Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
^^ As above,
Random websites keep popping up when I am on the Internet (IE7) I've ran through Ad-aware, AVG + Ccleaner and it has popped up saying that I have a virus which AVG apparently "heals"
I am pretty sure my little bro has been looking at some dodgy websites and I have noticed that it has found some viruses on his user (cookies)
Help!  
edit: It is a Virtumonde Virus  - not the end of the world, just means that internet pages keep popping up every now and again!
[Edited on 04-07-2008 by S214_UPP]
|
Corsa_Joel
Member
Registered: 3rd May 07
Location: Dunstable, Bedfordshire
User status: Offline
|
http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
Try that, if it doesn't work might be a network virus or similar and worth recovering your machine back to original factory settings.
Also download hijackthis and post up the log will see if I can help.
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Joel
http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
Try that, if it doesn't work might be a network virus or similar and worth recovering your machine back to original factory settings.
Also download hijackthis and post up the log will see if I can help.
I've already got Spybot mate 
It seems to open random websites when I am on the net (not when I am viewing the desktop)
I have also noticed that the automatic updates keeps being turned off 
Any more help would be great 
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Seems to be fixed now
|
smack
Member
Registered: 7th Jul 04
User status: Offline
|
its a virus, it wont be gone, will come back. i had it, ended up formatting laptop in the end
|
Graham88
Member
Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
I've read up on the virus and it says that it attaches itself to either the logon.exe or IEXPLORER.exe I notice that it keeps turning my "automatic updates off" and resetting my cookies "accept all"
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Anyone had a similar problem? - I don't really want to format the hard drive 
|
Arnie
Member
Registered: 24th Sep 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent Drives: Seat Leon Cupra R
User status: Offline
|
I've had this, downloaded about 10 different spyware programs and none of them would get rid of it! Had to re-install Windows in the end.
|
Chrissy
Premium Member
Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Sunny Glasgow Drives: Astra J
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Arnie
I've had this, downloaded about 10 different spyware programs and none of them would get rid of it! Had to re-install Windows in the end.
I'll second this.. had it on my desktop. Downloaded every anti virus and anti spyware program under the sun and then eventually formatted my hard disk.
Sorry mate
>>>> Chris <<<<
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Chrissy
quote:
Originally posted by Arnie
I've had this, downloaded about 10 different spyware programs and none of them would get rid of it! Had to re-install Windows in the end.
I'll second this.. had it on my desktop. Downloaded every anti virus and anti spyware program under the sun and then eventually formatted my hard disk.
Sorry mate
Bollocks - I'm a persistant bugger, so I won't give up......
yet
|
Icy
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
User status: Offline
|
got the same again
sure i had it before and had to reinstal windows
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Icy
got the same again
sure i had it before and had to reinstal windows
Thing is though IT CAN BE FIXED !!! I've seen on some geek forums and tech support forums it can be done!!!
|
Icy
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
User status: Offline
|
me too but was from yrs ago
thing is theres so many variations on it!
spybot started on start up and didnt find it this time. runnin it now on desktop to see if comes up.
i now get 2 dll files missin windows pop up on desktop now
|
Icy
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
User status: Offline
|
spybot didnt find it again so i dnt need to format  was ready to had all my cds here
|
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
|
Personally i'd flattern the PC and have done with it.
|
Aaron
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Personally i'd flattern the PC and have done with it.
|
colour_golden
Member
Registered: 24th Feb 08
Location: Hull - UK
User status: Offline
|
try turning system restore off, then do a scan. Buggers hide themselves in there and the OS restores them when you remove them.
|
johnhara1
Member
Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
User status: Offline
|
http://www.dll-files.com/
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
fixed !
|
colour_golden
Member
Registered: 24th Feb 08
Location: Hull - UK
User status: Offline
|
how ?
|
Jules
Member
Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
User status: Offline
|
Won't a registry repair fix it?
|
Ash_EP3
Member
Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
I had to download a program callled combofix - ran that - posted the log and then a moderator on a geek forum (geekstogo.com) helped me out
Sorted
[Edited on 05-07-2008 by S214_UPP]
|
