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Download malawarebytes 100% free.
The techs at the shops will do two passes with Mbytes and charge you $100 bucks.
How do I know this , well Im am an IT infrastructure tech for a major govie dept. Its what we use.
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If you can get to the net at all, boot into safe mode with networking and search google for "house call" its a web based virus solution from trend micro and is free.
I have used many times to clear malware and trojans of friends pcs
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Me too,Originally posted by 44696B6D606165080 link=1291620095/18#18 date=1291769308I hate suggesting it but reinstalling windows would be easier than all the troubleshooting, then you have a clean install. Then you can load the likes of AVG & Malwarebytes and scan all your backed up data before copying it back. Thats what I would do.
Might take a while, but its a damn sight less frustrating when you dont know the ins and outs of anOS.
Just remember to backup all your Data and download all the drivers from the laptop suppliers website prior to re installing windows so they are ready to install.
Sounds like its a mess. Clean install, load malware and AV stuff, run the updates with .net and java and then load Andys software....
You then have a perfect roast monitor and can disconnect from the nasty net
Chris
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I hate suggesting it but reinstalling windows would be easier than all the troubleshooting, then you have a clean install. Then you can load the likes of AVG & Malwarebytes and scan all your backed up data before copying it back. Thats what I would do.
Might take a while, but its a damn sight less frustrating when you dont know the ins and outs of anOS.
Just remember to backup all your Data and download all the drivers from the laptop suppliers website prior to re installing windows so they are ready to install.
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couldnt agree more with you AM.
Being an IT Consultant for close on 10 years now and this is something I see quite a lot. Luckily though, my clients now use my cloud offering where I tightly control what they can/cant get to!
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Gary...Originally posted by 243E333220362E2424570 link=1291620095/15#15 date=1291701841Im really lost now melbuurn :-[
Got a bunch of things on my desktop.
two autoruns, avira, boot, index, initrd, antivir, isolinux in two forms, license, vmlinuz, welcome, avupdate, html, licenses, after i loaded the cd into the laptop.
At this stage i dont really want to fix the laptop for fear of running out of time and patience/mental health.
As long as the roast monitor works when i eventually get to use it in anger, then its ok.
Well, maybe i can come back on the weekend and take in any more suggestions.
Thanks for putting up with me.
Gary
Not required to load onto the PC...
The trick is that when you burn the CD (Use CdburnerXP) you make it a bootable CD/DVD.
Then when teh laptop is booting and you hit the right key stroke, it will boot from the CD/DVD and allow you to run any number of cleaning and virus scans - WITHOUT your laptop files and or allow the virus to take over.
One needs a clean system / tool to allow one, to clean a dirty system. Thus the reason to boot from the cd/dvd.
Shame ya were not just next door... Do this sort of thing so often these days... But while some fixes are simple, many times one really does need to be hands on.
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Im really lost now melbuurn :-[
Got a bunch of things on my desktop.
two autoruns, avira, boot, index, initrd, antivir, isolinux in two forms, license, vmlinuz, welcome, avupdate, html, licenses, after i loaded the cd into the laptop.
At this stage i dont really want to fix the laptop for fear of running out of time and patience/mental health.
As long as the roast monitor works when i eventually get to use it in anger, then its ok.
Well, maybe i can come back on the weekend and take in any more suggestions.
Thanks for putting up with me.
Gary
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if avg wont pull updates, your infected.
download a rescue CD from here:
http://dlpro.antivir.com/package/rescue_system/common/en/rescue_system-common-en.iso
Burn this onto a CD. reboot the PC, press f10 or f12 (depending on make of pc) and then select boot from CD. Make sure the pc is connected to your network via the network cable (i.e. not wireless), once booted onto the cd change to english mode. select update virus definition, then run the tool across your machine
let me know you get on
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Still same, found the same "Hostname" but no "Hosts" as you suggested and tried opening it up, got a black small retangular screen come up for a millisecond and closed.Originally posted by 636B626C7B7B7C600E0 link=1291620095/11#11 date=1291694929yeah, please post the contents of the hosts file
failing that, do any internet sites open?
are you able to pull updates for your antivirus software?
Internet access still same at this stage. Cant open Mozilla. Then still same notification on Internet Explorer.
AM, Have set all to defaults on Control Panel.
In Add or Remove Programs, the pc is currently set to "Custom" configuration/ default web browser with enable access to Internet Explorer and same for Mozilla Firefox.
I forgot to mention i always get a warning box about "AVG Security Toolbar was unable to connect with AVG 8.0. Please check that the program is installed and running etc etc." I have tried to download AVG security but its still the same story..."Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close down etc"
I have ticked off the "Do not show this message anymore" box and pressed ok but i keep getting the same warning everytime i try to open IE.
(off to get a coffee for headache) Gary
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CP and then Internet Options and then set all to default
Also go to Add / remove programs and scroll down to the "Set Program Access and Defaults".
AM
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yeah, please post the contents of the hosts file
failing that, do any internet sites open?
are you able to pull updates for your antivirus software?
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Have unchecked that now. Have tried internet but still getting the same "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and has to close down. We apologize for the inconvenience etc etc"
Or am i supposed to show you the c:/\/winnt/\/system32/\/etc/\/
find a file called hosts, open it with notepad and post the results procedure?
I knew this would be a painful and slow process. :-[ Oh well, at least the roast monitor is up and running.
Keep the suggestions coming. I still want to exorcise the evil out of the thing. Be gone evil spirits. >
Gary
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looks like you have "show hidden files" turned off
double click my computer, go to tool, options.
View files tab, scroll down and uncheck "hide system files" accept the security warning and there you go
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What is etc? I presume the winnt is Windows?? Anyway, opened system 32 and the closest thing i could find is "hostname" and i couldnt open it.
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ok, look in c:/\/winnt/\/system32/\/etc/\/
find a file called hosts, open it with notepad and post the results
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