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thanks for the reply Paul. yes, i did come across the first link already. i
tried to follow the instructions but got a bit confused. it was telling me
to download MBAM, which i already have. it said to go to icon on desktop and
change the name to "explorer.exe", which i did. but i think that was a
mistake. i forgot what the original name was to go back and fix it. yes,
this part really confused me. launch MBAM, re-name it & then go back &
launch it again? it never said what to do if you already had it and it
wasn't doing the job? there is a link on that page for STOPzilla.com, i
thought about trying to download that and use it. couldn't hurt i guess. I
am still able to use internet just fine. i already have firefox, chrome,
rkill and MBAM on computer. i wasn't sure if rkill was working right as it
didn't give me any kind of prompts. just a black screen pops up quickly &
then it is gone just as quickly, is this how it works? a friend also told me
about a link for AVG virus protection that she swears by. i thought about
trying that? these constant pop ups are driving me nuts! lol
Paul wrote:
>> i need help, help, help! anybody? so here is what is going on. my computer
>> has been fine for a long time. i have a Compaq Presario laptop/Windows XP.
>[quoted text clipped - 26 lines]
>> out plainly, where to go and what to do, where to click, etc. thanks guys,
>> boy is this frustrating!
>
>So you've already read this page ?
>
>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-malware-defense
>
>You can always download some of the tools, burn a CD, and carry that CD
>over to the affected computer. You could put a copy of rkill, MBAM,
>Firefox or Opera browser, onto the CD and use those copies to install with.
>But you might still need a network connection on the affected computer,
>to get virus updates.
>
>*******
>
>If you're desperate, there is always this to try.
>
>http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/RescueDisk/
>
>23 Jun 2009 10:05:01 119701504 kav_rescue_2008.iso
>
>That file, is an ISO9660 file. You use a program like Nero, to parse
>the file and make a bootable CD from it. You don't just "copy" the file
>to a CD. The file is like a ZIP in a way, and the burner program needs to
>unravel it, to make a bootable CD from the contents.
>
>When you finish preparing the CD, you boot the infected computer
>with it. The first thing the CD does, is connect to Kaspersky and
>get 20MB of virus definitions (which are updated daily). After
>that, a menu will appear, and you can specify what partitions to
>scan. The drive letters are not the real drive letters, and
>Kaspersky just counts partitions C,D,E,F,G etc. They're not
>the real drive letters, which might be C, Q, T or whatever.
>If you're unable to figure out which partition is which,
>just tick all the boxes and scan the entire computer.
>
>The contents of that CD, are a pretty minimal Linux environment.
>There aren't enough libraries on the CD, to run other convenient
>tools. I tried to get Firefox running on there, while the
>scan was in progress, and the Linux version of Firefox wouldn't
>run. So the environment is not so fancy, that you have all
>the comforts of home.
>
>Good luck,
> Paul
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tried to follow the instructions but got a bit confused. it was telling me
to download MBAM, which i already have. it said to go to icon on desktop and
change the name to "explorer.exe", which i did. but i think that was a
mistake. i forgot what the original name was to go back and fix it. yes,
this part really confused me. launch MBAM, re-name it & then go back &
launch it again? it never said what to do if you already had it and it
wasn't doing the job? there is a link on that page for STOPzilla.com, i
thought about trying to download that and use it. couldn't hurt i guess. I
am still able to use internet just fine. i already have firefox, chrome,
rkill and MBAM on computer. i wasn't sure if rkill was working right as it
didn't give me any kind of prompts. just a black screen pops up quickly &
then it is gone just as quickly, is this how it works? a friend also told me
about a link for AVG virus protection that she swears by. i thought about
trying that? these constant pop ups are driving me nuts! lol
Paul wrote:
>> i need help, help, help! anybody? so here is what is going on. my computer
>> has been fine for a long time. i have a Compaq Presario laptop/Windows XP.
>[quoted text clipped - 26 lines]
>> out plainly, where to go and what to do, where to click, etc. thanks guys,
>> boy is this frustrating!
>
>So you've already read this page ?
>
>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-malware-defense
>
>You can always download some of the tools, burn a CD, and carry that CD
>over to the affected computer. You could put a copy of rkill, MBAM,
>Firefox or Opera browser, onto the CD and use those copies to install with.
>But you might still need a network connection on the affected computer,
>to get virus updates.
>
>*******
>
>If you're desperate, there is always this to try.
>
>http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/RescueDisk/
>
>23 Jun 2009 10:05:01 119701504 kav_rescue_2008.iso
>
>That file, is an ISO9660 file. You use a program like Nero, to parse
>the file and make a bootable CD from it. You don't just "copy" the file
>to a CD. The file is like a ZIP in a way, and the burner program needs to
>unravel it, to make a bootable CD from the contents.
>
>When you finish preparing the CD, you boot the infected computer
>with it. The first thing the CD does, is connect to Kaspersky and
>get 20MB of virus definitions (which are updated daily). After
>that, a menu will appear, and you can specify what partitions to
>scan. The drive letters are not the real drive letters, and
>Kaspersky just counts partitions C,D,E,F,G etc. They're not
>the real drive letters, which might be C, Q, T or whatever.
>If you're unable to figure out which partition is which,
>just tick all the boxes and scan the entire computer.
>
>The contents of that CD, are a pretty minimal Linux environment.
>There aren't enough libraries on the CD, to run other convenient
>tools. I tried to get Firefox running on there, while the
>scan was in progress, and the Linux version of Firefox wouldn't
>run. So the environment is not so fancy, that you have all
>the comforts of home.
>
>Good luck,
> Paul
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