razz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A scan with Avast revealed that our router had been infected. A notice further reads: "Your router has been compromised and your network connections are being routed through a malicious remote server". Part of another message reads: "Your router has been hacked and its DNS settings have been modified to serve malicious contents". I immediately changed the router password via the TP-Link page on my browser (192.168.0.1). Besides performing a firmware update to our router, is there anything else that you would recommend that I do? Our router is: TP-Link Wireless N Gigabit Router Model: TL-WR1043ND Version 2 A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted February 4, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 4, 2016 in case you haven't gone to the Avast website, this is from their site; https://help.avast.com/en/ws_android/1/tp-link/howto_dns_hijack.html#solution Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thank you for that, Razz & mta. Never had even run that scan with Avast. Came back OK. Got a new router from my isp a while back, have not learned to trust it yet. Feel better now. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can't a phone call to the ISP reset the router and input a new password (that's part of what you're paying them for). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 tvm for the link mta. I'll update the firmware and then proceed with configuration according to the instructions. Thanks again. @ login: glad you feel better now Hopefully I will too soon. Note: In case you haven't yet, it's a very good idea to change your password from the password that it was shipped with (usually "admin"). A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can't a phone call to the ISP reset the router and input a new password (that's part of what you're paying them for). Is that not only if your router was supplied by you ISP? We purchased ours from another source. Only the modem was supplied by our ISP. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 "The password is...1...2...3...4...5..." President Screwball - "That's amazing! I have the same password for my luggage!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted February 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2016 "The password is...1...2...3...4...5..." President Screwball - "That's amazing! I have the same password for my luggage!" What? If this is helpful I'm not understanding, if not try and be a little more useful when posting in threads which deserve it... ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 tvm for the link mta. I'll update the firmware and then proceed with configuration according to the instructions. Thanks again. @ login: glad you feel better now Hopefully I will too soon. Note: In case you haven't yet, it's a very good idea to change your password from the password that it was shipped with (usually "admin"). Thanks for the reply. My isp recently replaced the old router I purchased with one they supply. The old one was out of date (imagine that, on a system of mine ) so I just allowed them to replace it. I could control anything I wanted in the old one, not so much on the new one. I checked everything I know how, and did fix the password, but don't completely trust it yet. So the Avast scan made me feel better. Fwiw, I think Corona's reply was a joke. Am pretty sure of that, but my conclusion is not based on any quantitative empirical data. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aBoijj Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 A router firmware update won't necessarily change DNS settings. Check them manually! Usually you'll want to have it set to obtain DNS server addresses automatically from the ISP (DHCP feature). In rare cases (like the ISP DNS servers are unreliable) you might use OpenDNS or Google settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thank you aBoijj, I'm all set. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The 2 posts circled are identical as far as I can tell, except in different forums. Same URL, same content, etc. How can this be? Am I seeing double double? Is a forum software glitch? Don't think razz double posted. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted February 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2016 No you aren't seeing double as I can see it too. Usually when a post is moved to another area of the forum (e.g. Lounge to Win Security) it isn't seen in the original area, just the new area. Not sure what happened here but it's gone now from the lounge to post heaven Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think the forum software is perhaps auto-cleaning itself as I've seen moved posts before with a link still in the improper forum area it was originally posted in. Or someone is doing it. Not me though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators nukecad Posted February 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2016 It was probably an expiring redirect. As a mod on another forum (vBullitin based) I occasionaly move threads from one forum to another. When I move a thread there are options to leave a redirect from the original location, and you can set these to expire after a set time (no redirect, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, permanent). This is partly so that anyone who has bookmarked (or subscribed to) the original location will be redirected to the new location. It does leave the same thread showing in both locations until the redirect expires, but there is only one thread in reality. As I say that's with vBulletin but I assume it's the same with IPBoard. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2016 There's no options for us when moving here at least using IPB, you have the option to leave a link to the original location but no expiration time limit is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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