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From: David H. Lipman on 10 Dec 2009 19:49 From: "russg" <russgilb(a)sbcglobal.net> | I believe it is done. The AVG Anti-Rootkit worked, along with MBAM in | getting rid of other stuff. | I've rebooted and re-scanned with MBAM, both full scan and quick scan, | safe and normal mode | scans, reports clean. | Thanks for the help, it was almost as quick as being on the phone. Fantastic Russ! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: russg on 11 Dec 2009 15:33
On Dec 10, 6:34 pm, "FromTheRafters" <erra...(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > "russg" <russg...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > > news:23f5fd2a-d71b-401e-83bc-d03b5a579f5b(a)r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > On Dec 9, 9:59 pm, "FromTheRafters" <erra...(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > > > > > "russg" <russg...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > > >news:57d0a793-34f8-410c-bd77-acacdef47b98(a)g12g2000yqa.googlegroups.com.... > > > I don't know how to download AVG update and install it. I can't > > update from the infected computer as it has no internet right now, > > the old wireless adapter he busted and the built in one > > doesn't work (Compaq laptop, running Vista). > > I haven't used Multi-AV lately, the problem isn't > > that I can't find infected files. > > > *** > > > Oh, I see. Of course there *is* a difference between 'can't find > > infected files' and 'infected files are hidden' when rootkits are > > involved (no need to hide code within a file if the file itself can be > > hidden from the scanners). > > > In many cases the rootkit must be gone before any file scanner can be > > effective. > > > Good luck with the anti-rootkits you use. > > I believe it is done. The AVG Anti-Rootkit worked, along with MBAM in > getting rid of other stuff. > I've rebooted and re-scanned with MBAM, both full scan and quick scan, > safe and normal mode > scans, reports clean. > Thanks for the help, it was almost as quick as being on the phone. > > *** > Glad to hear you've gotten it cleaned. "Flatten and Rebuild" is not > always necessary, but everyone should (IMO) have it planned out so that > it is the easiest route - certainly having a recent known good disk > image handy makes recovery by this drastic method much less daunting. > > A little planning ahead and this type of recovery becomes easier than a, > perhaps, cleaning with all of these good tools. > > Something to consider anyways - and it works for harddrive malfunctions > too (let's see a 'cleaner' do that!). > *** I used to use Ghost. That was before it trashed my computer, I had to re-build from scratch. It happened during a backup. It completed and then refused to re-boot, it just kept cycling thru the black pre- windows screen. I could boot with ubuntu and was able to back up some of my most important stuff. Ubuntu was neat, but kept refusing to copy more stuff to usb memory sticks. I don't like Norton/Symantec much, but thought Ghost 2003 was good. Not any more. I don't know of a good replacement. I've used Ghost before and this didn't happen. I may buy Nero backit up, which I've used without problems. |