XP VIRUS NIGHTMARE

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defcomk

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my freinds pc got infected with brontok.a and disable task manger regeditor and msconfig so i could not disable so i did system restore and i dont think it was removed then i inserted a usb flash with autorun.ini and it kept on getting infected and then i tried system restore now pc says windows starting but does not load.

I try safe mode and i get in and d0 system restore and the one problem is system restore does not get a chance to complete because the pc freezes after the xp loading screen you have to turn of and then turn on and then run safe mode again and then it tells me system restore incomplete.

how can i fix this without reinstalling xp my guess some system files may have been damged or renamed or removed.
the pc had :
Brontok.a
amovo.exe
disk knight
 
defcomk said:
my freinds pc got infected with brontok.a and disable task manger regeditor and msconfig so i could not disable so i did system restore and i dont think it was removed then i inserted a usb flash with autorun.ini and it kept on getting infected and then i tried system restore now pc says windows starting but does not load.

I try safe mode and i get in and d0 system restore and the one problem is system restore does not get a chance to complete because the pc freezes after the xp loading screen you have to turn of and then turn on and then run safe mode again and then it tells me system restore incomplete.

how can i fix this without reinstalling xp my guess some system files may have been damged or renamed or removed.
the pc had :
Brontok.a
amovo.exe
disk knight
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The virus might have gotten into your system restore files --> turn system restore off for the time being so those files are deleted.

Then download the 30-day trial of Eset Smart Security, update, scan and send that virus to hell:).
 
You want get around a format imo....but if you wanna try anyway get a windows disk, repair windows, switch off sys restore, Show all system files ->Delete the sys restore files, and then get some tool to remove the virus.

But I wouldn't bother...I'd just get all the files off and format.

There is a dos command to check sys file integrity...but I forgot it. I think it was called sfc or something.
 
Easy. Have you got a laptop or computer thats clean? Either take the hdd out and scan it from a clean computer. Or boot the computer with ERD Commander or BartPE, share the whole hdd with the c$ admin permission. From the clean computer map the drive and scan it. Once you have removed as much as you can remotely. Boot computer and install Nod32 and scan again.Format is not neccessary.
 
IV Used All Brontok.a removers in safe mode but cant log on the pc without safemode there are two profiles both have passwords so cant browse my the profile if i put hdd on my pc im going to try repair system with windows cd good thing i got outpost pro nothing gets past that.

task manger that kills process running from system 32 directory anybody know of one
 
defcomk said:
my freinds pc got infected with brontok.a and disable task manger regeditor and msconfig so i could not disable so i did system restore and i dont think it was removed then i inserted a usb flash with autorun.ini and it kept on getting infected and then i tried system restore now pc says windows starting but does not load.

I try safe mode and i get in and d0 system restore and the one problem is system restore does not get a chance to complete because the pc freezes after the xp loading screen you have to turn of and then turn on and then run safe mode again and then it tells me system restore incomplete.

how can i fix this without reinstalling xp my guess some system files may have been damged or renamed or removed.
the pc had :
Brontok.a
amovo.exe
disk knight
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special tools was developed to run in safe mode to fix the brontok beeech.
A common virus(if you have no antivirus) which is easy to fix.
 
defcomk said:
IV Used All Brontok.a removers in safe mode but cant log on the pc without safemode there are two profiles both have passwords so cant browse my the profile if i put hdd on my pc im going to try repair system with windows cd good thing i got outpost pro nothing gets past that.

task manger that kills process running from system 32 directory anybody know of one
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Yeah. SysInternals' Process Explorer.

FarligOpptreden said:
Just a quick question - what has this got to do with Software/Web Development?
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Viruses are software. :p
 
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