How to remove rvhost.exe aka Trojan Horse?

You have a nasty worm on your computer, so called W32/SillyFDC-G
Let’s start cleaning your computer, shall we?
You should print out these instructions, or copy them to a NotePad file for reading while in Safe Mode, because you will not be able to connect to the Internet to read from this site.
Make a new folder to HijackThis! Like this: C:/Hjt/Hijackthis.exe IMPORTANT FOR THE BACKUPS!
I don’t see any firewall running on your computer?( Stop using Windows Defender, because it’s too weak) Please download some other firewall from here
After Downloading & Installing new firewall –> =============== * Click Start * Click Control Panel * Double-click Add or Remove Program * Find and remove this program if found:
Yahoo Messengger
=============== Please download AVG Anti-Spyware to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder. http://www.ewido.net/en/download/ * Install AVG Anti-Spyware by double clicking the installer. * Follow the prompts. Make sure that Launch AVG Anti-Spyware is checked. * On the main screen under Your Computer’s security. * Click on Change state next to Resident shield. It should now change to inactive. * Click on Change state next to Automatic updates. It should now change to inactive. * Next to Last Update, click on Update now. (You will need an active internet connection to perform this) * Wait until you see the Update succesfull message. * Right-click the AVG Anti-Spyware Tray Icon and uncheck Start with Windows. * Right-click the AVG Anti-Spyware Tray Icon and select Exit. Confirm by clicking Yes. If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update ewido. AVG Anti-Spyware manual updates. Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that AVG Anti-Spyware is closed before installing the update. =============== Run HijackThis Click on do a system scan only Place a checkmark next to these lines(if still present)
F2 – REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe RVHOST.exe O2 – BHO: (no name) – {140BD8E3-C167-11D4-B4A3-080000180323} – (no file) O2 – BHO: (no name) – {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} – (no file) O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo Messengger] C:\WINDOWS\system32\RVHOST.exe O7 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1 O9 – Extra button: Sky – {08E730A4-FB02-45BD-A900-01E4AD8016F6} – http://www.skybroadband.com (file missing) (If you don’t need)
Then close all windows except HijackThis and click Fix Checked =============== Download ATF (Atribune Temp File) Cleaner© by Atribune to your desktop. This program is for XP and Windows 2000 only!
Double-click ATF Cleaner.exe to open it.
Under Main select the following:
* Windows Temp * Current User Temp * All Users Temp * Temporary Internet Files * Prefetch * Java Cache
*The other boxes are optional* Then click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox:
* Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All * Click the Empty Selected button. * NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click NO at the prompt.
If you use Opera:
* Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All * Click the Empty Selected button. * NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click NO at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu. ===============
* Go to Start > My Computer * Go to Tools > Folder Options * Click on the View tab * Untick the following:
* Hide extensions for known file types * Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
* You will get a message warning you about showing protected operating system files, click Yes * Make sure this option is selected:
* Show hidden files and folders * Click Apply and then click OK

Restart your computer to Safe Mode.
1. If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power. 2. Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on. 3. Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu will appear. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a “keyboard error” message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again. 4. Ensure that the Safe Mode option is selected. 5. Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe Mode. 6. Login on your usual account. =============== When in Safemode, please find and remove this:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RVHOST.exe
=============== Close ALL open Windows / Programs / Folders. Please start AVG Anti-Spyware and run a full scan. * Click on Scanner on the toolbar. * Click on the Settings tab. * Under How to act? * Click on Recommended Action and choose Quarantine from the popup menu. * Under How to scan? * All checkboxes should be ticked. * Under Possibly unwanted software: * All checkboxes should be ticked. * Under Reports: * Select Automatically generate report after every scan and uncheck Only if threats were found. * Under What to scan? * Select Scan every file. * Click on the Scan tab. * Click on Complete System Scan to start the scan process. * Let the program scan the machine. * When the scan has finished, follow the instructions below. IMPORTANT : Don’t click on the “Save Scan Report” button before you did hit the “Apply all Actions” button. * Make sure that Set all elements to: shows Quarantine (1), if not click on the link and choose Quarantine from the popup menu. (2) * At the bottom of the window click on the Apply all Actions button. (3)
* When done, click the Save Scan Report button. (4) * Click the Save Report as button. * Save the report to your Desktop. * Right-click the AVG Anti-Spyware Tray Icon and select Exit. Confirm by clicking Yes. Reboot in Normal Mode.
Please post fresh HijackThis log and AVG report.

