What to do, so viruses wouldn't come back

OK yes lets boot up after repair install!

Mike

Apparently the SP3 CD can only Install Windows, not repair....

Should I repair with SP1 or re-install with SP3?

What was on it before? Has it ever been SP3?

Mike

The last time I re-installed it was a CD which cannot boot, so I started it from My Computer. I think it was SP3 tho', not sure if it was with the updates.

Can't Boot?

Well if this SP3 boots then use it!

Mike

It can't boot because I downloaded it and it was splitted in archives .part01 etc. and Hjsplit can't join them. That's why it can't boot.

So Ill have to repair with SP1 then, we can do it just to test if it works.

Do it?

Something similar

I just recently recovered from a virus/worm infection and after I had it cleaned out with norton av 2009, there was still corruption and damage on the system files. So I had no choice but to restore a backup. That even was not virus free but not so bad. So sometimes you have to start over fresh... or almost fresh in my case.

Also I read you could try this to check the integrity of your dll libraries with microsoft XP CD:
type : 'sfc /scannow' in a command window. But too me it sounds like some serious corruption going on...

good luck.

In thinking about your issue!

Is the Downloaded XP extracted any where on this computer now?

I have a feeling it may be infected.

Stay away from it for now anyways!

And I forgot to mention to format with this install. But if not don't restart to do it!

Mike

It all started on a normal legal Windows SP1 version. First it started that my computer started restarting by itself, shutting down and restarting...Then I tried re-installing...The BSODs started attacking, following with restarts...The BSODs seemed different after every install. I tried scanning around, but BSODs kept popping up while scans...For no reason at all...

I am now repairing my PC with the legal version of SP1.

I now repaired my Windows. Ill plug my slave harddrive in.

Can I install SP2 now? I need it to try to check if it holds off without BSODs

No don't plug in Slave untill we have Virus protection!

Wait for edit! Couple minutes!

We don't want unnecessary updates so do below

Get the full Sp3 here http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/...a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en

Then install Avira update and scan.


Mike

Don't I need to install SP2 first?

NO! SP3 is all inclusive!

We want SP3 with minimal software not even MS updates yet, (as clean as possible) and stable.

Then install and update and scan C: (boot drive) with Avira.

Then hook up Slave and scan only it with Avira,

I don't know what all is on the slave but I hope we find some bad as that will explain your adventures. So we need to scan it with more than one scanner.

Once Avira is finished scanning the Slave, found issues or not run nod32 (only on the Slave) then follow with DrWeb

From here: http://www.techspot.com/vb/post724044-3.html

Mike

I currently have NOD32 and Ad-Aware installed in my PC. Should I uninstall them?

Did you do a repair install?

If so then a whole new track

No don't uninstall.

But if you did a repair install then Scan with both first. Is that the full NOD32 Antivirus or the NOD32 Cleaner? If it is the cleaner then re download.

Mike

I did a repair install with SP1.

Yes, It's the NOD32 antivirus, I will scan with it when i still SP3.

I have downloaded the SP3 you gave me, but when I try to install it, some error comes up telling that the process ndis.sys or something similar, is running and to close all applications. I closed applications, didn't work. I went to Safe Mode, still the same. Anything i could do about it?

Ok don't install it at all for now as we want to a stable windows as is.

If you did not do a clean install then we could have Malware and need to check now.

Go here: http://www.techspot.com/vb/post724044-3.html

Get and run DrWeb.

Mike

I have done an Express scan with Dr.Web. It suprisingly found a lot of viruses.

A lot of them were system files and some of them were those who I have noticed were viruse-like before the BSOD. For example services.exe, svchost.exe...There were too many of them in Task manager.

Anyway, I have attached the log of what It had deleted/cured/moved etc. You can open it up with Wordpad, notepad. Just saying, because its a different format.

There you go!

Now run a full DrWeb in Safe Mode post that log!

If we lose a few system files as long as they are not critical then we can fix that with another repair install after clean.

These were already there before repair install.

Mike

It found lots of viruses.

They include .tmp files which where in the Task Manager -> Processes a.k.a viruses.

The log is attached