virus how to remove? - Page 2

Luke212 · 18th July 2012, 9:47 AM

even with a warning a person will install the virus. especially if it says paris hilton. the virus checker is useless

Benchamp · 18th July 2012, 9:48 AM

hmm yeah i wasn't advocating "use nothing", it just shows nothing is 100%, I still wouldn't advocate using nothing...AVG is generally pretty good we find but its dropped the ball in this case (probably with the help of the wife I suspect!!)

HeXa · 18th July 2012, 9:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creekin

waitwot?!?

Luke212 is to B&EC as Mitch01 is to Motoring

just remove your palm from your face and move on

Creekin · 18th July 2012, 9:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeXa

Luke212 is to B&EC as Mitch01 is to Motoring

just remove your palm from your face and move on

ahh yeah of course doh my bad..

thanks for reminding me...
maybe mitch, luke and copie should all be forced to use the same troll avatar so they are easier to spot?

Luke212 · 18th July 2012, 10:29 AM

where do i get this mentioned troll avatar?

JolyV · 19th July 2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creekin

nice

be aware though alot of the time trojans are like termites..
removing the problem does not repair the damage they have already done..
when in doubt
format c:

this is the right advice, format and a new clean instalation,

Cpt.J.Sparrow · 19th July 2012, 11:36 AM

Unless you are interested in what the virus/trojan did/does, format AND burn the boot drive image onto DVDs after clean installation. Those DVDs will make life easier next time.

If you wish to clean it manually, post logs from Malwarebytes, GMER, and DDS.

MaximusSmurf · 19th July 2012, 11:52 AM

I would always HIGHLY RECOMMEND doing any scans from within safemode. Has more access to system files and always seems to clear more stuff off.

1. Boot into safemode.
2. Run TDSSkiller.exe (http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363)
3. Run superantispyware, update it, full/complete scan (google it)
4. Run malwarebytes, update it, full/complete scan (google it)
5. Reboot into normal Windows - DO NOT REBOOT UNTIL ALL THREE APPS HAVE BEEN RUN

Don't get tricked into rebooting after each app.

NO need to run the 'professional' versions of the software so don't get sucked into that.

That process normally cleans just about everything that I've come across. Except Xpaj, but that has it's own removal tool.

mike-s · 20th July 2012, 3:04 AM

I had a similar thing happen, I got trojan.dropper or something on my laptop. Apparently it's a real prick to remove and I've found at least 6 other trojans it downloaded in between reboots.

Realising the futility of trying to repair this, I pulled my data off and wiped the hard drive & started again from scratch. Reading up on this particular trojan I had gotten, although it IS removable, the majority of people resort to wiping the pc to get it working correctly again.

The worst thing about it is I had a application blocking component on my (pc tools) firewall prompt me asking if i wanted to run something or other and I clicked "ok" without a second thought. 0.000005 seconds after I did that i thought "fuck, I shouldn't have done that" and watched as the cpu usage shot through the roof and proceeded to waste about 8 hours trying to remove it before pulling the pin. I wasn't even looking at anything dodgy, I was looking into different aquarium fish species and somehow managed to hit a hacked site *facepalm*

18th July 2012, 9:47 AM	#16
Luke212 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NSW Posts: 6,540	even with a warning a person will install the virus. especially if it says paris hilton. the virus checker is useless __________________ Democracy's greatest trick was convincing man he was informed.

18th July 2012, 9:48 AM	#17
Benchamp Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tasmania Posts: 67	hmm yeah i wasn't advocating "use nothing", it just shows nothing is 100%, I still wouldn't advocate using nothing...AVG is generally pretty good we find but its dropped the ball in this case (probably with the help of the wife I suspect!!) __________________ Successful Trades (that I remember): iced, NYJets112, joshconno, placenta, Lou, dahurldog, trevdav, GRObFURSt, kme.....

18th July 2012, 10:29 AM	#20
Luke212 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NSW Posts: 6,540	where do i get this mentioned troll avatar? __________________ Democracy's greatest trick was convincing man he was informed.

19th July 2012, 11:36 AM	#22
Cpt.J.Sparrow Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Glen Waverley, VIC Posts: 462	Unless you are interested in what the virus/trojan did/does, format AND burn the boot drive image onto DVDs after clean installation. Those DVDs will make life easier next time. If you wish to clean it manually, post logs from Malwarebytes, GMER, and DDS. __________________ Gadgets Galaxy Player 5.8 \| Nexus 4 \| iPad 4 \| PowerShot SX1 IS Game Console Xbox 360 Gaming PC (Sold; waiting for Haswell) \| 30" WQXGA IPS Home PC i3 2105 (HD3000) \| P8H67-I Deluxe \| 1333MHz 4GB \| M4 64GB \| Green 500GB \| DVD-Multi \| X-400 Fanless \| PC-Q11 \| Winows 7 HP 32-bit \| 27" Full HD TN LED NAS TurboNAS TS-119P+ Last edited by Cpt.J.Sparrow; 19th July 2012 at 11:55 AM.

19th July 2012, 11:52 AM	#23
MaximusSmurf Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 535	I would always HIGHLY RECOMMEND doing any scans from within safemode. Has more access to system files and always seems to clear more stuff off. 1. Boot into safemode. 2. Run TDSSkiller.exe (http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363) 3. Run superantispyware, update it, full/complete scan (google it) 4. Run malwarebytes, update it, full/complete scan (google it) 5. Reboot into normal Windows - DO NOT REBOOT UNTIL ALL THREE APPS HAVE BEEN RUN Don't get tricked into rebooting after each app. NO need to run the 'professional' versions of the software so don't get sucked into that. That process normally cleans just about everything that I've come across. Except Xpaj, but that has it's own removal tool. __________________ Main Rig: 2600k@4.2 ghz \| Asrock Z77-ITX \| 2x4gb G.skill 1600mhz CL9 \| 120gb Sandisk SSD \| Bitfenix Prodigy (White) \| Corsair HX-520w PSU ESXi: Supermicro X9SCM-F \| Xeon E3 1230 V2 \| Kingston 2 x 8gb 1333mhz ECC \| 120gb Intel 330 SSD \| Corsair VX-430 V3

20th July 2012, 3:04 AM	#24
mike-s Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,726	I had a similar thing happen, I got trojan.dropper or something on my laptop. Apparently it's a real prick to remove and I've found at least 6 other trojans it downloaded in between reboots. Realising the futility of trying to repair this, I pulled my data off and wiped the hard drive & started again from scratch. Reading up on this particular trojan I had gotten, although it IS removable, the majority of people resort to wiping the pc to get it working correctly again. The worst thing about it is I had a application blocking component on my (pc tools) firewall prompt me asking if i wanted to run something or other and I clicked "ok" without a second thought. 0.000005 seconds after I did that i thought "fuck, I shouldn't have done that" and watched as the cpu usage shot through the roof and proceeded to waste about 8 hours trying to remove it before pulling the pin. I wasn't even looking at anything dodgy, I was looking into different aquarium fish species and somehow managed to hit a hacked site facepalm __________________ Successfull trades: RakOon, drfbro, mR_CaESaR, Spyfox If I've got crap for sale on ebay you like, click here. Old hardware giveaway thread here. Sony Vaio Club Member #21