Tibetan Prayer Flags Texts

Early in the 7th Century the Tibetan Kig Song Tsen Gompo sent his minister to India to lern Sanskrit and writing. The Tibetan script we see today on tibetan prayer flags was modeled after an Indian script used at that time. Texts seen on prayer flags can be broadly categorized as mantra, sutra and prayers.
A mantra is a powr-laden syllable or series of syllables or sounds with the capacity of influencing certain energy dimensions. The vibration of mantra can control the invisible energies and occult forces that govern existence. continuous repetition of mantras is practiced as a form of meditation in many Buddhist schools. Mantras are almost always in Sanskrit- the ancient language of Hinduism and Buddhism. they range in lenght from a single “seed syllable” like OM to long mantras such as the ” Hundred-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva.” They are not ralyy translatable; their inner meanings are beyond words.
Probably the oldest Buddhist mantra and still the most widespread among Tibetans is the six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. OM MANI PADME HUNG! Printedon prayer flags the mantra sends blessings of compassion to the six worldly realms.
Sutras are prose texts based on the discourses directly derived from Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical Buddha who taught in India 2500 years ago. Many sutras have long, medium and short versions. Prayer flags use the medium or short versions. One short form of sutra often seen a rayer flags is the dharani. Closely related to mantras, dharanis contain magical formulas comprised of syllables with symbolic content. They can convey the essence of a teaching or a particular state of mind. The Victory Banner (Gyaltsen Semo) contains many lines of dharani. Praise to the 21 Taras, the Long Life Flag and the White Umbrella are also examples of Tibetan prayer flags using Sutras.
For purposes of categorization all the other text seen a prayer flags can fall under the general term ‘prayeres.’ These would include supplications, aspirations and good wishes written by various masters throughout the history of Mahayana Buddhism.

