PC under attack

[Aston]

hi bolter

he did remove all important docs etc...he tried everything but he said that this was the only way to make sure?? perhaps he didnt give me the right service but it worked so i suppose it all worked out in the long run..the laptop has been fine since to be fair....i'll knoe better next time, you win some, you lose some hey mate ...

ed

 

[diamondtiling]

Ok, I started up in safe mode, I managed to run Microsoft security essentials, it found a trojan-dropper, that got deleted but its still the same, security alerts all over it yet AVG is up to date and running, security essentials seems to be running. I have no idea now.
I think I will have to take it to my mate in Audley, he will fix it.

Many thanks for the call Rob (CR) I will keep trying until I take it to my friends house.

 

[White Room]

An utter nightmare:incazzato:

 

[doug boardley]

good luck Dom, it's a real ache when things like this happen:mad2:

 

[TheWrightTiler]

did u run the stinger program i sent you bud

andy

 

[diamondtiling]

reading your other posts, The pop ups are coming from the virus DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY ANTI_VIRUS SOFTWARE IT POINTS YOU TO< THEY ARE VIRUSES AS WELL!!!

did u run the stinger program i sent you bud

andy

I got one email from Neale, I can open the link and download it but it wont run

:mad2:

 

[Gazzer]

I got one email from Neale, I can open the link and download it but it wont run

:mad2:

Bah !:ban:

 

[doug boardley]

Dom, I'm no 'puter whizz (as Sir Ramic will testify!) have you got your files backed up? if so, I'd take your machine in and get it completely purged, and then get your OS reinstalled.

 

[Aston]

hope you get it sorted dom, i am lost when it comes to pc viruses and anything like that...
i am waiting for my screen on my dell laptop to go soon..everytime it gets to 3 yrs old, bang, the back light goes like on cue,,££££££££££££££££

 

[diamondtiling]

To be honest Doug I have a laptop on order with him, its a dell alien ware whatisname, it has a colour change keyboard and loads of stuff that I don't understand, it reminds me of darth vaders helmet. I have seen it on dells website for £1950 plus the vat and Alan is selling them for £1000, I need to upgrade this clonker so I will let him sort it out.

Thanks for all the input guys and gals.

 

[DHTiling]

Spy bot search and destroy... is about the best i know of..

 

[diamondtiling]

Spy bot search and destroy... is about the best i know of..

I will try anything Dave, do you have a link for that?

I have 120 red alert boxes now, if anyone wants info on erectile dysfuntion, viagra, or links to large chested women I seem to have them in abundance.

:yikes:

 

[doug boardley]

err, can you forward them to me:lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Spybot - Search &amp; Destroy software download at CNET UK

 

[diamondtiling]

err, can you forward them to me:lol:

There might be a few lady boys in it Doug........................:yikes:

And no I did not go looking. :incazzato::incazzato:

 

[diamondtiling]

20 minutes ago Microsoft security essentials was finishing its scan but had a red banner saying the pc is not fully protected, I am running it again and it has a green banner saying protected? Maybe it will find the little bleeders this time..........:dizzy2:

cant run spybot because I cant open it.............:mad2::mad2:

 

[DHTiling]

The infection is preventing you opening it.. use safe mode to run it..

 

[DHTiling]

Are you getting something ike this popping up..

​

Do not open anything it asks you too...


check out this forum and they will sort you out...




http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/index.php?showforum=18
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[diamondtiling]

Cheers Dave, I have downloaded it but not installed it because I cant open the download, if I switch to safe mode where will it be??

:dizzy2::dizzy2:

 

[Aston]

i've got visions of dom in desperation hitting his pc with a crow bar and looking into the pc seeing if he can see the 'little bleeders'...:lol:

i'm not laughin at you, i'm laughin with you.. its as tho you've got gremlins in there :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

It will be where you downloaded it too..lol...

 

[diamondtiling]

You are not far wrong Ed, I have a very heavy Jemmy bar that would look very nice smashed through this screen. I would love to meet the four eyed, spotty nerd that sent it to me.............The jemmy would find a much softer place to live........:incazzato:

 

[doug boardley]

will this do??

 

[DHTiling]

will this do??

DOUG!!.. I think this is more what Dom is thinking..



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0FAVotu_w]YouTube - Shoot PC[/ame]

 

[doug boardley]

you need a licence for that Dave😳:lol::lol:

 

[Daz]

I feel for you Dom. My PC contracted a very similar virus back in October and it was December before I managed to fully clean it. There's no way that I trust it online anymore and only use it to recover document info now.

I've no idea how I eventually "cleaned" it but it did involve restoring the factory original OS and then installing a lot of service pack updates.

I now use a MacBook. I have a Mac OSX virus checker but seeing as Mac OSX viruses are so far and few I feel a lot safer and happier.

You may need to go offline and eliminate all temp and offline files using "Safe Mode". Then run a virus check whilst offline and quarantine all the dodgy files that it throws up. If you get any infected dll or exe files make a note of the filenames and check them out at Microsoft.com before deleting, as they could be useful files and completely screw your PC up.

I hope you get it sorted soon mate.
Good luck.

 

[Alan.P]

This has highlighted a big problem, virus / trojan / malware attacks are getting more and more frequent, we should all take heed of this thread, I for one consider myself pc savy but contracted a virus a while back that was a biatch, ended up formatting my pc, just in case. If your using the same pc / laptop for business and pleasure then it could be costly if not impossible to get clean.

One way around this is to back up your files, this could be just personal files or the whole OS and anything else, you can schedule this to happen overnight, nightly backups will ensure that you always have a clean copy to back up from if the worst happens, all you lose is 1 days worth of activity.

There are quiet a few programs that do this, and considering the potential for loss, makes good sense.

Stable, horse, bolted. I know, but I thought it worth mentioning.

And no, I don't YET, will look at setting this up tomorrow though, just not worth the risk.

 

[diamondtiling]

I seem to have this all covered now so thanks for the help.

Just a quick question, if someone has an email address that I want to contact or if I see a "contact us" button on a website and I click on it nothing happens, it used to take my straight to yahoo and my email account with their details already in the address bar, I get a message saying something about a default? what is it and how do I correct it?

:20::20:

 

[Gazzer]

I think you have to set your email software (Yahoo) as default thats all.