Virus

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1) Download the following four items...

McAfee Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend Pattern File.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder" )
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder" )

Download SYSCLEAN.COM and place it in that directory.
Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt406.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
SYSCLEAN.COM .

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpD [...] estore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]
and shutdown as many applications as possible.
5) Using Trend Sysclean, Stinger and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using the three
utilities; Trend Sysclean, Stinger and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point

* * * Please report your results ! * * *

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html




"AngelaB" <AngelaB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5DE20A0E-A8C2-4F87-B997-30025B528802@microsoft.com...
| I know that we have a virus on my friends computer- its real slow and when
| you click for Ex start the window open then disappears or when you click on a
| program it never opens- also I download the AVG virus scan said it found
| trojan horse ,it finished the scan said the computer was protected-I also
| ran a spyware said it was fixed -problems are still persisting.I also have a
| very hard time getttin on the website takes the page forever to download and
| when it does tons of other stuff pops up either from microsoft about an error
| and some other websites. Should I reload windowsXp again? please help going
| crazy

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Most infectors come in the form of executables. The System Restore Cache archives these
files such that if you restore to a previous period you have those files restored. However,
the System Restore Cache can work against you if you restore to a period of infection and
thus get re-infected. Disabling the System Restore Cache purges the archives and all
residue infection remnants.

--
Dave




"Mike E" <MikeE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:135B3D0E-9B5E-4824-9C26-42720FB96FA9@microsoft.com...
| Dave, why do you advise for the system restore to be disabled when running
| these scans?Does it interfere in some way?
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| > 1) Download the following four items...
| >
| > McAfee Stinger
| > http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
| >
| > Trend Sysclean Package
| > http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
| >
| > Latest Trend Pattern File.
| > http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
| >
| > Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
| > http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
| >
| > Create a directory.
| > On drive "C:\"
| > (e.g., "c:\New Folder" )
| > or the desktop
| > (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder" )
| >
| > Download SYSCLEAN.COM and place it in that directory.
| > Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
| > For example; lpt406.zip
| >
| > Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
| > SYSCLEAN.COM .
| >
| > 2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
| > 3) Disable System Restore
| > http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpD [...] estore.htm
| > 4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]
| > and shutdown as many applications as possible.
| > 5) Using Trend Sysclean, Stinger and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
| > platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
| > (a few cycles may be needed)
| > 6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using the three
| > utilities; Trend Sysclean, Stinger and Adaware
| > 7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
| > (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
| > 8) Reboot your PC.
| > 9) Create a new Restore point
| >
| > * * * Please report your results ! * * *
| >
| > --
| > Dave
| > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "AngelaB" <AngelaB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:5DE20A0E-A8C2-4F87-B997-30025B528802@microsoft.com...
| > | I know that we have a virus on my friends computer- its real slow and when
| > | you click for Ex start the window open then disappears or when you click on a
| > | program it never opens- also I download the AVG virus scan said it found
| > | trojan horse ,it finished the scan said the computer was protected-I also
| > | ran a spyware said it was fixed -problems are still persisting.I also have a
| > | very hard time getttin on the website takes the page forever to download and
| > | when it does tons of other stuff pops up either from microsoft about an error
| > | and some other websites. Should I reload windowsXp again? please help going
| > | crazy
| >
| >
| >