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Someone set me up the Bomb (Help I got a virus and I can't get up)
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Posted on 08/26/2005 5:36:48 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg

Hello I got a virus that won't go away. I've tried several programs but none have been able to get it.

Virus is Virtool.Mediainject.A

Anyone got any fixes or programs that will deal with it?


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Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
1 posted on 08/26/2005 5:36:48 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg
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To: Mad Dawgg

What ever the doc gives you, make sure you take the full course of meds.


2 posted on 08/26/2005 5:38:07 AM PDT by ctlpdad (Liberals - weeds in the lawn of society.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Hello I got a virus that won't go away.

Yikes, I've heard of that one. It takes all of your sentences and makes them a grammatical mess.

3 posted on 08/26/2005 5:38:25 AM PDT by ShadowDancer (Stupid people make my brain sad.)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Firewall and antivirus scan should kill it.


4 posted on 08/26/2005 5:38:42 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Can you isolate the infected file(s) and write them to a removable media?


5 posted on 08/26/2005 5:39:35 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1
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"Firewall and antivirus scan should kill it."

Nope I get a message from several Virus programs that cannot delete or disinfect. I've went down into DOS to try and directly remove it and no luck whatsoever.

6 posted on 08/26/2005 5:40:39 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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"Can you isolate the infected file(s) and write them to a removable media?"

Could you repeat that in Captain Dummy talk?

7 posted on 08/26/2005 5:41:46 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: Mad Dawgg
This should get you there:

Click here

8 posted on 08/26/2005 5:42:04 AM PDT by acad1228 (Free The West Memphis Three!!!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Maybe you could Google up a fix?


9 posted on 08/26/2005 5:42:46 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Cindy, ya shoulda stuck with "offshore drilling")
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To: acad1228
"This should get you there:"

Thar she blows!

(I did like ten google searches and did not find this.)

Thanks

10 posted on 08/26/2005 5:43:35 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: Mad Dawgg

Did you boot into safe mode and scan it?


11 posted on 08/26/2005 5:43:51 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Nope I get a message from several Virus programs that cannot delete or disinfect. I've went down into DOS to try and directly remove it and no luck whatsoever.

It sounds like you're trying to "clean" the infected files. You will need to delete them.

If you're using WinXP or WinMe, Windows is probably reinfecting your computer. You will need to turn off "System Restore" before trying to run the AV software.

Mark

12 posted on 08/26/2005 5:46:19 AM PDT by MarkL (It was a shocking cock-up. The mice were furious!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

1. google how to boot up in safe mode, write down the instructions

2. install a virus scan disk if you haven't already.

3. turn machine off, wait a minute, turn back on in safe mode

4. run virus scan


13 posted on 08/26/2005 5:46:55 AM PDT by japaneseghost
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To: Mad Dawgg
MediaInject is adware. You just nee a program called Adaware. I'll be back with the link.
14 posted on 08/26/2005 5:48:15 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet myself.)
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Here's the link for Adaware. It's free and is very good at nuking adware programs.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

15 posted on 08/26/2005 5:49:46 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet myself.)
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To: acad1228
Oh and BTW I was told to goto Dell for help with this issue by my ISP/Virus providers.

They tried to sell me a $235.00 a year Plan to fix this.

I asked him if this conversation was being recorded. He said yes and I said well please make sure it is, and he said there was no doubt.

Then I went off on a 10 minute rant replete with dripping sarcasm on the fact of them wanting me to pay over half the price of a new computer each year for software support. I then thanked him for his time and hung up.

I got no problem paying for support but that price is ridiculous.

16 posted on 08/26/2005 5:50:01 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: Mad Dawgg
In addition to running an anti-virus software also try a good spyware remover such as one from this site
17 posted on 08/26/2005 5:50:05 AM PDT by The Great RJ (q)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Yep! I love their computers, and their service is usually pretty good, but they have some people on their service line who've forgotten what "customer service" means. I don't know, maybe they're getting commision on service packages.


18 posted on 08/26/2005 5:53:52 AM PDT by acad1228 (Free The West Memphis Three!!!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

http://pchell.com


19 posted on 08/26/2005 5:54:11 AM PDT by azhenfud (This tag line is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
I don't know if you've tried some of the online scanners. But here's a couple that are pretty good:
Trend Micro Free Online Scan (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)
Bit Defender Online Scan (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html)
RAV Single File Scanner (http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/indexn.php)
Panda Active Scan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm)
I've tried the Trend and the Bit Defender. Both of those seem to work reasonably well. The other two I haven't tried but I've used RAV's email scanning for quite a while. Panda I have no idea about, but I did see some good reviews.
If the virus you're talking about is the same one I think it is, most (if not all) of these free online scans should be able to detect and delete the infection.
Let us know how everything turns out.
20 posted on 08/26/2005 5:56:32 AM PDT by fmonkey
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