Tibetan Prayer Flags Symbols
In an article this sixe ist is impossible to adequaltely explain the meanings of all the symbols used on Tibetan prayer flags. Symbols by definition have meanings larger than their mere apperance. In the case of sacred Buddhist symbols the meanings are often hinting at vast notions beyond words. Long treatises have been written on the meanigns os such symbols. Listed below are brief meanings of some of the more commom symbols.
The Wind aHorse (Lung-ta)carrying the “Wish fulfilling Jewel of Enlightenment” is the msot prevalent symbol used on prayer flags. It represents good fortune; the uplifting life force energies and opportunities that makes things go well. When one’s lung-ta is low obstacles constantly arise. When lung-ta is high good opportunities abound. Raising Wind Horse prayer flags is one of the best ways to raise one’s lung-ta energy.
The Eight Auspicious Symbols (Tashi Targye) is one of the msot popular symbol groupings among Tibetans and also one of the oldest, being mentioned in the Pali and Sanskrit cononical texts of Indian Buddhism. These Eight Symbols of Good Fortune are:
The Parasol- which protects from all evil
The Golden Fish-representing happiness ans beings saved from the sea of suffering
The Treasure Vase- sign of fulfillment of spiritual and material wishes.
The Lotus-symbol of purity and spiritual unfoldment.
The Conch Sheel-proclaims the teacings of the enlightened ones.
The Endless Knot-symbolizing meditative mind and infinite knowledge of the Buddha.
The Victory Banner-symbolizes the victory of wisdom over ignorance and the overcoming of obstacles.
The Dharma Wheel-symbol of spirtual and universal law
The Vajra (Tibetan: dorje) is the symbol of indestructibility. In Buddhism it represents true reality, the being or essence of everything existing. This pureemptiness is unborn, imperishable and unceasing. The Four Dignities – These four animals: the Garuda, the Sky Dragon, the Snow Lion and the Tiger are seen in the corners of many Tibetan prayer flags – often accompanying the Wind Horse. They represent the qualities and attitudes necessarily developed on the spiritual path to enlightenment. These are qualities such as awareness, vast vision, confidence, joy, humility and power.
The Seven Precious Possessions of a Monarch –
Precious WheelPrecious JewelPrecious QueenPrecious MinisterPrecious ElephantPrecious HorsePrecious General
These seven objects collectively symbolize secular power. They give the ruler knowledge, resources and power. In the Buddhist interpretation a comparison is drawn between the outward rule of the secular king and the spiritual power of a practitioner. To the spiritual practitioner the Seven Jewels represent boundlesswisdom, inexhaustible spiritual resources and invincible power over all inner and outer obstacles. The Union of Opposites (mithun gyulgyal) is an interesting group of symbols. These mythological beings are joined rival pairs of animals created to symbolize harmony. A snow lion and a garuda, normally mortal enemies, were combined to
form an animial with a snow lion’s body and a garuda’s head and wings. Likewise a fish was put together with an otter and a crocodile-like chu-srin wasmarried to a conch shell. These composed creatures are often put on Victory Banners for the reconciliation of disharmony and disagreement. Deities and Enlightened Beings – Deities in Vajrayana Buddhism are not gods as such but representations of the aspects of Enlightened Mind. Their postures, hand gestures, implements and ornaments symbolize various qualities of the particular aspect. The three main aspects of enlightened mind are compassion, wisdom and power, represented respectively by Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani. There are other images depicted on prayer flags that look very similar to the transcendental deities. These are actually enlightened human beings such as Shakyamuni Buddha, Guru Padmasambhava, and Milarepa. The Elements Vajrayana Buddhism divides the phenomenal and psycho-cosmic world into five basic energies. In our physical world these manifest as earth, water, fire, air and space. Our own bodies and everything else in the physical world is composed of these five basic elements. On a spiritual level these basic energies correspond to the 5 Buddha Families and the 5 Wisdoms. Prayer flags reflect this comprehensive system through color; each of the 5 colors relates to an element and an aspect of enlightened mind. It should be noted that there are two systems used so there is sometimes confusion about which color corresponds to which element. The order of the colors in prayer flag displays remains the same in both the systems. The color order is always: yellow, green, red, white and blue. In a vertical displays the yellow goes at the bottom and the blue at the top. For a horizontal display the order can go either from right to left or from left to right.According to the Nyingma School (Ancient Ones) the color element correspondence is:Blue – spaceWhite – air (sometimes referred to wind or cloud)Red – fireGreen – waterYellow – earthThe New Translation Schools switch the colors for air and water but keep the rder of the colors the same.

