Re: dnsChange virus

Thank you ~BD~ for those kind words. Glad you liked my website :-)

I will reset the CMOS and BIOS at next reboot.

I am opposed to reinstalling the OS. That is a solution I turnde to i the past.
I reformatted my first computer back in the late eighties. I thought it was THE solution in the nineties.
This decade the procedure makes me physically sick... hehe...

But after cleaning the registry, deleting files (autorun.inf) and folders (\resycled) the regitry keys rebuilt themselves.
Somewhere there has to be a file that is run at startup, or when I start IE.
I will now revert to IE7 and flush CMOS and reset BIOS during restart.

BRB


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"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> skrev i nyhetsmeldingen: uTso#4bRJHA.4008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...
I'm saddened to learn that you have a continuing problem, OG.

You said "Then IE8 is started"

IE8 is in Beta - advice I've had says that you must expect problems if you use an 'un-finished' product. I suggest you uninstall IE8 and try to revert to IE7.

I've enjoyed browsing your web site btw! :)

Just to rub salt into the wound, you didn't need to pay anything to download and use Malwarebytes on a one-off basis (i.e. not continuous protection).

If you have a rootkit, rather than try to find and kill it, I'm sure it will be much quicker for you to 'Flatten and Rebuild'. If you have access to the Internet, you may 'enjoy' reading through a thread I started earlier this year, still available on Google, here:-

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.security.virus/browse_thread/thread/5779fa422ba9af96/ee5f99b403a1e451?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=I've+done+both+of+these+'silly+things'!+#ee5f99b403a1e451

My subsequent discussions now lead me to believe that one needs to clear the CMOS and probably flash the BIOS too if one wants to be sure of a clean machine.

Good luck!

Dave

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"Øyvind Granberg" <tresfjording@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2AA77F27-57A5-4CB9-AD8B-4769F1049533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi...

As a continuance of the thread "Do I have a virus?"

Well it's back. The Trojan.DNSChanger virus has really never left the building.
I have downloaded and paid for software called Malwarebytes and it finds six instances of this virus.
I choose to remove them, and the software wants to restart my computer.
After reboot, a rerun of Malwarebytes shows that my system is clean.
Then IE8 is started. All of a sudden I cannot connect to any website, not even google
A new run of Malwarebytes reveals yet another six instances of the same virus.

A checkup on all other computers in the household tells a tale of a massive outburst.

I've got my ISP to reset the ADSL router, much against his beliefs, but no fix.

I am running, amongst others, a self built Windows Vista Ultimate based pc, with all updates, and all security measures running.
AVG 8
Windows Defender
A weekly run of Spybot and Adaware
I reckon if I can clean this computer I can easily fix the others.

What am I doing wrong here?
Is this Malwarebyte a hoax?


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Øyvind Granberg

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