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MSE combined virus / malware .. very slow to start

G

Graham

Flightless Bird
Something is still wrong .. I have installed the MSE package ,
run the full scan .. nothing reported .... ran malwarebytes and
that found 3 infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
2 .exe files in the download folder bullitproof adware

I was originally using AVG , but the pc was infected and avg did
not report any problems ..

On boot up MSE shows 'red' seemingly untill all the icons in
the bottom right window on the task bar are showing .. then it
switches 'on' turns green ... It -will not- turn on before this

Round this time the pc freezes , and seems to have high hard
drive activity ..

Q what is the best way to scan the pc .. as it seems that
something is active in the back ground and is not being removed
by the scans I have done .... ?

Is there a way of making a boot able disk or something ... can the
original xp install dick be used ?

Tnx - G ..
 
R

R. McCarty

Flightless Bird
Run the SuperAntiSpyware online Scan.
http://www.superantispyware.com/onlinescan.html
*Read the step-by-step instructions on the page.

"Graham" <g0nbd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1906b506-f501-405c-802d-0feb0141affc@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> Something is still wrong .. I have installed the MSE package ,
> run the full scan .. nothing reported .... ran malwarebytes and
> that found 3 infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> 2 .exe files in the download folder bullitproof adware
>
> I was originally using AVG , but the pc was infected and avg did
> not report any problems ..
>
> On boot up MSE shows 'red' seemingly untill all the icons in
> the bottom right window on the task bar are showing .. then it
> switches 'on' turns green ... It -will not- turn on before this
>
> Round this time the pc freezes , and seems to have high hard
> drive activity ..
>
> Q what is the best way to scan the pc .. as it seems that
> something is active in the back ground and is not being removed
> by the scans I have done .... ?
>
> Is there a way of making a boot able disk or something ... can the
> original xp install dick be used ?
>
> Tnx - G ..
 
J

Jose

Flightless Bird
Re: MSE combined virus / malware .. very slow to start

On Jan 26, 7:43 pm, Graham <g0...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Something is  still  wrong  .. I have  installed the  MSE  package  ,
> run the  full scan .. nothing  reported .... ran malwarebytes  and
> that  found  3  infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> 2  .exe  files in the  download folder bullitproof adware
>
> I was  originally  using AVG , but the  pc was  infected and avg did
> not  report any problems ..
>
> On boot  up MSE   shows 'red'  seemingly  untill  all the  icons  in
> the  bottom right  window on the  task  bar  are  showing .. then it
> switches 'on'  turns  green ... It -will not-  turn on before  this
>
> Round this time the  pc freezes  , and seems  to  have  high  hard
> drive  activity ..
>
> Q  what is the  best  way to  scan the  pc .. as it  seems that
> something  is  active in the  back ground and is not  being  removed
> by the scans I have  done .... ?
>
> Is there a way of  making a  boot able disk or  something ... can the
> original xp install dick be used ?
>
> Tnx - G ..

Why is that suprising (your first paragraph) to you?

It was suggested a week ago to leave malicious software scanning/
detection/removal to folks where that is there business.

If your PC is locking up, there is a deterministic method to
troubleshoot and resolve that which does not include trial and error.

If there seems to be something active in the background figure out
what it is and either explain it or fix it.

It seems pointless to launch an investigation until you have some
assurance that your system is clean. If you can't figure out what it
is, make sure of what it is not.

Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
issues:

Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

They can be uninstalled later if desired.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
> I was originally using AVG , but the pc was infected and avg did
> not report any problems ..

See...

Can I install MSE to clean up my already-infected computer?:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msescan/thread/87058857-d181-4019-a723-efd9a49d9275

MSE Support forums
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse


Graham wrote:
> Something is still wrong .. I have installed the MSE package ,
> run the full scan .. nothing reported .... ran malwarebytes and
> that found 3 infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> 2 .exe files in the download folder bullitproof adware
>
> I was originally using AVG , but the pc was infected and avg did
> not report any problems ..
>
> On boot up MSE shows 'red' seemingly untill all the icons in
> the bottom right window on the task bar are showing .. then it
> switches 'on' turns green ... It -will not- turn on before this
>
> Round this time the pc freezes , and seems to have high hard
> drive activity ..
>
> Q what is the best way to scan the pc .. as it seems that
> something is active in the back ground and is not being removed
> by the scans I have done .... ?
>
> Is there a way of making a boot able disk or something ... can the
> original xp install dick be used ?
 
