Flipping virus

MAROTH4MVP · #1 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 11:53 PM

I have a virus on my computer that causes pop ups. I can't run safe mode or run malware. It is driving me nuts.

zimm · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 12:05 AM

based on the other thread, i'd say using Avast to clean it up is out of the question...

hueytaxi · #3 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by zimm

based on the other thread, i'd say using Avast to clean it up is out of the question...

Avast just offerred an update. Hope this fixes their problems.

MAROTH4MVP · #4 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 01:06 AM

I ran combo fix. My computer no longer has pop ups and is running tons faster. Yet I still cant open malware. I have yet to try restarting in safe mode.

MAROTH4MVP · #5 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 01:26 AM

After reinstalling Malwarebytes, it ran perfectly and found nothing. My computer can restart in safe mode now as well.

cruzer1 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 03:34 AM

What's the name of the virus? I have one named Vundo.

VegasTiger · #7 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cruzer1

What's the name of the virus? I have one named Vundo.

That one is a pain. I recommend combo fix for it. My GF had vundo and after chatting with the malwarebyte people, they told her to use combo fix.

Mark The Shark · #8 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 08:29 AM

I have the same problem. I tried to install malwarebytes, but it wouldn't install properly. Any suggestions?

Los Gatos · #9 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 09:59 AM

What is combo fix?

I've spent hours on the phone with Microsoft Live One Care support over the past week and they can't figure out what has a stranglehold on my home computer. I'm getting close to trashing it and buying a new one.

Deleterious · #10 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 10:01 AM

Here is the link for combofix.

ComboFix | freeware

MAROTH4MVP · #11 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 12:53 PM

I have no clue what the name of the virus was. But I had the same issues everyone else is describing. What is weird is I have no clue where I picked up the virus. Combo fix solved the issues though.

hueytaxi · #12 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 01:42 PM

The name of the virus on mine was never displayed. It just peggged Spybot.

Who is the Drizzle? · #13 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 05:12 PM

About 3 weeks ago, I got a virus (I think from this site) which I thought I removed, but alas pretty soon the computer wouldn't boot. After spending a day trying to fix it, I gave up and I have been using the hard drive as a slave drive. But this thread got me thinking maybe it was vundo, which lead me to scan my drivers folder for a virus with malwarebytes. It didn't find anything, but somehow avast chirped up as it was scanning and found another virus. I googled that trojan and found somebody who had the same problem that I did around the same time. So I deleted the infected file (atapi.sys), and then replaced with a good copy. I hooked the drive back up to the old computer, and at least got to the start-up screen in safe mode. A new record, but no further. 'Boot using last known good configuration' fixed some things and got me to the desktop, but nothing would run except notepad. Couldn't even open a window. Then I booted to safe mode and logged on as 'admin', and a couple of simple things would actually work. System restore did nothing though. After about an hour of farting around, I booted to safe mode and logged onto my personal account, and (happily) that didn't work either. This was my 'aha' moment as this likely meant something was wrong with my user account. I logged back in under safe mode as admin, created a new user account, and logged in under that new account in normal mode. Voila. At this point, I think it is fixed but am running every antivirus under the sun to be sure.

tl;dr: computers are maddening

DrWho17 · #14 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 06:04 PM

Download a linux live CD with integrated windows virus scanning tools. It will boot to a desktop and you can scan your harddrives from the linux live boot, this will prevent the virus from launching with your windows boot and hiding themselves in resident memory.

FREE Bootable AntiVirus Rescue CDs Download List

DaYooperASBDT · #15 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DrWho17

Download a linux live CD with integrated windows virus scanning tools. It will boot to a desktop and you can scan your harddrives from the linux live boot, this will prevent the virus from launching with your windows boot and hiding themselves in resident memory.

FREE Bootable AntiVirus Rescue CDs Download List

Wow, this is ingenious, never would have thought about doing it that way. Thanks!

Mark The Shark · #16 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 07:48 PM

So I ran "SuperAnitSpyware" which worked well enough to allow me to download Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes found "logon.exe" (the same virus my other computer had) and killed it.

My computer is clean now.