Techie help needed.......All fixed

4 Feb 2005

I've had to escape to Eagers place for the weekend to get my fix of the site.
Ok, I have more reasons for being here than that, but don't any of ya buggers go telling him that!!!!! lol

I got a few, well ok 27 trojans and viruses on my machine at the beginning of the week. Despite my best efforts with AVG, Ad-aware, Spybot, SpySubtract, Microsoft Antispyware and Prevx I still can't use the internet.
It connects (Pipex / Broadband) and I can load one page, as soon as i try to move on it stays connected but throws up page cannot be found.
IM / MSN won't load at all.
Helllllllllllp please, I'm gonna cry if I have to spend another week without my fix :upset:

4 Feb 2005

If all else fails.... Format... reload software.... be more carefull.
If you are using Win XP, click on the start menu.... in the run box type msconfig. push enter....go to the startup tab and look to see if there is any crap starting with windows that you can disable... might help

4 Feb 2005

Quote by luv2lick
If all else fails.... Format... reload software.... be more carefull.
If you are using Win XP, click on the start menu.... in the run box type msconfig. push enter....go to the startup tab and look to see if there is any crap starting with windows that you can disable... might help

Hi,
I forgot to mention OS. Yes it's XP.
Nothing in the startup that looks too out of place.
Want to avoid a format if at all possible but rapidly coming to the conclusion that I may have to.
Incidentally, If I plug the laptop in at work and sit in the network - I can browse the Internet ok.

4 Feb 2005

Have you tried doing a System restore to a date before this started.
(Does "Anything" include peeling grapes?

4 Feb 2005

try goin to xp is famous for doing this. my bf is an it tech and ive seen it all before, however he in a bad mood 2nite otherwise id try n get him to help u, anyways run the scan on this website n that mite find more stuff to remove xxxx

4 Feb 2005

Quote by Parrot
Have you tried doing a System restore to a date before this started.
(Does "Anything" include peeling grapes?

Um......

System restore is disabled :doh:
Now.....about those grapes, pass the bunch over hun :twisted: :twisted:

4 Feb 2005

Pass them over??
No way.
They're mine. Mine, I tell you.

4 Feb 2005

Quote by Parrot
Pass them over??
No way.
They're mine. Mine, I tell you.

Awwwwwwwwww......
Now how am I gonna peel them if i can't touch them?? dunno

4 Feb 2005

OK, so ixnay on the system restore then, lol
If you go to this page..(if you can)..

and look on the left hand side menu, there i8s a very good sweep for trojans.
Forget the grapes, what about sucking all the salt of crisps?
I like crisps but salt doesn't like parrots, lol

4 Feb 2005

Hi,
I,m afraid you,re going to have to reformat your drive. I had same sort of problems and for weeks i tried in vein to get rid of the trojans/viruses and everytime i thought i cracked it they just kept coming back I think formatting your drive is the only answer.
Make sure you set up a firewall and anti software before you re-connect back on the internet

4 Feb 2005

Quote by KcKat
Pass them over??
No way.
They're mine. Mine, I tell you.

Awwwwwwwwww......
Now how am I gonna peel them if i can't touch them?? dunno

Oh, you can touch them, it's just that I can't let them out of my sight in case one went missing.
Parrots are very protective about their grapes, biggrin

4 Feb 2005

Quote by trebor
Hi,
I,m afraid you,re going to have to reformat your drive. I had same sort of problems and for weeks i tried in vein to get rid of the trojans/viruses and everytime i thought i cracked it they just kept coming back I think formatting your drive is the only answer.
Make sure you set up a firewall and anti software before you re-connect back on the internet

:upset: :upset: :upset: :upset:

4 Feb 2005

Its not worth trying to fix. Wipe the drive, reinstall and get Norton or McAfee to protect in future.

4 Feb 2005

Anything is possible

4 Feb 2005

Quote by duncanlondon
Its not worth trying to fix. Wipe the drive, reinstall and get Norton or McAfee to protect in future.

:smackbottom:

I was using Zonealarm and AVG to protect - Dunno how they got thru dunno

4 Feb 2005

They got through with the simple use of the internet.
Older versions of AVG don't protect against web-site viruses..... as soon as you visit some sites, you're infected.

4 Feb 2005

The antivirus software writers can only protect after the event and then distribute asap. There will always be ones which get through until the fix is found.

