Re: Probable virus of some sort...
From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 04/23/05
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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 09:17:44 -0400
From: "Derek D..." <Derek D...@discussions.microsoft.com>
| Hi there,
| I am certain I have a virus of some nature and hoping for some guidance...
|
| The Symptoms:
| After booting up and desktop appears, everything appears to be fine for a
| minute or so, but then everything slows right down i.e. opening folders takes
| some time, some programs will not open at all. Appears as though the desktop
| is stalling. Too may actions causes 'not responding' in the window header.
|
| Cures attempted:
| 1) I tried running a virus scan with my current trial version of PCcillin
| 2005. It took a few minutes to get going, got halfway and stalled!
|
| 2) I tried doing a system restore. It got almost to the end and stalled!
|
| What next?
| I have been researching some of the previous threads here that appear to be
| somehwat related and it seems as though downloading the sysclean package from
| Trend Micro appears to be a good start and that is where I'm at... Ive got it
| running now (it's taking forever!!!) in safe mode, but I wasn't sure whether
| or not I needed to turn off the system restore...if that is even possible (I
| seem to recall reading a thread making some suggestion to do so)...
|
| Can somebody impart their expert knowledge and/or opinion as to what to do
| or try next?
|
| Thanks,
| Derek! :)
| (thank goodness I have a laptop, otherwise i'd really be stuffed!!!)
Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache
Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
1) Download TrendMicro Sysclean by one of the following 2 methods
Trend Sysclean Method 1
---------------------------------------
Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
Latest Trend signature files.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\sysclean")
Download SYSCLEAN.COM and place it in that directory.
Download the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt596.zip
Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
SYSCLEAN.COM.
Trend Sysclean Method 2
---------------------------------------
Download the utility SYSCLEAN_FE at the following URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
SYSCLEAN_FE automates the download and execution process of the Trend Sysclean Package.
Direct URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Sysclean_FE.exe
2) Download and install Ad-aware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
3) Update Adaware with the latest definitions then exit the software.
4) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
5) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible
6) Using the Trend Sysclean and Ad-aware SE utilities, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors found
7) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both Trend
Sysclean and Ad-aware SE
8) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
9) Reboot your PC.
10) Create a new Restore point
* * * Please report back your results * * *
-- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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