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More info?)
Thanks Glee (once again). After running the various spyware apps and seeing
the amount of worms/trojans deleted, I decided to try and reload Win98 over
the top of the current install. Lots of "error" messages so I decided then
to do a clean install, reformat etc and start over again All seems to be ok
now. Will make sure I place a decent antivirus program, firewall and
antispyware programs on the machine so that the user does not (hopefully)
make such a mess again! I will give him a oral lesson in what NOT to do in
the future.
"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%23N0WySRlFHA.1044@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If you are getting "bad command or filename" trying to run the Ping
> commands I gave
> you, either ping.exe is missing from the Windows folder (search for
> ping.exe and
> tell me if it exists on your computer); or, you are not typing the
> commands I gave
> you correctly; or, something is preventing Ping from executing.
>
> Copy/paste the commands from my post into the DOS window, or type them
> *carefully*....note that there is a space between the word "ping" and the
> URL or IP
> address in the commands.
>
> Post back with your results.
>
> You need to check your system for malware. Do you have an update
> anti-virus app
> installed? If you cannot get online with that computer, it will be a bit
> more
> difficult to check it, because you will have to download the needed tools
> on another
> computer and burn them to CD in order to bring them to the affected
> machine, to
> install.
>
> This is one of my standard blurbs for preliminary malware checks:
> Update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus scan.
>
> Use CWShredder, the CoolWeb removal tool, available here:
>
http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.exe
> Close ALL browser windows and open apps, start CWShredder and click the
> Fix button.
>
> In addition, install Ad-Aware SE free Personal Edition, start it, click
> its 'Check
> for Updates' link in the app to install updates, then use it to scan your
> system,
> and remove what it finds.
> Ad-Aware:
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
>
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html
>
> Install SpywareBlaster:
>
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
> Click the link in the app to check for and install updates, then click to
> 'Enable
> all protection'.
> Update at least weekly.
>
> Download, unzip, and run Hijack This from one of these locations:
>
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
>
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/HijackThis.exe
> Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the Temp folder,
> double-click
> HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".
>
> When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save
> Log"
> button.
> Press that, save the log somewhere you can find it (Desktop, My
> Documents, or
> similar).
> Most of what it lists will be harmless or even required, so do NOT fix
> anything yet.
>
> Copy the log files and paste them into a new post at ONE of these forums:
>
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
>
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
>
> In your post, please state your problem clearly and what you've done so
> far to fix
> it.
>
> The folks there will tell you what to remove.
>
> See the "housekeeping" you should complete before you post your log:
>
http://aumha.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4075
>
> A tutorial for using Hijack This is located here:
> http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Geoff" <geoffb41@nospamozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eStluTQlFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks glee for your help and to answer your questions:
>> (shown at the end of each of your questions)
>>
>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:Of1HxaLlFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Exactly what happens when you try browsing to a web page? What does
>> > the
>> > browser
>> > window say? "the page cannot be displayed"
>> >
>> > Can you PING any web sites from a DOS window?
>> > Click Start> Programs> Accessories> MS-DOS Prompt.
>> > In the DOS window, type the following, and press Enter:
>> > ping www.google.com >
>> > Exactly what comes up on the screen when you run that Ping command?
>> > "cannot be run"
>> >
>> > Then, in the same DOS window, type the following and press Enter:
>> > ping 64.233.161.104 >
>> > What appears on screen then? "bad command or file name"
>> >
>> > Then this:
>> > ping 127.0.0.1
>> >
>> > What is the output from that one? "bad command or file name"
>>
>> I installed IE6 SP1 from a magazine disc and was able to use the web
>> browser but then after rebooting the computer the same problem (as the
>> original) started again.Where to now? A worm? trojan? or should I just
>> reformat and start all over again?
>>
>>
>> > --
>> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> >
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >
>> >
>> > "Geoff" <geoffb41@nospamozemail.com.au> wrote in message
>> > news:uKUwoGLlFHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> Running Win98 and IE6.
>> >> Having made a connection to the internet my Internet explorer now
>> >> refuses
>> >> to
>> >> load any web pages. This has only happened during the past two days. I
>> >> am
>> >> unable to update my antivirus programe (AVG) and also not able to
>> >> update
>> >> Ad-Aware or Spybot.What could be causing this?
>> >> Thanks for any help.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>
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