not sure how the files are being infected, are you sure the ones you've zipped aren't already infected?

Your third question... since Kestrel13! moved your thread, I suspect you originally posted it in the Malware Removal Forum. Malware Fighters have very little time to deal with posts that do not have the required logs attached. Plus, when a thread is started in the malware forum, no one except the OP, members of the Malware Fighting Team and of course the administrators are able to post in that thread.

While your first two questions seem simple, they are not so simple to answer with out a few more details. Such as:
What OS, Windows 7, Vista, XP Home/Pro and what SP?
Which "one anti virus" software recognized this virus?
What security applications(firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware) do you have installed on your system? And are they up to date?
How did you "solve the problem for now"?
Are you "always connected"(i.e. DSL) to the internet?
Are you connected to a LAN?
Did you manage to connect to the internet or access a CD/DVD/floppy/flash drive, before the system was reinfected?

"(that is my clue)", that is your clue to what?

If some one wanted to make a suggestion as to what would be a good security set-up, it would be helpful to know the answers to many of the above questions.

At this point, the only sensible suggestion would seem to be, for you to read How to Protect yourself from malware!

If you believe the system still has a virus then you should follow the READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide. If there are any steps you can't complete, make a what/why note. Then start a new thread in the Malware Removal forum making sure you include any notes you might have made and above all, attach the logs that were made while following the removal guide steps. Then, be patient, don't bump, it would only put you farther back in line.

 

I solved the problem "for now", just be reinstalling the system and deleting ALL exe files on the other partition, as for the exe files, thats cool if they are safe in zip, i asked that if i get the same infection again one day, so i can easily restore the system from backup and be sure that those exes on other partition where protected in a zip.


I have nothing more to do here but to say one big THANKS for your time and detailled answers!

Cheers!