Computer guys help please

Re: Computer guys help please

Trojan-Downloader:W32/Agent.ICF

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Attention: %windir% represents the default Windows directory.

Creates these files:

• %windir%\system32\dx6vcl.dll
• %windir%\system32\notepod.exe
• %windir%\system32\disk.ico
<span style="font-weight: bold"> • %windir%\system32\xtemp1.exe</span>
• %windir%\system32\xtemp2.exe
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why don't you do a master reset and see if that fixes your problem. If you have a recent backup cd you wont lose that much data.
 
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KNIGHT11B4,

Yep.

Guys, thanks

The Mechanic, no games in the last 2 weeks, this started yesterday.

Lazy21, I can, but how?


TalkingBush, thanks for the info. I am amazed what you call can find. so fast.

John
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J.Boyette</div><div class="ubbcode-body">KNIGHT11B4,

Yep.

Guys, thanks

The Mechanic, no games in the last 2 weeks, this started yesterday.

Lazy21, I can, but how?


TalkingBush, thanks for the info. I am amazed what you call can find. so fast.

John
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when you first boot your computer on, can't remember if it's f10 or f11 but you have seconds to hit it. Then do a system restore(factory settings)
 
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you have my most sincere sympathies. I believe the true virus you are experiencing is called

"Microsoft Windows Vista (any edition)".

best of luck,

Microsoft XP SP3
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Good grief, guys. It's just a simple little Trojan, not a damned rootkit. No need to summon the apocalypse.

Reboot the computer to Safe Mode with Networking while connected via Ethernet cable to the router or modem (no wireless).

Download and install Malwarebytes (free) from www.malwarebytes.org.
Allow the program to update and run a full scan.
Remove the infected files and registry keys flagged during the scan.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Next go to http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ and download Microsoft Security Essentials (also free). Install, update, and run full scan. Do what it says.

Should be all cleaned up and ready to go.

Any sign of a rootkit and you'll need to get serious with it.
We can talk about that if it comes to it later on.

Going forward, don't get on the net again without up to date antivirus.

Another good utility is Win Patrol. It will let you know if anything sets itself to autostart and give you the option to block it.

If you haven't already done so, upgrade Vista to Service pack 1 and then SP2. The kernel was overhauled in SP1 and they fixed most of what was bad about the original release.

Do your Windows Updates and update javascript and all adobe software (Acrobat, Flash, etc.).

Good move with Firefox.
Add Adblock Plus and Flashblock, if you don't already have them.
Visiting this place without Adblock Plus is like a bad acid trip, what with all of the dumbass animated signatures and what not.

If it comes to it, you can do the factory restore, but you're a long ways from there.
 
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Here are your instructions for the destructive restoration to factory original.

NOTE: All files will be lost!


Turn on the computer and press the <F8> key when the Dell Logo appears.

From the Advanced Boot Options highlight Repair Your Computer with the arrow keys and press <ENTER>.

Click Next > and login to your administrator account on the computer. The administrator account is the account created the first time the computer was turned on.

Click Dell Factory Image Recovery and DataSafe options and follow the prompts.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here are your instructions for the destructive restoration to factory original.

NOTE: All files will be lost!


Turn on the computer and press the <F8> key when the Dell Logo appears.

From the Advanced Boot Options highlight Repair Your Computer with the arrow keys and press <ENTER>.

Click Next > and login to your administrator account on the computer. The administrator account is the account created the first time the computer was turned on.

Click Dell Factory Image Recovery and DataSafe options and follow the prompts.

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that's right the way I was explaining is for hp
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lazy21</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
that's right the way I was explaining is for hp </div></div>

Older Dells had the CTRl + F10 or F11 restore partitions, but the 1501 would be the F8 method.
 
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Tucker thanks always for the pro. advice here - I print out your words about computers as from the mouth of God & actually save in a "tucker301 file". I recently was subjected to a "boot sector Trojan" acquired from another individual here on the hide - it was a biatch and went quickly from memory dump to loss of power; the motherboard died (still under warranty by Dell so was replaced, but blank). My IT guy made a lot of money diagnosing and reinstalling everything - maybe Bolt & he are in business together.
 
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If I have to deal with any of the nasty virus I will use the Bit Defender rescue CD and my kaspersky rescue disk. All you need to do is make sure you get a good shut down. Even from safe mode and reboot into either one of the Linux CD's. Just do a search for them and burn the .iso
 
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In this cse, I think you are just running into an issue of running the 16 bit game with perhaps an incorrect version of the command.com
 
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Tucker,

This worked like a champ!!!!!!

Thanks

John

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good grief, guys. It's just a simple little Trojan, not a damned rootkit. No need to summon the apocalypse.

Reboot the computer to Safe Mode with Networking while connected via Ethernet cable to the router or modem (no wireless).

Download and install Malwarebytes (free) from www.malwarebytes.org.
Allow the program to update and run a full scan.
Remove the infected files and registry keys flagged during the scan.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Next go to http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ and download Microsoft Security Essentials (also free). Install, update, and run full scan. Do what it says.

Should be all cleaned up and ready to go.

Any sign of a rootkit and you'll need to get serious with it.
We can talk about that if it comes to it later on.

Going forward, don't get on the net again without up to date antivirus.

Another good utility is Win Patrol. It will let you know if anything sets itself to autostart and give you the option to block it.

If you haven't already done so, upgrade Vista to Service pack 1 and then SP2. The kernel was overhauled in SP1 and they fixed most of what was bad about the original release.

Do your Windows Updates and update javascript and all adobe software (Acrobat, Flash, etc.).

Good move with Firefox.
Add Adblock Plus and Flashblock, if you don't already have them.
Visiting this place without Adblock Plus is like a bad acid trip, what with all of the dumbass animated signatures and what not.

If it comes to it, you can do the factory restore, but you're a long ways from there.


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