stud171194
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I have been trying to fix the problems that came from an infected download for a few days now and I just can't seem to get it all off of my system.
First my symptoms were:
-MicroAntivirus pop-ups every few minutes
-Web redirects whenever a link had been selected
-"Virus Alert" displayed next to the clock
-Random shortcuts appeared on my desktop like "free porn" and "casino" etc.
-Windows update not able to be enable because whenever i would goto services and enable it it would immediately change back to disable, and when i ran the update it gave me an error 1058.
-items like mycomputer and control panel were missing from my start menu
-in windows explorer the local drive c wasn't viewable.
-the task manager was "disabled by the administrator" even though i was signed on as the default administrator provided by XP
-fqbewlna tool bar stuck in ie7
Steps I took to fix the problem:
Ran:
McAffee Stinger
ad-aware 2008
smitfraudfix (in safe mode as it instructs to do so)
aml registry cleaner
a-squared hijack
PC tools Antivirus free version
Symptoms the remain:
-unable to visit certain sites because a fake "not able to connect" covers the site (know this because I was able to see the full decoy when a proxy was used)
These webs sites include all microsoft support pages and any malware removal site.
-The BHO toolbar is still hangin out in my ie7
-I still cannot enable automatic update (my event log and BITS work fine though)
I suspect this was a trojan contracted by a Bittorrent download.
I tried to put the hijackthis log from my comp here but that made my post too long so i will reply with that information.
If you feel like you want to take a crack at it I would love to have the internet back again without using proxies all the time and have the ability to use my windows update. Thanks.
~Kris
First my symptoms were:
-MicroAntivirus pop-ups every few minutes
-Web redirects whenever a link had been selected
-"Virus Alert" displayed next to the clock
-Random shortcuts appeared on my desktop like "free porn" and "casino" etc.
-Windows update not able to be enable because whenever i would goto services and enable it it would immediately change back to disable, and when i ran the update it gave me an error 1058.
-items like mycomputer and control panel were missing from my start menu
-in windows explorer the local drive c wasn't viewable.
-the task manager was "disabled by the administrator" even though i was signed on as the default administrator provided by XP
-fqbewlna tool bar stuck in ie7
Steps I took to fix the problem:
Ran:
McAffee Stinger
ad-aware 2008
smitfraudfix (in safe mode as it instructs to do so)
aml registry cleaner
a-squared hijack
PC tools Antivirus free version
Symptoms the remain:
-unable to visit certain sites because a fake "not able to connect" covers the site (know this because I was able to see the full decoy when a proxy was used)
These webs sites include all microsoft support pages and any malware removal site.
-The BHO toolbar is still hangin out in my ie7
-I still cannot enable automatic update (my event log and BITS work fine though)
I suspect this was a trojan contracted by a Bittorrent download.
I tried to put the hijackthis log from my comp here but that made my post too long so i will reply with that information.
If you feel like you want to take a crack at it I would love to have the internet back again without using proxies all the time and have the ability to use my windows update. Thanks.
~Kris
