Troj/Puper-C Virus Removal

[Guest]

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I have the Troj/Puper-C (popuper/inmonp) virus on my PC and I'm having
difficulty removing it - mainly because I cannot get Windows to start-up
properly and therefore get into Windows Explorer etc. and do the necessary
changes to remove the virus (as detailed on Sophos website etc).

When I start up, Windows partially starts, but then crashes immediately.
When Ctl-Alt-Del is pressed there are hundreds of "Popuper", "Inmonp" and
"<Unknonn>"s listed. I've tried several things (pressing Ctl-Alt-Del at
various stages and manaully deleting all the Popupers etc) but cannot get
Windows to operate properly.

I have a start-up disk and have also tried booting in Safe Mode, but I just
seem to keep getting into either Windows which then does not start up
properly, or getting DOS-type :> prompts (on a black screen) prior to startup.

Does anyone know any way of getting round this problem, e.g. some way of
deleting in prior to Windows starting up?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

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From: "Tim M" <Tim M@discussions.microsoft.com>

| I have the Troj/Puper-C (popuper/inmonp) virus on my PC and I'm having
| difficulty removing it - mainly because I cannot get Windows to start-up
| properly and therefore get into Windows Explorer etc. and do the necessary
| changes to remove the virus (as detailed on Sophos website etc).
|
| When I start up, Windows partially starts, but then crashes immediately.
| When Ctl-Alt-Del is pressed there are hundreds of "Popuper", "Inmonp" and
| "<Unknonn>"s listed. I've tried several things (pressing Ctl-Alt-Del at
| various stages and manaully deleting all the Popupers etc) but cannot get
| Windows to operate properly.
|
| I have a start-up disk and have also tried booting in Safe Mode, but I just
| seem to keep getting into either Windows which then does not start up
| properly, or getting DOS-type :> prompts (on a black screen) prior to startup.
|
| Does anyone know any way of getting round this problem, e.g. some way of
| deleting in prior to Windows starting up?
|
| Thanks

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files

Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear


Download CLEAN.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/clean.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter
{ http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, two Kixtart scripts, two Link
(.lnk) files and a PDF instruction file.

GETFILES.BAT -- For downloading (FTP) the files needed to run the McAfee Command Line
Scanner. You may have to disable your FireWall or allow FTP.EXE to go through your FireWall
to allow the FTP utility to download the needed files

CLEAN.BAT -- For running within Windows after running c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT. If you choose
to scan again at a future date, run this batch file. It will automatically check the date
of the McAfee DAT files and if it is a couple of days old, it will download (FTP) the latest
signature files and install them before performing the scan.

DOSCLEAN.BAT -- For use on a Win9x/ME PC or on a Win2K/WinXP PC that is using FAT32 after
you have booted from an Emergency Boot Disk or DOS disk and have already executed;
c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT from within Windows. DOS disk boot images can be obtained from;
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

I need you to perform the following...

Execute; CLEAN.EXE
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'GetFiles Link' in c:\mcafee }

Reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]

Shutdown as many applications as possible !
It would also help for you to read - "How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Execute; c:\mcafee\CLEAN.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\mcafee }

A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\ScanReport.HTML will be generated. At the
end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer).
It is suggested that you move the report out of c:\mcafee before performing another scan.
It would be a good idea to scan in Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a copy of the HTML
report for each session.


* * * Please report back your results * * *

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

 

[Shane]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Take a look here:

http://www.claymania.com/f-prot.html


Shane


"Tim M" <Tim M@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6320CB25-52FB-4B48-BA47-9C303CE354BB@microsoft.com...
> I have the Troj/Puper-C (popuper/inmonp) virus on my PC and I'm having
> difficulty removing it - mainly because I cannot get Windows to start-up
> properly and therefore get into Windows Explorer etc. and do the necessary
> changes to remove the virus (as detailed on Sophos website etc).
>
> When I start up, Windows partially starts, but then crashes immediately.
> When Ctl-Alt-Del is pressed there are hundreds of "Popuper", "Inmonp" and
> "<Unknonn>"s listed. I've tried several things (pressing Ctl-Alt-Del at
> various stages and manaully deleting all the Popupers etc) but cannot get
> Windows to operate properly.
>
> I have a start-up disk and have also tried booting in Safe Mode, but I
just
> seem to keep getting into either Windows which then does not start up
> properly, or getting DOS-type :> prompts (on a black screen) prior to
startup.
>
> Does anyone know any way of getting round this problem, e.g. some way of
> deleting in prior to Windows starting up?
>
> Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Shane/David

Thanks for your input. Machine finally decided it would start in Safe Mode
so I've been able to get in and clean up.


"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "Tim M" <Tim M@discussions.microsoft.com>
>
> | I have the Troj/Puper-C (popuper/inmonp) virus on my PC and I'm having
> | difficulty removing it - mainly because I cannot get Windows to start-up
> | properly and therefore get into Windows Explorer etc. and do the necessary
> | changes to remove the virus (as detailed on Sophos website etc).
> |
> | When I start up, Windows partially starts, but then crashes immediately.
> | When Ctl-Alt-Del is pressed there are hundreds of "Popuper", "Inmonp" and
> | "<Unknonn>"s listed. I've tried several things (pressing Ctl-Alt-Del at
> | various stages and manaully deleting all the Popupers etc) but cannot get
> | Windows to operate properly.
> |
> | I have a start-up disk and have also tried booting in Safe Mode, but I just
> | seem to keep getting into either Windows which then does not start up
> | properly, or getting DOS-type :> prompts (on a black screen) prior to startup.
> |
> | Does anyone know any way of getting round this problem, e.g. some way of
> | deleting in prior to Windows starting up?
> |
> | Thanks
>
> Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
> Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
>
> Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
> Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
>
>
> Download CLEAN.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/clean.exe
>
> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter
> { http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, two Kixtart scripts, two Link
> (.lnk) files and a PDF instruction file.
>
> GETFILES.BAT -- For downloading (FTP) the files needed to run the McAfee Command Line
> Scanner. You may have to disable your FireWall or allow FTP.EXE to go through your FireWall
> to allow the FTP utility to download the needed files
>
> CLEAN.BAT -- For running within Windows after running c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT. If you choose
> to scan again at a future date, run this batch file. It will automatically check the date
> of the McAfee DAT files and if it is a couple of days old, it will download (FTP) the latest
> signature files and install them before performing the scan.
>
> DOSCLEAN.BAT -- For use on a Win9x/ME PC or on a Win2K/WinXP PC that is using FAT32 after
> you have booted from an Emergency Boot Disk or DOS disk and have already executed;
> c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT from within Windows. DOS disk boot images can be obtained from;
> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
>
> I need you to perform the following...
>
> Execute; CLEAN.EXE
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> Execute; c:\mcafee\GetFiles.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'GetFiles Link' in c:\mcafee }
>
> Reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]
>
> Shutdown as many applications as possible !
> It would also help for you to read - "How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>
> Execute; c:\mcafee\CLEAN.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\mcafee }
>
> A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\ScanReport.HTML will be generated. At the
> end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer).
> It is suggested that you move the report out of c:\mcafee before performing another scan.
> It would be a good idea to scan in Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a copy of the HTML
> report for each session.
>
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>