I had no problem before i think. This just got happened about 4 days ago. When i found out that there are a lot of hidden
desktop.ini copies in lots of folders in My Documents, and that some of my MS Words Files are 'missing', which are
actually being hidden by something i dont know. I could only explored that they are still there in the folder, and that there are lots
of desktop.ini using 'Advanced System Optimizer'.
I use Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 for browser and last nite when i wanted to browse some sites (one of them was www.download.com)
i saw that its transferring data from "i.d.com.com" or "img.com.com". And it never got directed to the site i wanted. Not to
mention that it took longer to get to the pages. Im using DAP and its not workin either now. I could only do downloads from
Firefox, and it took longer than usual.
Ive ran scans from all of my security softwares, AVG, Symantec, got nothing, and the others just got few spywares. I got them
quarantined and then deleted. But still the problems still go on.
An odd thing is when Xoftspy detected a pest named "Adware Remover" of Rogue AntiSpyware category. Though its been
quarantined and deleted, when i scanned again it seems to be copied over and over again. I suspect there might be something
that keeps copying it after its been deleted.
This morning i found that theres 2 notepad files: "rundll32.txt" and "playout.txt" in C:\ directory, not in any folder. I know the
normal rundll32 is an exe file located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe. I quarantined them all in Symantec bc i got
suspicious.
Moreover the Windows Update hasnt been working well since a few weeks ago so i disabled it. It has always been showed that
theres update available but when i clicked for it to download, it wont work. Sometimes it shows theres update available, but when
i viewed, theres nothing in the list.
Thank u in advance to those whos willing to help me with this . I will be very grateful. Im looking forward to hearing ur
suggestions!
==========
System: Windows XP Professional v 2002 SP2 (but i swear they installed XP Home instead of Professional, i have no idea how
its a Prof Edition now??)
Mobile AMD Sempron
Processor 3000+
180 GHz, 192 MB RAM (actually its 256 MB)
SiS M760GX
Antivirus (both running for active protection):
- AVG Antivirus 7.5.448
- Symantec Antivirus Corporate Server 9.0.0.338
Antispyware:
- Spyware Doctor v 4.0.0.2613
- AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5
- eTrust PestPatrol v 5.0.0.0 --> running active protection
- XoftSpy v 4.22.0.10
Advanced System Optimizer & CCleaner
HijackThis (downloaded today)
desktop.ini copies in lots of folders in My Documents, and that some of my MS Words Files are 'missing', which are
actually being hidden by something i dont know. I could only explored that they are still there in the folder, and that there are lots
of desktop.ini using 'Advanced System Optimizer'.
I use Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 for browser and last nite when i wanted to browse some sites (one of them was www.download.com)
i saw that its transferring data from "i.d.com.com" or "img.com.com". And it never got directed to the site i wanted. Not to
mention that it took longer to get to the pages. Im using DAP and its not workin either now. I could only do downloads from
Firefox, and it took longer than usual.
Ive ran scans from all of my security softwares, AVG, Symantec, got nothing, and the others just got few spywares. I got them
quarantined and then deleted. But still the problems still go on.
An odd thing is when Xoftspy detected a pest named "Adware Remover" of Rogue AntiSpyware category. Though its been
quarantined and deleted, when i scanned again it seems to be copied over and over again. I suspect there might be something
that keeps copying it after its been deleted.
This morning i found that theres 2 notepad files: "rundll32.txt" and "playout.txt" in C:\ directory, not in any folder. I know the
normal rundll32 is an exe file located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe. I quarantined them all in Symantec bc i got
suspicious.
Moreover the Windows Update hasnt been working well since a few weeks ago so i disabled it. It has always been showed that
theres update available but when i clicked for it to download, it wont work. Sometimes it shows theres update available, but when
i viewed, theres nothing in the list.
Thank u in advance to those whos willing to help me with this . I will be very grateful. Im looking forward to hearing ur
suggestions!
==========
System: Windows XP Professional v 2002 SP2 (but i swear they installed XP Home instead of Professional, i have no idea how
its a Prof Edition now??)
Mobile AMD Sempron
Processor 3000+
180 GHz, 192 MB RAM (actually its 256 MB)
SiS M760GX
Antivirus (both running for active protection):
- AVG Antivirus 7.5.448
- Symantec Antivirus Corporate Server 9.0.0.338
Antispyware:
- Spyware Doctor v 4.0.0.2613
- AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5
- eTrust PestPatrol v 5.0.0.0 --> running active protection
- XoftSpy v 4.22.0.10
Advanced System Optimizer & CCleaner
HijackThis (downloaded today)