:) It sounded very much like the virus I had when I sorted the systems out at work last month - final checks are to install spybot s&d and run that too. Oh and register avast for the free 15 month licence, it'll just ask you to re-register after the 15 months for free again too ;)

Dave, i couldnt download any of the programs, they were blocked by the virus (i think)

Rich, i think you've fixed it, rebooted into safe mode with networking, then managed to sort the proxy out, and downloaded avast, boot scan found a few things, then full scan (took forever!) found alot more.

Cheers for the help, i think its sorted now.

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Originally posted by mantamark
I had a problem with IE6 (when typing a reply in a forum like this, it would crash) so i downloaded the newest version, that did the same, so downloaded FF, which i like better anyway, so i will go down the FF route please!

Cheers!

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Originally posted by Daveskater
I do wonder why I bother giving people a link to a site that will fix their computer, then they ignore it.

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I do wonder why I bother giving people a link to a site that will fix their computer, then they ignore it.

I had a problem with IE6 (when typing a reply in a forum like this, it would crash) so i downloaded the newest version, that did the same, so downloaded FF, which i like better anyway, so i will go down the FF route please!

Cheers!

You using IR or Firefox? Sounds very similar to a virus that affected our systems at work the other day. Is a bit of a pig to get rid of!!

That was pointing internet access to a proxy server tho hence why you couldn't access anti virus sites.

Tell me what browser ur using and I'll let u know how to get rid :thumbs:

[Edited on 27-01-2009 by Rich H]

How do i check if its running a poxy server?

Im trying to get the avast thing, but its saying webpage not found, yet other pages are ok, so i think it might be blocking it?

I can't run anything that will remove anything, it just doesnt open.

Jesus i'm pissed off with myself, i dont know where this has come from.

Tried searching in IE & Firefox, and its just the same, says im clicking on one site, and get taken to another.

Did manage to download spyware doctor, and it found some nasties, but then i have to pay to remove them, what kind of free download is that?

Its the only one that has opened.

wounded.

Start in safe mode, make sure your internet browser isn't set to some proxy server, then d/l Avast. Install it and make sure you select to scan at boot - this will then perform full scan before windows loads so should detect any crap thats on there.

Avast is free for home users btw and is miles better than Norton so will be worth keeping for the future too :thumbs:

main things i normally use are... Nod 32, AdAware, Spyboy Search & Destroy and Windows Defender... all 4 of them sort everything out... just run all of them 1 after the other

Sounds like nasty trojans and rogue spyware programs to me mate. One anti-virus program is not going to clean this up. It is going to take a combination of tools and resources.

Best thing you can do is follow these instructions and we'll get you sorted. I'm not just trying to plug the site or anything, evilfantasy is on loads of malware removal forums and is extremely good at what he does.

go to google and type Nod32.... go onto the website and download the free trial, its only 30 days but it will do u for the mo, install it, update it and run it... should do the trick, 1 of the best anti virus' ive ever used.

edit : http://www.eset.com/download/free_trial_download_int.php

[Edited on 26-01-2009 by Matty SRi]

I made the same mistake when i formatted over xmas, i was downloading drivers and i got caught by a virus which almost cost me my harddrive :| my PC stopped seeing the windows parititon on the harddrive and couldnt load recover image off the other partition...luckily when i ran my harddrive as a secondary harddrive in my dads computer it got picked up and i managed to wipe it clean and start again. It was an absolute cunt and took about 3 days of trying different things to sort it out! hope you get it sorted dude :thumbs:

sounds like you have a badun mate. Every time you search in google for something it wont let you search etc? If you rename the .exe for your antvirus to something like hello.exe it should open. The virus doesnt recognise "hello.exe" as an antivirus piece of software so wont stop it from running

aye aye captain.

i did try adaware in safe mode, but didnt fire up.

Boo.

By the sounds of it, you've been making the virus worse and worse.

Are you on that computer now?

Delete temp internet files for a start, then try using lavasoft's adaware, in safe mode. Once thats done do a system restore.....?

Been using the laptop ok today, then all of a sudden (didnt go on any sites out of the norm) i had a popup saying that i had a virus and to do a scan.

Now, im not normally fooled by these, but it brought up a duplicate of the windows security centre and i clicked scan.

Now it didnt take long for me to realise this wasnt right, so i stopped it & searched for it for solutions.

I have manually removed it now (i think anyway), but there are still problems.

I search for stuff & it brings up real looking sites, but when i click on them they take me to random crappy sites.

And not only that, but i have downloaded a couple of virus scan / malware / programs to check for any more problems, but they wont open, i click on the exe file & i get the egg timer, then it just vanishes, but the program is still running in the program manager bit.

So, what can i do? i cant even run the ad aware and search and destroy i already have on the laptop, ive tried restarting, safe mode, and cant think of anything else to try.

Any ideas?

Oh, and yes, i should have virus protection, but norton screwed me over & wouldnt refund me, so i removed it and not bothered with anything else since.