G

Graham

Flightless Bird
Re: MSE combined virus / malware .. very slow to start

On Jan 27, 8:29 am, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was  originally  using AVG , but the  pc was  infected and avg did
> > not  report any problems ..
>
> See...
>
> Can I install MSE to clean up my already-infected computer?:http://social..answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msescan/thread/87058...
>
> MSE Support forumshttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse
>
>
>
> Graham wrote:
> > Something is  still  wrong  .. I have  installed the  MSE  package  ,
> > run the  full scan .. nothing  reported .... ran malwarebytes  and
> > that  found  3  infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> > 2  .exe  files in the  download folder bullitproof adware
>
> > I was  originally  using AVG , but the  pc was  infected and avg did
> > not  report any problems ..
>
> > On boot  up MSE   shows 'red'  seemingly  untill  all the  icons  in
> > the  bottom right  window on the  task  bar  are  showing ... then it
> > switches 'on'  turns  green ... It -will not-  turn on before  this
>
> > Round this time the  pc freezes  , and seems  to  have  high  hard
> > drive  activity ..
>
> > Q  what is the  best  way to  scan the  pc .. as it  seems that
> > something  is  active in the  back ground and is not  being  removed
> > by the scans I have  done .... ?
>
> > Is there a way of  making a  boot able disk or  something ... canthe
> > original xp install dick be used ?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

So far so good ,
ran the ms on line removal tool .. reported no infections

ran the on line superanti .. scan that found 3 differant 'thing's' ,
removed and asked for re-boot , shut down pc , booted from install
cd and ran boot sector repair , intrestingly it wanted to repair
the d boot sector .. selected c , ran , then re booted . re ran
malwabytes nothing found .....

significant change is the removal of the time delay from clicking
on a link to visable actvity on the router (network port)

see what happens after a few re starts

tnx fr all info G ..
 
A

ANONYMOU S

Flightless Bird
Either use F-secure online scanner or download a rescue CD from here:

http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-services/online-scanner/

Let us know what happened so that feed back to f-secure can be sent.

hth

"Graham" <g0nbd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1906b506-f501-405c-802d-0feb0141affc@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> Something is still wrong .. I have installed the MSE package ,
> run the full scan .. nothing reported .... ran malwarebytes and
> that found 3 infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> 2 .exe files in the download folder bullitproof adware
>
> I was originally using AVG , but the pc was infected and avg did
> not report any problems ..
>
> On boot up MSE shows 'red' seemingly untill all the icons in
> the bottom right window on the task bar are showing .. then it
> switches 'on' turns green ... It -will not- turn on before this
>
> Round this time the pc freezes , and seems to have high hard
> drive activity ..
>
> Q what is the best way to scan the pc .. as it seems that
> something is active in the back ground and is not being removed
> by the scans I have done .... ?
>
> Is there a way of making a boot able disk or something ... can the
> original xp install dick be used ?
>
> Tnx - G ..
 
G

Graham

Flightless Bird
Re: MSE combined virus / malware .. very slow to start

On Jan 28, 2:01 am, "ANONYMOU S" <ANONYMO...@EXAMPLE.COM> wrote:
> Either use F-secure online scanner or download a rescue CD from here:
>
> http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-servi...
>
> Let us know what happened so that feed back to f-secure can be sent.
>
> hth
>
> "Graham" <g0...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1906b506-f501-405c-802d-0feb0141affc@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Something is  still  wrong  .. I have  installed the  MSE  package  ,
> > run the  full scan .. nothing  reported .... ran malwarebytes  and
> > that  found  3  infections .. 1 trojan in a system restore file and
> > 2  .exe  files in the  download folder bullitproof adware
>
> > I was  originally  using AVG , but the  pc was  infected and avg did
> > not  report any problems ..
>
> > On boot  up MSE   shows 'red'  seemingly  untill  all the  icons  in
> > the  bottom right  window on the  task  bar  are  showing ... then it
> > switches 'on'  turns  green ... It -will not-  turn on before  this
>
> > Round this time the  pc freezes  , and seems  to  have  high  hard
> > drive  activity ..
>
> > Q  what is the  best  way to  scan the  pc .. as it  seems that
> > something  is  active in the  back ground and is not  being  removed
> > by the scans I have  done .... ?
>
> > Is there a way of  making a  boot able disk or  something ... canthe
> > original xp install dick be used ?
>
> > Tnx - G ..- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Ok .. Just ran that off line scan , it found one maware in a
application file , renamed and uploaded as requested by the
prog .stated they have decided to call the code 'malware' as it is
planted without warning ..affected searches ? . also 8 spy ,,
dident take too long to finish ..

At this stage the pc looks to be 'normal' the windows MSE is
not showing 'red' during the boot sequence ..previously it
reported 'not runing' but could not be started ..my money is on
the boot sector repair from the install cd

tnx - G ..
 
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