computer jacked
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Topic: computer jacked
Posted By: paintbusta
Subject: computer jacked
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 3:30pm
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ok so my uncle decided it was ok to try to download quicktime on my comp well when doing so he went to an un-legit site and it downloaded that fake windows virus scanner crap
well when he did my comp locked up so i just turned it off manually by the button
when i loaded it back up all it does is show my wallpaper no start button no icons nothing
did the same thing in safe mode only thing diferent is it says safe mode in the corners
the cursor moves and when i press cntrl alt delete the task manager comes up but thats it i cant do anything
any suggestions on how to fix it would be GREATLY appreciated
by the way im on xp ------------- 
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Posted By: Invincible
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 3:39pm
 Blow the part of your harddrive with the virus off!! ------------- OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMN OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 3:51pm
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Uhh, reinstall XP?
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 4:03pm
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http://www.freedrweb.com/livecd/ That will fix it. Boot from the CD, scan for viruses. If all else fails, time to reinstall windows. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 4:14pm
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for your uncle Fomat, and never let anyone else touch your computer. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 4:26pm
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High Voltage wrote:Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 8:37pm
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Yell at it.
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 9:11pm
Must had been these guys...hear they are the Terror of the internet.
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 08 February 2009 at 9:55pm
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Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 09 February 2009 at 2:04am
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Easy: Format (will delete everything) and reinstall. Generally, when you cant even boot into safe mode, that means the OS is borked. You could just install the OS again without formatting but then you'd risk reinfection. Also Easy: Take the hard drive out of the computer, put it in another computer, boot off the clean OS, scan the dirty drive. If the scans find and remove the problem files then hopefully you can just put the drive back in and be back in business. Harder (but still somewhat easy): When you get it started up (preferably in safe mode), open the task manager. What processes/apps are running? I think I had a similar problem on a computer I fixed for somebody not long ago and running explorer.exe (should always be running) brought everything back. You can either press windows key+R to bring up the run dialog box or you can get to it through the task manager as well. If that doesn't work, open the run dialog box the same way and type in "msconfig" (no quotes) instead. That will let you change some things related to startup such as what programs load automatically. It's fairly likely that this program set itself to load automatically so look for anything odd that is checked under the startup tab (ex: if you see something like "superduperantivirus2008.exe", that's probably something you should disable). Before you start unchecking stuff at random though, take a look at the name and file path. Some of that stuff may be necessary for some hardware/software functionality, such as touchpads, webcams, or printers. If you're unsure what to turn off, google the files. If it's something you need then you'll probably find info saying that file X is called on startup so that device Y can work or because it is part of the OS. Pay attention also to the file path since sometimes people will disguise a virus by using the same name as an OS file but putting it in a different directory. Or you could post a list of the checked items and I can tell you what looks suspicious. If it's not too hardcore, that might allow you to at least get the OS booted fully so you can run some scans and clean up but if that doesn't do it then it probably corrupted the OS files. In that case, you're pretty much screwed and you should probably just format and reinstall. It's hard to fix the really nasty issues indirectly since it's often required that you do at least part of the removal manually and that can be complicated. Consider the value of the files you have on there now before choosing how to approach this one. If you didn't really have anything important saved then just go ahead and do option 1. It's the safest and the most straightforward. You can also take this opportunity to change how you partition your drive. I highly recommend putting your OS on it's own partition apart from your data. So, for example, partition C will have your OS, programs, and games and partition D will be for all your music, videos, movies, etc. If you have your drive(s) setup this way then you don't have to worry about losing your data if your OS gets messed up, like it just did. You can wipe the OS, install and run some malware scanners to make sure your data isn't infected, and then reinstall all your programs and games. You can make as many partitions as you want but I wouldn't get too specific with them because it will be a pain to change that around later if you decide to reorganize. One for the OS, one for data. That's what I suggest. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 7:16am
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