Categories of Tibetan Prayer Flags

Tibetan prayer flag types can be divided into about two-dozen categories; half a dozen of which comprise a large majority of the flags we see today. Wind Horse (Lung- ta) flags are by far the most common prayer flag, so much so hat many people think that the word lung-ta means prayer flag. Their purpose is to raise the good fortune energy of the beings in the vicinity of the prayer flag. The wind horse, usually in pictorial form, always occupies the center of this flag. The outside corners of the flag is always guarded by the four great animals – the garuda, dragon, tiger and snow lion – either in pictorial form or in written word.The texts on the flags differ; usually a collection of various mantras or a short sutra. The Victory Banner Sutra (Gyaltsen Semo) is the most popular. Victorious Banners are used to overcome obstacles and disturbances. Shakyamuni Buddha gave the Victory Banner Sutra to Indra, king of the god realm. Indra was instructed to repeat this sutra when going into battle in order to protect his troops and to assure victory over the demigods. The sutra has many protective dharanis to overcome obstacles, enemies, malicious forces, diseases and disturbances. Victory Banner flags display this sutra along with symbols such as the wind horse, the Eight Auspicious Symbols, the Seven Possessions of a Monarch and the Union of Opposites. Often there are special mantras added to increase harmony, health, wealth and good fortune. Health and Longevity Flags usually have a short version of the Buddha’s Long Life Sutra along with prayers and mantras for health and long life. Amitayus, the Buddha of Limitless Life is often in the center of the flag. Two other long life Deities, White Tara (peace and health) and Vijaya (victorious protection) are sometimes included.
The Wish Fulfilling Prayer (Sampa Lhundrup) is a powerful protection prayer written by Guru Padmasambhava. It is said to be especially relevant to our modern age and is good for raising one’s fortune, protecting against war, famine, and natural disasters, as well as overcoming obstacles and quickly attaining ones wishes. These flags often have Guru Rinpoche in the center and repetitions of his powerful mantra OM AH HUNG VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNG. Praise to the 21 Taras was composed by the primordial Buddha Akshobhya. It was written into Sanskrit and Urdu by Vajrabushan Archarya and translated into Tibetan by Atisha in the 11th century. The first 21 Tara prayer flags are attributed to him. Tara was born from the compassionate tears of Avalokiteshvara. As he shed tears for the countless suffering beings one tear transformed into the Savioress Green Tara who then manifested her twenty other forms. The prayer to the 21 Taras praises all her manifestations. The flags with this prayer usually depict Green Tara in the center and often conclude with her root mantra OM TARE TUTARE TURE SOHA. The purpose of this flag is to spread compassionate blessings. Other prayer flag categories are too numerous to describe in this article but a fewof the more popular designs are listed as follows: Avalokiteshvara – Bodhisattva of Compassion, The Warrior-King Gesar, The White Umbrella for Protection, the Kurukulle Power Flag, Manjushri- Embodiment of Wisdom, Milarepa – the Yogisaint, and the Vast Luck Flag.

Raising Tibetan Prayer Flags
Tibetan prayer flags typically come on ropes to be hung in horizontal displays or printed on long narrow strips of cloth that are tied on vertical poles. Prayer flags on ropes are printed on 5 different colors of cloth (yellow, green, red, white and blue) so sets are always in multiples of 5. Pole flags are either a single solid color orthe 5 colors sewn together into one flag. They range in height from about 3ft to 40 ft or more. Pole flags often have colored streamers or “tongues” that are imprinted with special increasing mantras meant to increase the power of the prayers written on the body of the flag. It is also common to see displays of many plain white tibetan prayer flags on poles erected around monasteries and pilgrimage sites. Most of the imported tibetan prayer flags are printed on polyester or nylon blends. Surprisingly, good quality cotton is hard to find in Nepal and India. Wholesale price differences for tibetan prayer flags are often due to the different qualities of cloth. Tibetans don’t mind the gauzy low thread count cloth (the wind passes through it easily) but Americans tend to prefer finer quality materials. Synthetics vs. cotton is a matter of opinion. Some feel that polyester and nylon are more durable,some say they fade faster. Cotton colors tend to be richer and cotton threads are better for the environment (I frequently see pieces of prayer flags in birds nests around my studio). Radiant Heart Studios print only on high quality cotton or high cotton count polyester. Oddly enough it’s difficult to find good quality cotton in Nepal and India and what is called 100% cotton often has something else mixed in. Placing tibetan prayer flags in and around one’s home or business imparts a feeling of harmony, increases the spiritual atmosphere and brings to mind the teachings of enlightenment. By placing prayer flags outdoors their sacred mantras are imprinted on the wind, generating peace and good wishes. Ropes of tibean prayer flags can be strung horizontally between two trees (the higher the better), between house columns or along the eaves of roofs. Sometimes they are strung at angle (be sure that the wind horse points uphill). Vertical Pole Flags look wonderful in a garden, try a prayer flag “grove” in a breezy area. Bamboo works the best for flagpoles but any wood, metal or plastic pole will work. When raising tibetan prayer flags proper motivation is important. If they are put up with the attitude “I will benefit from doing this” – that is an ego-centered motivationnd the benefits will be small and narrow. If the attitude is “May all beings
Tibetan prayer flags are printed from wooden blocks on to coloured cotton – traditionally the five colours are blue, white, red, yellow and green. The flags deteriorate in the elements and are usually renewed each Tibetan New Year. Wandering pilgrims carry strings of flags with them to adorn the sacred sites that they visit.