I am attempting to clean up a friends HP PC which is running Vista 32 bit SP2.
I believe she has contracted a piece of malware by clicking on a photo in facebook (Is this a picture of you?). One of the symptoms is preventing the computer installing updates for Vista and Defender. I have downloaded the Malicious Software Removal tool from MS and I am running full scans on Malwarebytes, AVAST and spydoctor.
However, when booting up the taskbar icon for safely removing hardware always shows multiple drives attached (F,G,H,I,J,K,L) which all safely eject. I am wondering is there a way of preventing this occuring on boot up?
Webroot Internet Security Essentials is supposed to be very good. They have a free trial available. A long time ago I had a simple version of Norton installed along with Webroot Spysweeper. Webroot Spysweeper filled in with additional scans to back Norton up. When the two ran together it wasn't a bad combination. Webroot has its own Antivirus it comes with recommendations from--PC Magazine, Network Administrators.