Cybermonkey
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hoping someone out there can help me on this one, its doing my nut in.
right, i formatted my other machine, but only have Windows XP disc with SP1. formatted, installed a 3rd party firewall called Kerio and 2 virus scanners, AVGFree and Ewido anti-spyware. connected to the net and updated them ASAP, then proceeded to Windows Updates website but all i get is the green bar, saying its searching, but thats as far as it gets. Automatic updates picks up the updates i need, but always hangs middownload. then i get the dreaded NT AUTHORITY SHUTDOWN from the sasser virus, how the fuck it gets into the machine everytime i dont know!! anyway, i use the run command SHUTDOWN /A to stop it from shutting down the machine, but then SVCHOST goes berserk, using 100% CPU usage and stopping me from using the machine until i doing a hard reboot.
i have gone through the format procedure 3 times in the last 2 days, all with the same results and outcomes each time. i have managed to download SP2, that installs fine, but something is now blocking the Security Center and Automatic Updates services from starting  internet connection is then halted, and all network-ability forcefully stopped by something!!! 
I have installed, updated and run the virus scanners, Spybot, Ad-Aware, MS Malicious software removal tool, tried CMD prompts from other website related problems, with and without safe mode but to no avail!!
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! before i go on a rampage to find the fucking cunting twats that write viruses so i can BEHEAD THEM with a keyboard 
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_Allan_
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You've formated the HD and it's still coming back?. Do a proper format and rewrite 0's to each sector etc... Once reinstalled XP get a firewall up like zone alarm for the very first thing you install.
I got the sasser virus with 30 secs of installing XP and going to the update site. I forgot to install zone alarm first
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Cybermonkey
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hmmm i will try zonealarm, i was recommended the Kerio one, but i dont like it
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drax
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have you tried using "shutdown -a"
rather than "shutdown /a"
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by drax
have you tried using "shutdown -a"
rather than "shutdown /a"
one and the same. both work, both dont fix my problem, just prevents isass infection from performing an authority shutdown.
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Dom
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i would reformat the drive, use something like Autoclave on it like Allan said, then reinstall etc
If your using dodgy software, are they free of virus's?
I would also look at using Autopatcher - i use it for a number of reasons but its one big package every month that has all the updates.
Personally, if you have another system, download all of the updates (SP2 etc) wack them on CD, as well as updated mobo/graphics drivers. Disconnect the internet conenction before reinstall and then update the system from the CD
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Cybermonkey
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Dom, i think thats my only option. the HDD has another partition so i might wipe that also. Autopatcher sounds worthy of a google search. thanks Dom
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Dom
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sounds like something in your other partition may have the virus 
but back up anything you think you need and then wipe the whole drive and blast the fucker til kingdom come 
Autopatcher is good, but they've pissed around with it a little over the last few months, you now need to download a full package (think june/july is the last FULL package) then after that you download the update packages and run autopatcher.
It's good little tool, especially for people with hot OS's
Anyways fella, let us know how you get on
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Cybermonkey
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Dom, just re-installed XP, have autopatcher sitting on my thumb-drive, will report as i go. only took 7minutes to download, 550kb/sec
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Jamescorsa97
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Too much porn on the drive pre format eh dave?
Nah seriously flood it with the 0's! then hit it with similar programs mentioned above. I personally like killdisk!
Saving the updates to cd would be the better option.
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
Too much porn on the drive pre format eh dave?
Nah seriously flood it with the 0's! then hit it with similar programs mentioned above. I personally like killdisk!
Saving the updates to cd would be the better option.
James, fixing my familys computer i havent done a low level format, just an XP installation format, but not the quick one either. Autopatcher is doing its thing now. im installing all the updates first, then installing SP2 again, then running Autopatcher again, with everything ticked 
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Dom
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dude, should install sp2 first then mobo drivers and the like then run autopatcher....
oh and get a decent virus scanner on there asap
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Cybermonkey
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using AVGFree. fucking hell Dom its almost done all the updates, gonna run the motherfucking SP2 now though, then do all the patches again. motherfucker
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Jamescorsa97
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ok mate good luck!
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Cybermonkey
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Dom it worked superbly, thanks very much!!!! all back to normal 
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