getting rid of viruses
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getting rid of viruses
So I got virus/spyware on my comp last night, it will not run some programs, won't let me open some folders etc. Ive run Spybot several times and Ad-aware. Now Ive downloaded trend micro, but it wants to uninstall spybot before it installs itself. Should I go ahead and go for it? This just ruins my day.
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Re: getting rid of viruses
just ran chkdsk and ad-aware, deleted some bugs. Still won't let me load a few programs/open folders
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Re: getting rid of viruses
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Re: getting rid of viruses
Get Avira AntiVir and A-squared...
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Re: getting rid of viruses
Ya, except I don't have boot disc.Evo_Spec wrote:reformat =P
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Re: getting rid of viruses
that my friend is what the internet was made for
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I don't have xp disc, how do I format without it?Evo_Spec wrote:that my friend is what the internet was made for
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Re: getting rid of viruses
do you have internet? do you have a blank cd? do you have a cd burner?
all these things added can make a xp disc![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
all these things added can make a xp disc
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cd burner doesn't work, driver must've got erased so CD burner doesn't respond.Evo_Spec wrote:do you have internet? do you have a blank cd? do you have a cd burner?
all these things added can make a xp disc
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Re: getting rid of viruses
Download the Trend Micro SysClean Utility and the latest Virus pattern file and Spyware Cleanup:
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/sysclean.com
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... lpt885.zip
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... a6_743.zip
Extract the pattern file into a new folder, ideally on the root of C:\, and put the Sysclean.com and ssapiptn.da6 files in that folder as well.
Rename ssapiptn.da6 to ssapiptn.da5
You can do the scan in Normal mode, but I would only recommend to do in Safe Mode because if the files/virus/spyware is active, it can't clean or delete it. This however takes a long time, usually an hour or longer, so be prepared to not use the computer, ideally when away for a while or overnight if you don't get the chance. Part of the reason on why it's this slow is partially because when in Safe Mode, it's using the generic drivers, so your HDD performance is reduced significantly. The other part is that it's a VERY thorough scan.
If that doesn't clean the virus, really the only other option is to get a specific cleaner for a specific virus, or manually clean it.
For spyware, I've never done it this way, but I've found Malwarebytes' (http://www.malwarebytes.org) utility works very well at cleaning them
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/sysclean.com
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... lpt885.zip
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... a6_743.zip
Extract the pattern file into a new folder, ideally on the root of C:\, and put the Sysclean.com and ssapiptn.da6 files in that folder as well.
Rename ssapiptn.da6 to ssapiptn.da5
You can do the scan in Normal mode, but I would only recommend to do in Safe Mode because if the files/virus/spyware is active, it can't clean or delete it. This however takes a long time, usually an hour or longer, so be prepared to not use the computer, ideally when away for a while or overnight if you don't get the chance. Part of the reason on why it's this slow is partially because when in Safe Mode, it's using the generic drivers, so your HDD performance is reduced significantly. The other part is that it's a VERY thorough scan.
If that doesn't clean the virus, really the only other option is to get a specific cleaner for a specific virus, or manually clean it.
For spyware, I've never done it this way, but I've found Malwarebytes' (http://www.malwarebytes.org) utility works very well at cleaning them
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Re: getting rid of viruses
Any luck?
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Re: getting rid of viruses
mitmaks,
I can send you an XP cd for you.
Let me know if you want it.
Reason why I suggest this route is because usually when you're disallowed access, often it's a combination of corrupted data conjoined with the virus/trojan creating their own "policies" and restricting access.
While it's not completely irreversible, it's tons easier reformatting.
I can send you a CD that you don't have to put in the XP code or anything. It'll also look nice, and be faster than a stock XP installation.
I can send you an XP cd for you.
Let me know if you want it.
Reason why I suggest this route is because usually when you're disallowed access, often it's a combination of corrupted data conjoined with the virus/trojan creating their own "policies" and restricting access.
While it's not completely irreversible, it's tons easier reformatting.
I can send you a CD that you don't have to put in the XP code or anything. It'll also look nice, and be faster than a stock XP installation.
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Re: getting rid of viruses
Did that and now I have a blank screenNd4SpdSe wrote:Download the Trend Micro SysClean Utility and the latest Virus pattern file and Spyware Cleanup:
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/sysclean.com
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... lpt885.zip
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/ ... a6_743.zip
Extract the pattern file into a new folder, ideally on the root of C:\, and put the Sysclean.com and ssapiptn.da6 files in that folder as well.
Rename ssapiptn.da6 to ssapiptn.da5
You can do the scan in Normal mode, but I would only recommend to do in Safe Mode because if the files/virus/spyware is active, it can't clean or delete it. This however takes a long time, usually an hour or longer, so be prepared to not use the computer, ideally when away for a while or overnight if you don't get the chance. Part of the reason on why it's this slow is partially because when in Safe Mode, it's using the generic drivers, so your HDD performance is reduced significantly. The other part is that it's a VERY thorough scan.
If that doesn't clean the virus, really the only other option is to get a specific cleaner for a specific virus, or manually clean it.
For spyware, I've never done it this way, but I've found Malwarebytes' (http://www.malwarebytes.org) utility works very well at cleaning them
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Re: getting rid of viruses
mitmaks wrote:Did that and now I have a blank screenI'm SOL. I guess I'll take it to my cousin to get it reformatted or something.
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Well that's new. I've used that scan probably a good hundred times. I've never seen that happen, but I would suspect that a windows critical file was infected, couldn't be cleaned and was deleted, causing it to not boot.
You're still getting the post/bios screen right? If you're getting nothing, not even a post screen, than you've got a hardware issue...
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