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#1
08-28-2009, 07:13 AM

Ugh, so I managed to get a bitch and a half of a virus, possibly two.

AVG doesn't open, HiJackThis doesn't open, Spybot doesn't open, I get random lag spikes and sometimes 1-3 pop-up windows from Internet Explorer (which I don't use) open. WinLogon.exe crashes three times on startup.

TrendMicro House call is the only thing that works so far, and I found two threats, and removed them. Scan shows no threats now. (cmdow.exe: Spyware and setupold.exe: Generic were the old ones)

Suspicious processes: msa.exe, a.exe
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#2
08-28-2009, 07:48 AM

Well for starters, open msconfig and uncheck everything in start-up. If you have any spyware that should at least prevent it from starting on boot, and might give you a speed-boost when you are trying to fix the issue.

Id try booting into safemode and then re-running all of the Anti-Virus programs that you have such as Avast!, Spybot, etc.


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#3
08-28-2009, 08:17 AM

I'll throw it out there again...

windows system restore... seriously everyone forgets it exists - almost always fixes you right up and you really dont lose much if anything bc it happens so frequently...

but after working in pc repair for 4 years -  I'm a fan of spybot S&D.. it works for the common ones


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#4
08-28-2009, 10:38 AM

burn an ubuntu live cd
boot into that
run anti-virus in live environment
profit?


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08-28-2009, 03:23 PM

(08-28-2009, 08:17 AM)SAVAGE-0 link Wrote: I'll throw it out there again...

windows system restore... seriously everyone forgets it exists - almost always fixes you right up and you really dont lose much if anything bc it happens so frequently...

but after working in pc repair for 4 years -  I'm a fan of spybot S&D.. it works for the common ones
system restore is often one of the first places a virus hides itself. If you restore, you may undo some of the damage it has done, but you very rarely get rid of the virus. Antivirus tools are useful but the only way to be sure is to nuke the site from orbitreformat.



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#6
08-28-2009, 08:53 PM

Stop drinking

Problem solved



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#7
08-28-2009, 11:13 PM

(08-28-2009, 08:53 PM)Mr. Face link Wrote: Stop drinking

Problem solved
Sad

Safe mode fixed the adware/spyware/whatever the popups were. Everything runs fine now except for my anti-virus programs, which doesn't matter that much to me.
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#8
08-29-2009, 11:53 AM

SuperAntiSpyware's Alternate Start mode appears to be working. Big Grin

Edit: the WinLogon crashes were a Trojan called WinLogonFake, there's another problem fixed.
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#9
08-29-2009, 11:58 AM

(08-29-2009, 11:53 AM)Nitrous Oxide link Wrote: SuperAntiSpyware's Alternate Start mode appears to be working. Big Grin

Edit: the WinLogon crashes were a Trojan called WinLogonFake, there's another problem fixed.
Good jeeeeeeoooooooorb.


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#10
08-29-2009, 12:37 PM

Problem solved

This thread is declared officially boring

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#11
08-29-2009, 12:59 PM

One thing I never mentioned is that I was locked out of using the Run program and some other admin stuff. I got all my anti-virus programs working, but I still can't use the Run command. Help. ???
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#12
08-29-2009, 01:07 PM

reinstall


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#13
08-30-2009, 04:04 AM

Stop failing at DLing the pr0nz.


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#14
08-30-2009, 09:07 AM

to answer your question, i shall repeat myself:

(08-28-2009, 03:23 PM)at0m link Wrote: [quote author=SAVAGE-0 link=topic=3532.msg109553#msg109553 date=1251465445]
I'll throw it out there again...

windows system restore... seriously everyone forgets it exists - almost always fixes you right up and you really dont lose much if anything bc it happens so frequently...

but after working in pc repair for 4 years -  I'm a fan of spybot S&D.. it works for the common ones
system restore is often one of the first places a virus hides itself. If you restore, you may undo some of the damage it has done, but you very rarely get rid of the virus. Antivirus tools are useful but the only way to be sure is to nuke the site from orbitreformat.
[/quote]



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08-30-2009, 08:22 PM

And nevermind, SUPERAntiSpyware has some nifty tools. All fixed. ;D

And as to how I got the virus... http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/...-a-virus/1

-_-
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#16
08-30-2009, 09:12 PM

(08-30-2009, 08:22 PM)Nitrous Oxide link Wrote: And nevermind, SUPERAntiSpyware has some nifty tools. All fixed. ;D

And as to how I got the virus... http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/...-a-virus/1

-_-
Makes me happy I gave up after about 10 minutes of screwing around with that game.



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08-30-2009, 10:28 PM

(08-30-2009, 09:12 PM)at0m link Wrote: [quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=3532.msg110034#msg110034 date=1251681767]
And nevermind, SUPERAntiSpyware has some nifty tools. All fixed. ;D

And as to how I got the virus... http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/...-a-virus/1

-_-
Makes me happy I gave up after about 10 minutes of screwing around with that game.
[/quote]Lol, it gets fun after a while, but whatever. They fixed the wiki, no more virus.
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08-31-2009, 11:53 AM

(08-30-2009, 10:28 PM)Nitrous Oxide link Wrote: [quote author=at0m link=topic=3532.msg110042#msg110042 date=1251684751]
[quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=3532.msg110034#msg110034 date=1251681767]
And nevermind, SUPERAntiSpyware has some nifty tools. All fixed. ;D

And as to how I got the virus... http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/...-a-virus/1

-_-
Makes me happy I gave up after about 10 minutes of screwing around with that game.
[/quote]Lol, it gets fun after a while, but whatever. They fixed the wiki, no more virus.
[/quote]
I never use the Wiki cause im not a crazy addicted kid who talks to his friends about Virtual Wars

I just stay alive

Fuck my country ;D



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08-31-2009, 01:39 PM

(08-30-2009, 08:22 PM)Nitrous Oxide link Wrote: And nevermind, SUPERAntiSpyware has some nifty tools. All fixed. ;D

And as to how I got the virus... http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/...-a-virus/1

-_-

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#20
09-17-2009, 10:51 AM

I just got the same virus by downloading PSP Video 9....sigh..


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