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Virus ugh

Virus ugh, Anybody got any suggestions?

jcremeans11	3 Nov, 2009 - 05:47 PM Post #1
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Oct, 2009 Posts: 172 Thanked: 9 times My Contributions	I accidently downloaded a virus that hides my desktop and taskbar. I can still run programs through task manager, but I can't do anything else. Does anyone know how I can get rid of this? I've tried everything I can think of eg. restarting, hard shutdown, safe mode, stopping processes, etc.
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Sethro117	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 05:50 PM Post #2
D.I.C Regular Joined: 14 Jan, 2009 Posts: 492 Thanked: 18 times Dream Kudos: 100 My Contributions	Um...virus scan?
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KYA	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 05:55 PM Post #3
#include <nerd.h> Joined: 14 Sep, 2007 Posts: 11,500 Thanked: 508 times Dream Kudos: 2875 Expert In: C, C++, Java My Contributions	restore point, reformat...i find that dropping your HDD in a vat of boiling acid is a great way to purge it.
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jcremeans11	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:02 PM Post #4
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Oct, 2009 Posts: 172 Thanked: 9 times My Contributions	Yeah ive tried Malwarebytes and Mcafee and they havent found anything. And I'm kind of looking for a quick fix if there isn't one then I'll just reformat.
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SeiferMaster	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:09 PM Post #5
New D.I.C Head Joined: 28 Oct, 2009 Posts: 19 Thanked: 2 times My Contributions	Eww, Mcafee, I would strongly recommend using Avast, Kaspersky or Nod32. Mcafee and Norton are terrible. But yeah, if all else fails, might have to simply format. PS: Stop looking at porn >_>
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jcremeans11	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:10 PM Post #6
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Oct, 2009 Posts: 172 Thanked: 9 times My Contributions	No it wasnt porn lol. It was NetBus if you know what that is.
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Sethro117	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:11 PM Post #7
D.I.C Regular Joined: 14 Jan, 2009 Posts: 492 Thanked: 18 times Dream Kudos: 100 My Contributions	Kya mentioned Restore Point. Can you not get to System Restore?
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no2pencil	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:12 PM Post #8
i R L33t Skiddie, k? Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 13,492 Thanked: 303 times Dream Kudos: 2875 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	Moved to Computer Support & Operating Systems From task manager can you kill explorer.exe & click file -> new task -> explorer.exe Does the problem return?
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jcremeans11	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:21 PM Post #9
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Oct, 2009 Posts: 172 Thanked: 9 times My Contributions	The explore.exe is if a game crashes or something, this is a virus. And I dont even know what system restore is, I'm just thinking about reformatting.
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no2pencil	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 06:23 PM Post #10
i R L33t Skiddie, k? Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 13,492 Thanked: 303 times Dream Kudos: 2875 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	QUOTE(jcremeans11 @ 3 Nov, 2009 - 08:21 PM) The explore.exe is if a game crashes or something, this is a virus. What? This sentence doesn't even make any sense. Can you further explain what you mean? QUOTE And I dont even know what system restore is, I'm just thinking about reformatting. If you are thinking about reformatting, then I suggest just doing that. I think trying to help you troubleshoot this issue is only going to get you that much more frustrated.
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Nikhil_07n	RE: Virus Ugh 3 Nov, 2009 - 07:14 PM Post #11
Idiot of the year. Joined: 9 Jan, 2009 Posts: 2,132 Thanked: 15 times Dream Kudos: 1200 My Contributions	Why not just reinstall using the XP CD. Also, It doesn't look like a virus to me. here's the process of restoring: -Start > All Programs > Accessories > System tools > system restore. -Select "restore my system to a earlier time", select a restore point(if any) and it's done! If you don't have start menu, which I think is your case, go to task manager > New Task and paste this location %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe in the text box and click OK. Try this before formatting.
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jcremeans11	RE: Virus Ugh 4 Nov, 2009 - 12:48 PM Post #12
D.I.C Head Joined: 4 Oct, 2009 Posts: 172 Thanked: 9 times My Contributions	Thanks guys system restore worked.
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IngeniousHax	RE: Virus Ugh 5 Nov, 2009 - 11:41 AM Post #13
D.I.C Addict Joined: 28 Mar, 2009 Posts: 630 Thanked: 15 times My Contributions	I would have suggested Hijackthis, but IDK, I suppose it would be a little more difficult to use since you have a hidden desktop and taskbar. Although, you could more than likely navigate through the CMD prompt and run it that way. But since your problem is fixed, it's a useless suggestion. ^.^
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no2pencil	RE: Virus Ugh 7 Nov, 2009 - 04:45 AM Post #14
i R L33t Skiddie, k? Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 13,492 Thanked: 303 times Dream Kudos: 2875 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	QUOTE(IngeniousHax @ 5 Nov, 2009 - 01:41 PM) I would have suggested Hijackthis, but IDK, I suppose it would be a little more difficult to use since you have a hidden desktop and taskbar. Cntrl + Shift + Escape will launch the task manager. File -> New Task -> http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-Hijac...4-10227353.html & download the file. File -> New Task launch hijack this from it's location. It would also be worth having an older stand alone version of HiJackthis on a flash drive or cdrom. It used to be a much more versatile program before Trend Micro bastardized it with an installer.
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