virus.

[Todd0]

So, i was tryin to help some friends get rid of some msn virus the other day the one that goes through msn an is like

hey is this you (then links you to the virus) and dont ask why, but for some reason i was like yeh il put it on my computer an see wat files it affects so i can tell em how to get rid of it. yeh. what a great idea.

so anyway, now my homepage in browsers is set to some messenger site, i cant run regedit or msconfig or registry mechanic, after every restart, my spyware search an destroy find 74 problems. i can fix them, but they just come back.

symantec also cant find it. other then that crap my comp is fine, i still want it gone tho, anyone know wat i can do?

 

[talldude123]

Check My Fix-It Page and follow the instructions. (Also tell me if you like it, cause i made it in my spare time!)


After that, read MicroBell's 5-Step Process, and follow the directions.


Anymore problems? PM MicroBell, because he's the virus king!

 

[Todd0]

your fix it page wont load?!? just me? thanx for your help.

 

[talldude123]

its a crappy web server, came with my ISP. I'll have to upload it to Geocities.

Just use MicroBell's process then.

 

[talldude123]

check the fix-it-page now.

Its on a new server.

 

[Osiris]

Follow these instructions carefully

Download ALL 8 programs and update if needed.

Ad Aware SE Personal Free

Spybot Search and Destroy Free

Windows Defender 2 Beta

HijackThis Free

Ewido

CCleaner

Cleanup!

Follow these steps

Delete the prefetch folder C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch, this folder will come back on next reboot.

Delete all cookies and temporary internet files in the control panel.

Go to Start, run, type msconfig, go to startup, disable everything except your antivirus, Firewall, click apply, dont reboot yet.

Download Msconfig Cleanup below

Msconfig Cleanup Free

Run Msconfig Cleanup after you unchecked the items you were told to uncheck and recheck, click "Select All", then click "Clean up Selected", then click "Quit". Make sure your antivirus and firewall are not checked.

Now run each spyware program 1 by 1. Running all 3 at the same time will slow most systems down.

When each program has finished scanning, remove everything.

Now go to the recycle bin and delete everything that is in it.

When finished with the scans, reboot, and go into Safe Mode and run these scans again, remove everything they find, and then reboot back into Windows in normal mode. You dont need to run Hijackthis! yet.

Then run HiJackthis!

Save the log, copy and paste the log on www.techist.com
Do not attach the log, copy and paste always. This will make things go much faster.