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Virus running in the background -- Norton doesn't help
Posted on 12/04/2004 10:11:38 AM PST by streetrepair
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To: streetrepair
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:14:39 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
To: streetrepair
Do as I do: Promise God never, ever to visit another porn site ever again unless it's some kind of wild, mystifying accident, and then reinstall the system.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:15:40 AM PST
by
JennysCool
(A plan is not a litany of complaints)
To: streetrepair
Did you try to use Norton as your boot disk? If not, try that and follow the instructions. You will have to delete this virus before the operating system boots. And I'm hoping that this won't ruin the MBR.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:15:43 AM PST
by
rdb3
(LoRdZ of the Gen-X Republican Rebellion -- rdb3 "HiP-hOp FReeper")
To: streetrepair
It would be helpful if you would:
a)Post the url's that these browser windows are pointing to.
b) Take a screenshot of your running processes and post that, as well.
:O)
P
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:19:13 AM PST
by
papasmurf
(Kerry..." What are you gonna' believe, me, or your own 2 eyes?"..(Groucho Marx))
To: rdb3
Did you try to use Norton as your boot disk? If not, try that and follow the instructions. You will have to delete this virus before the operating system boots.
Yes, I used Norton as the boot disk as well. Sorry I forgot to mention that. No virus was found. I also ran the software after Windows loaded. Still found nothing either way.
To: streetrepair
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:20:25 AM PST
by
balrog666
(The invisible and the nonexistent look very much alike.)
To: papasmurf
a)Post the url's that these browser windows are pointing to.
b) Take a screenshot of your running processes and post that, as well.
Thanks for your post.
As for B, I would love to do that; unfortunately, her computer is 20 miles away, and she can't get online to post screen captures to FR with her computer in the state that it's currently in. This virus has rendered her internet access nil.
The URL that keeps loading in the background is her home page: www.yahoo.com
To: streetrepair
Uplug cable. Copy Important Stuff. Reformat.
Webroot.com provides some trial versions of software that you can use for a couple of weeks...free.
Use it to solve your problem.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:22:28 AM PST
by
gortklattu
(check out thotline dot com)
To: oh8eleven
Thanks. The first thing I tried were both Ad Aware and Spy Bot. Didn't fix the problem, unfortunately.
To: streetrepair
Yes, I used Norton as the boot disk as well. Sorry I forgot to mention that. No virus was found. I also ran the software after Windows loaded. Still found nothing either way.Okay, then it's not a virus. It's malware/spyware. Sounds like it is running with a vengeance, too.
Above someone mentioned Ad-Aware. Download it and use it. It's free. Or you could pay for the professional version.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:26:04 AM PST
by
rdb3
(LoRdZ of the Gen-X Republican Rebellion -- rdb3 "HiP-hOp FReeper")
To: streetrepair
God help me I am trying not to do this but I cannot resist. Try getting a Mac. It will make such a difference. I know I know - but there I have said it.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:28:11 AM PST
by
erswts
To: rdb3
And I'm hoping that this won't ruin the MBR. Would that be the Master Boot Record?
Speaking in geek acronyms is usually not much help.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:29:02 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
To: Publius6961; rdb3
"Would that be the Master Boot Record?"
Actually, I don't mind acronyms because the poster rdb3 is getting me to think, which is a good thing. After about 5 seconds of thinking "hmmmmmm... what could MBR stand for" I came to the conclusion of "Master Boot Record."
To: streetrepair
Okay, try a different
spyware remover.You may have to try a few more to find the right one.
To: erswts
My one wish for Christmas is to have enough mac users finally to have shi***ads write viruses and trojan horses for it and we can finally get rid of the children on these threads.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:33:40 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
To: streetrepair
Boot in safe mode (try F8) and see what is in the startup folder. Remove everything there. I suspect you have a shortcut in your startup folder that is pointing your IE to an evil site. This would not show up on any virus scan or ad-aware type utility.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:34:57 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(When does the Revolution start? I'm going for a bike ride for a while. Please fill me in later.)
To: erswts
I've been thinking about Mac. After all the virus programs cost and the other things.....it may well be worth the change.
Did you go from PC to Mac? What is the biggest change?
and.....what the hell do I do with my office files: word, Access,etc.?
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:35:12 AM PST
by
gortklattu
(check out thotline dot com)
To: streetrepair
Why don't you just restore the system to a previous operating date?
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:39:42 AM PST
by
jwalsh07
To: gortklattu
I have always had a Mac but have to use a PC at work. Trust me - the Mac is so much better. As far as your current files, just get Office for Mac. It is better than the PC version anyway. And you might also want to get Virtual PC. It is an emulator that is produced by Microsoft.
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posted on
12/04/2004 10:41:44 AM PST
by
erswts
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