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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:46:37 -0400, Chambers wrote:
> "Chambers" <bdc### [at] yahoo com> wrote:
>> How did you remove it?
>>
>> ....Chambers
>> www.pacificwebguy.com
>
> Never mind, I think I've fixed the problem. After trying several
> products, AVG 8 seems to have finally killed the infestation.
>
> Definitely not a good advertisement for AVG 7, though, letting the virus
> on to begin with.
>
> Now I'm *definitely* thinking of switching OSs permanently.
>
> ....Chambers
> www.pacificwebguy.com
I didn't remove it, I can't find the third (or forth or eighth) dll that
keeps recreating the first two. I'm backing everything up, since I duel
boot Linux it isn't that difficult, and then wiping that partition out.
I made the mistake of rebooting to safe mode when I found the first two,
removing them, then rebooting. Now it's registered as my proxy and
prevents me from updating AVG or getting to Housecall.
Eh, I needed to clean this windows install anyways.
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Chambers wrote:
> If anybody here could help me with some advice, I'd appreciate it.
>
> Lately, I've been getting crashes when Windows starts*, and something has been
> interfering with my web browsing.
>
> Searching with Google or Yahoo never finishes** (it just loads the page for
> several minutes, and then quits). Other functions of Google and Yahoo (ie,
> Google Webmaster Tools, or My Yahoo) work fine.
>
> Downloading files in Firefox gets interrupted (it asks me where to save the
> file, but never actually saves - or even begins downloading - it). Downloading
> in IE sometimes works, and sometimes doesn't.
>
> I get random popup ads and new tabs opened in both IE7 and Firefox 2, most of
> them advertising antimalware software (which I've never heard of, and don't
> trust).
>
> I *do* have Safari installed (just to try it out), but I haven't tested for
> these symptoms in it yet.
Then try it, and see what comes up.
The symptom of unwanted windows and new tabs is a classic malware sign.
I had an infection which would take me to certain sites at five minute
intervals. If IE was not open at the time, the malware would start it.
A complete reinstall of WinXP got rid of the beastie. A complete
install of Ubuntu probably would have gotten rid of it as well.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Chambers wrote:
> > I *do* have Safari installed (just to try it out), but I haven't tested for
> > these symptoms in it yet.
>
> Then try it, and see what comes up.
Safari worked fine. So the malware writers were specifically targeting both IE
and Firefox.
However, it appears that I still wasn't able to clean it completely. I was
still getting random virus detections.
....Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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