IT Geek Help

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:39 pm

Ive picked up a really annoying bit of malware

and just cant seem to shift it. It closes IE almost every time I close a window and pops up "your pc is infected" type banners. Now before I wipe the whole thing and start again does anyone have any recomendations

,

I'm using Zone Alarm and have already tried-

Lavasoft AdAware 2007
AVG 7.5
SpyBot- search & destroy

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:48 pm

VXJON wrote:I Now before I wipe the whole thing and start again does anyone have any recomendations ,

ummm.... stop looking at dodgy porn sites?

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:50 pm

Do you know how to use regedit?

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:01 pm

Nope

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:43 pm

Sounds like you need a copy of ad-aware at the very least.... Do you have any anti-virus installed on your pc too?

If you've got a working PC, just download adaware onto a usb drive and install it on the bust one. Do a scan of the computer and it should tell you about all the nasty bits that have installed themselves.

Gimmie a call if you want - fone support is free this xmas

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:46 pm

steve_weegie wrote:Sounds like you need a copy of ad-aware at the very least.... Do you have any anti-virus installed on your pc too?

If you've got a working PC, just download adaware onto a usb drive and install it on the bust one. Do a scan of the computer and it should tell you about all the nasty bits that have installed themselves.

Gimmie a call if you want - fone support is free this xmas

Steve Ive ran adaware pro full scan a couple of times without any luck

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:49 pm

Did you update its defenition files first? Have you got antivirus on the pc??

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:16 pm

Yep new definitions and Iam running AVG 7.5 anti virus which doesnt pick it up either

robin · Post by **robin** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:36 pm

You can use hijack this to locate and remove stuff, but the "best" malware allows itself to be found but leaves a deeper hook in the system to reinstall itself as soon as it can.

As a work around, use mozilla firefox to get usable internet connection.

My advice, nuke it from orbit and use mozilla firefox as your browser of choice in the future, reserving IE for cases when the site doesn't support firefox properly.

Cheers,
Robin

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:05 pm

I remember having an issue similar to this with either W98SE or XP - can't remember which. A quick windows update sorted it out.
Try running windows update.
I also use Firefox and Thunderbird.

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:38 am

it was evil - hooked its self into the windows local security authority as a dll so even in safe mode, you couldnt delete or rename the offending file.

Linux boot cd with NTFS write support and direct registry editing sorted it though....

Ended up as a great night out

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:15 pm

Steve, fancy sorting my laptop? Its riddled!

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:25 pm

robin wrote: My advice, nuke it from orbit and use mozilla firefox as your browser of choice in the future, reserving IE for cases when the site doesn't support firefox properly.

Great plugin called IETab for Firefox lets you load annoying IE-specific pages in IE but embedded within a Firefox tab. Means you never actually have to use IE directly!

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:15 pm

A big thanks to Steve for the help

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:32 pm

kenny wrote:Steve, fancy sorting my laptop? Its riddled!

Sure, riddled with what exactly? Naked ladies and my fee (payable in beer) might go down a bit

VXJON wrote:A big thanks to Steve for the help

No probs jon, i'm a geek and love fixing windows

Cheers for the lift to get my car - roof off sorted the hangover right out!

Scottish Elises

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