4 Feb 2005

Can't help you with techy stuff but you're very welcome to come and peel off me undies with your teeth wink

Bev
xx

4 Feb 2005

If you've got trojans then they've probably opened a back door and are loading the suckers in as fast as you can delete them.
Sorry, but I agree with the others that say backup (carefully), format and re-install. sad

:(
Plenty of coffee and chocolate at hand while you're doing it as well.
If you're using Internet Explorer, a reformat may be a good time to switch to Firefox or something else like that.

4 Feb 2005

Ducks techy issues for now, friend just finished with wifes PC and 80 + exploits n stuff on it... I work in corporate world, we nuke the PC as it often faster. Took my home PC expert friend 4 hours to get it cleaned off with a mix of tools you mentioned, and some google searching / manual deleting.
Not for the faint hearted, on the other side I can rebuild a PC in a couple of hours...
All depends on your skillset, and what you have on the PC in terms of software, and also how much you need to backup to CD (if you have that facility) first.

4 Feb 2005

Quote by Da-Man
They got through with the simple use of the internet.
Older versions of AVG don't protect against web-site viruses..... as soon as you visit some sites, you're infected.

I'm using AVG v7, It finds stuff and either can't heal or seems to regenerate when it reboots - blummin PC!

4 Feb 2005

Quote by tallnhairy
Ducks techy issues for now, friend just finished with wifes PC and 80 + exploits n stuff on it... I work in corporate world, we nuke the PC as it often faster. Took my home PC expert friend 4 hours to get it cleaned off with a mix of tools you mentioned, and some google searching / manual deleting.
Not for the faint hearted, on the other side I can rebuild a PC in a couple of hours...
All depends on your skillset, and what you have on the PC in terms of software, and also how much you need to backup to CD (if you have that facility) first.

Sssssssssssh! - Don't tell anyone.......I've got a Software Engineering degree, and still can't fluckin fix it (I'm blonde tho ;))
Sooooooooooo don't want to wipe it, but it's looking more and more likely!

4 Feb 2005

Some of these new trojans are right little buggers to remove, there will be a DLL or somthing hiding away in back end of system32 or somewhere similar putting it back on every reboot.
All trojan writers should be forced to watch nothing but party political broadcasts for 6 months as penance...

4 Feb 2005

Quote by KcKat
Sssssssssssh! - Don't tell anyone.......I've got a Software Engineering degree, and still can't fluckin fix it (I'm blonde tho ;))

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:
TnH Stops worrying about not being much use, hehe...

4 Feb 2005

Quote by tallnhairy
All trojan writers should be forced to watch nothing but party political broadcasts for 6 months as penance...

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I'm so with you on that one!!!
Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Have this for laughing at me!!!!! smackbottom

4 Feb 2005

before you re-format...try starting in safe mode (press F8 before windows boots) then run your anti-virus....just that the infected progs may be running and your AVG wont detect em..
hope this helps.. wink

:wink:
must warn you though....youll think youve bust your pc at first site in safe mode

4 Feb 2005

Quote by ant140
before you re-format...try starting in safe mode (press F8 before windows boots) then run your anti-virus....just that the infected progs may be running and your AVG wont detect em..
hope this helps.. :wink:

had one little mite that wouldn't even remove in safe mode cause it was being used in the memory...
Just luv that regedit command!!!! rolleyes

:roll:

4 Feb 2005

Make sure System Restore is switched OFF prior to starting in safe mode.
It may take a couple of runs in safe mode using Spybot and AVG but that should sort it.
Make sure Spybot and AVG are up to date prior to running them.
Once cleaned and back in "normal" mode switch System Restore back on (in CONTROL PANEL >SYSTEM)

4 Feb 2005

Quote by JQL
Make sure System Restore is switched OFF prior to starting in safe mode.
It may take a couple of runs in safe mode using Spybot and AVG but that should sort it.
Make sure Spybot and AVG are up to date prior to running them.
Once cleaned and back in "normal" mode switch System Restore back on (in CONTROL PANEL >SYSTEM)

Hi there,
I've got them up to date as of monday. Been running and running them for days.
Machine says it's clean now, but it's still failing sad

System restore at the moment is still switched off - should i turn it on again?
Kitty

4 Feb 2005

Quote by KcKat
Incidentally, If I plug the laptop in at work and sit in the network - I can browse the Internet ok.

Point to a IP address conflict or a firewall problem.
Are you running a firewall ??
How are connecting to the Internet at home (USB modem, Router, wet bit of string)??
How do you connect at work - I would guess via a network cable to your works network ??