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security center messed up

Computer is running Windows xp pro sp3. Recently removed xp antivirus 2011. I had to renable the security center by modifying registry entries. I'm now getting the following message. " We're sorry. The security center could not change your automatic update settings. To try changing these settings yourself, go to system in control panel..." When I go to system in control panel, the automatic updater is already enabled.

mrcannon

Sounds like the infection broke these settings. I would try a system restore - if the restore points are available, then maybe Combofix and then in place repair of XP if those fail.

Nivlesh

also try malwarebytes from www.malwarebytes.org .. i love this software since it helps cleanup all infections

rpggamergirl

Here's another option you can try... RogueKiller, after running mode 2, also run mode 6

There's an article on RogueKiller:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Virus_and_Spyware/Anti-Virus/A_4922-Rogue-Killer-What-a-great-name.html

And as had been suggested, ComboFix here's the link, please post the resulting log.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix

If the problem persists, use TDSSKiller:
Download, extract and run TDSSkiller.exe
http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.zip

techieguy_1000

ASKER

I ran roguekiller tonight, it hung instantly, I could not choose any options. I am running combofix now, it discovered rootkit activity and is still scanning.

younghv

With RogueKiller, you will sometimes have to start it repeatedly until it will run through and give you the options you need.

I've started saving it as 'RK' when downloading it. Not sure if malware can identify it by name - but the developer does recommend multiple starts if needed.

techieguy_1000

ASKER

Attached is the combofix log file
combofixlog.txt

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techieguy_1000

ASKER

I have no idea what Tarma installer is, so I'm going to leave that deleted. Tdskiller did not find any infections. Dial a fix seems to have worked. The error message is gone, and I'm getting windows updates. Thank you rpggamergirl you really are a genius!

rpggamergirl

You're welcome, glad to know it's resolved.

To uninstall Combofix:
Go to Start > Run and 'copy and paste' next command in the field:

ComboFix /Uninstall

Or simply rename ComboFix.exe to Uninstall.exe and double click it.

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