Difficult Computer Virus

Me | 6/27/10 | Mere Survival

[Mere Survival]

Any ideas or avenues appreciated.

[Perdogg]

back up you files, including operation system, wipe your machine, reinstall everything.

[OL Hickory]

this worked for me....

download.com
get free trial NOD32 then run scan

this should find and isolate your virus
good luck!

[OL Hickory]

this worked for me....

download.com
get free trial NOD32 then run scan

this should find and isolate your virus
good luck!

[Mere Survival]

done 3 times, not it.

[Vigilantcitizen]

This might help...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2453696/posts

[pnh102]

I would suggest booting off a Windows 98 CD (or google for a Windows 98 boot disk and make one) and then invoke the command "fdisk /mbr" after you have deleted any existing partitions on the hard disk.

Also, avoid IE like the plague. I refuse to use even the most up to date version of IE for anything other than work stuff because no matter how secure you think it is, something like this always happens.

[lancium]

Sounds like a rootkit I would low level format the drive and start over

[arthurus]

My neighbor got that virus and called on my expertise for aid. I have none of that so I got it taken care of by another neighbor’s teenager who moused and keyboarded for 40 minutes and it was all fixed. I don’t know what he did because I couldn’t follow his moves and he doesn’t explain things very well at all. One characteristic of this AV infection is that it prevented the executing of any setup file that I tried to download or run from the DOWNLOAD folder on the hard drive.
From the graphics and the “AV” I think it was trying to disguise itself as the AVG antivirus program, which it disabled. It also disabled Spybot and the firewall. Those were the only programs that had to be uninstalled and reloaded.

[piytar]

Go to www.majorgeek.com and follow their instructions. You’ll end up running “hijackthis” and hack your registry. Go slow and follow the directions exactly or you’ll kill your computer. If you do, though, you will kill the viruses.

[mmanager]

mark

[tsmith130]

Looks like it's a virus in the router/modem. See if this helps at all.

(Bleeping Computer)

[JAKraig]

Go to Combofix.com and download their free combofix software. It will kill the rootkit. After Combofix gets finished run malwarebytes to make sure you are clean and you should be fine.

[Mere Survival]

“fdisk /mbr” after you have deleted any existing partitions on the hard disk.
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So that will take it out if it’s in the master boot record? Ok, will give that a try.

[DollyCali]

BTTT

I have no suggestions but wish you luck - how terrible these cyber terrorists are. They should be shot~

[Vendome]

Are you Serious?

It’s Chuck Norris, you can’t beat him

[mountainlion]

Download.com has lots of free software and may have an article on how to get rid of it. I run Avira free anti virus and have AVG free loaded that I run manually once a week. Microsoft has MRT (Microsoft malicious software removable tool) I run once a month and it works when the others do not. Norton was just as bad as a virus and they did not pay the rebate. You might try a search for the specific virus and get some instructions.

[TNoldman]

Did someone forget to mark this Post - Satire?

[NeverForgetBataan]

To get rid of a virus in Windows it’s better to be OUTSIDE the windows environment.

Google “Kaspersky Rescue Disk”. When you find it, download the ISO image file and burn it to a CD. This will create a bootable CD that has the Kaspersky Anti Virus program running in Linux.

Make sure before you boot, that the computer is connected to the internet by a WIRED connection. The rescue disk will not set up wireless.

Now update the virus signature files. After that your ready to scan. Set the scan for “take action after scan finishes”. This thing has worked for me several times. Scan before you go to bed. It can be real slow.

V live long and prosper.

[rabscuttle385]

how terrible these cyber terrorists are. They should be shot~

Before or after they are thrown into a pit of live Rats?