Ad-Aware is antispyware and not antivirus. It has also no real-time protection. You will need also antivirus.
Please install one of the free ones I suggested, post back a fresh hijackthis log and we will continue.
Ad-Aware is antispyware and not antivirus. It has also no real-time protection. You will need also antivirus.
Please install one of the free ones I suggested, post back a fresh hijackthis log and we will continue.
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Member of ASAP and UNITE since 2006
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i should not have started this process now-
avanti woudl'nt work
avg did- however, avg found a couple thousand issues - 99% were the same win32 issue (none could it seem to deal with) then it asked me to restart...
now windows does not complete booting...
i'm asked to login to windows too, which is new- i'm the only user and cannot recall ever baving to login.
typing this via phone.
i'm super Removed as there is much i was in the process of backing up- and documents i need by friday. Removed
it only gets as far as my desktop background....
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Did AVG found something related to virut or vitro?
If it did, it is no wonder that windows won't boot as virut is file infector and likely infected system files.
Microsoft MVP Consumer Security 2008-2011
Member of ASAP and UNITE since 2006
t is definitely wide spread.. not sure all whats there... i wish i would have let it go a couple days as i have a huge deadline to meet tomorrow...
assuming i'll need to wipe and reinstall XP now?
Yes but you can backup important data first, no .exe, .scr, .html and .htm files though.
I don't recommend using usb sticks/external hard drives as it can spread through them. CD/DVD is better choice.
Microsoft MVP Consumer Security 2008-2011
Member of ASAP and UNITE since 2006
hooked up different hdd to use os for pulling needed files-
now avg is finding virut on the other hdd- is virut a no win situation?
what do i do now? start a thread for the other hdd too?
i didnt transfer files hdd to hdd-just infected hdd to thumb (only option right now)- using clean hdd for os
Yes it was a bad idea. CD/DVD is practically only worth trying considering backupping.
Virut isn't practically curable so it is a no win situation. So you can backup important files (no .exe, scr., .htm and .html) to CD/DVD and reformat both hdds.
Microsoft MVP Consumer Security 2008-2011
Member of ASAP and UNITE since 2006
and the best way to access the files without infecting more hdds? use infected drive #2 to burn cds?
why cds over thumbs- i can wipe thumbs just as well after transfer right...
Best way would be disabling autorun first from both computer. Let me know if you need help with that.
However, if you are planning to use usb sticks it can still autolaunch something and that's why CD/DVD is preferred.
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Member of ASAP and UNITE since 2006
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