Detecting a keylogger? (WoW related)

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I recently had my account stolen after this change to using your email address as your username, but I have no idea if I have a keylogger, or if it was just some WoW related website who knew my email and a similar password.
I've been looking around and racking my brains trying to figure out how to be absolutely sure there is no infection on the computer, but I have been getting randomly disconnected while my net connection is fine, which is what happened when I logged on to find my 80 paladin naked and farming ore...
Running a full Kaspersky, Spyboy S&D, windows defender and hijackthis log and turned up nothing. I've also been looking at the services to see if I could detect anything odd, but I can't be sure with no experience of what should and shouldn't be there.


Can anyone tell me how to be absolutely sure there is no keylogger on this computer, and how I could have gotten one in the first place? I use firefox on Windows 7 and NEVER run any .exe unless I know what it is.
 
I really don't want to format if it can be avoided. I have an OEM copy of Windows 7. If I could install Windows as many times as I liked, I'd do that. I don't even know how many times I can reinstall this, if at all...
Isn't there any way to know if a something is running when it shouldn't?
 
Its a known fact that some websites can keylog while you have them open in the background. What wow related sites do you keep open?

I usually have wowhead open before I run WoW. I had no idea that such a thing was possible!

Best bet is get on a differant PC reset wow password. Get a authenticatior. the mobile phone one is really good. get blizzard to give you any gear back ect. Reformat.

I had to do this after my account got hacked. they were just farming on my dk ores and herbs coz its got 310% flying :(

Yes, I think I will do that to be sure. Thanks for the advice all. Hopefully this will be the last time.
 
Err, sorry if this is an incredibly stupid question... How do I format? I can't get the windows 7 DVD to boot to access the format options and I only have 1 hdd so I can't format from windows itself.

When I select the CD/DVD boot option the disk just spins forever and nothing loads.

[edit] Nvm, stupid windows disk wasn't working at all...
 
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