327vette Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I stupidly did a download and install of Xvid from a questionable web site. After my brain cramp subsided I uninstalled the program and decided to clean the registry up with CCleaner. CCleaner wouldn't open. A flash and it was gone. Tried to do a system restore (Windows 7 64bit) and got the same result, a flash and it was gone. After much messing around I found a program called Crystal.exe in the startup. (MSconfig) I unchecked the box so it wouldn't start up and rebooted. CCleaner and system restore now work ok. I've done system scans with Microsoft Security Essentials, Threatfire, Malwarebytes, and IOBit Malware fighter. Everything says the system is clean. Anyone got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozer Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Some info for you -- and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
327vette Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Some info for you -- and this. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! The webroot software not only identified it as a threat and removed it, it also found another one that the other programs missed. NVWIZ.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I would guess that means nVidea Wizard (like in a migration wizard.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
327vette Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 I would guess that means nVidea Wizard (like in a migration wizard.) Right. It seemed kind of strange as I've never had any Nvida products in this computer. Webroot said it was bad news so it's gone now anyway. There are a few websites that have it listed as spyware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Get anything you can from filehippo.com . They're a Piriform approved site. I've used it for many years. Clean stuff. But the best bet is to see what the folks at Piriform say about all apps available there. For example, I don't install Java anymore. I thought it was as necessary as Flash. Not so much, apparently. Adobe bloat uses Java. And I hate bloatware. Nothing sinks faster in water than a bloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
327vette Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Get anything you can from filehippo.com . They're a Piriform approved site. I've used it for many years. Clean stuff. But the best bet is to see what the folks at Piriform say about all apps available there. For example, I don't install Java anymore. I thought it was as necessary as Flash. Not so much, apparently. Adobe bloat uses Java. And I hate bloatware. Nothing sinks faster in water than a bloat. Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 24, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 24, 2011 The webroot software not only identified it as a threat and removed it, it also found another one that the other programs missed. NVWIZ.exe Did you at least try this first as it can reveal allot more malware that could still be on your system: http://forum.pirifor...showtopic=20120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
327vette Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Did you at least try this first as it can reveal allot more malware that could still be on your system: http://forum.pirifor...showtopic=20120 I downloaded and tried a scan with Malwarebytes anti malware but it didn't detect any problems. I hadn't seen that post you linked to so wasn't aware of step two. Guess I should have looked a bit harder. It's getting a bit late here now so I'll give it a try tomorrow just to be sure my system is clean but I think webroot found the problem as everything seems to be running good now. Thanks again for you help and advice. It's much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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