Ok guys I got problems:
My brother accidentally unleashed a virus on to our computer. It corrupted our antivirus/firewal, as well as System Restore, the search system, the installer program, and I'm sure a ton of others.
Obviously I don't have very many options for fixing this. I can't use a virus scanner because the one I have was messed up and I'm not able to install/download any others because the installers were hit. I can't use system restore because that's down too. I can't even look for the virus manually because the file searcher is down.
I really really reaaalllly need some help here. Any ideas would be welcome.
2007-03-06 16:43:45 · 6 answers · asked by Chip 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Heres a little guide i made.. But i suggest to do the Online scans
I would suggest Windows OneCare Live (do seperate scans. Just click Clean Up, Tune Up, Protection on the left.) Because your scanners are corrupted, use online scanners. They cant be corrupted
(Please note scans may take long hours... So take a nap while scanning or do other things and turn off anything BESIDES the Computer to save energy. examples: Monitor, Speakers, anything that require energy)
First, do another scan with your virus protector and/or Internet Security
Then do other online scans
For Online Scans go to:
Windows: http://safety.live.com
Norton/Symantec: http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/home.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=JTHVRSJRFSKLUKUMXCC
Mcafee: http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
If you need spyware protection and removal, use these:
Ad-Aware SE Personal: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
SuperAntiSpyware: http://www.superantispyware.com
Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/
AVG Free Anti-Spyware: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
Windows Defender: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
For Free Virus Protector, use:
AVG Free Anti-Virus: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Avast (your choice): http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html
Use any of these for safety scan, virus and spyware scan and removal. If all finds nothing, your computer is fine
2007-03-06 16:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try www.castlecops.com, they have a virus help forum where you will get help, and they have virus software you can download and install.
AVG also have a free virus scanner.
try booting to safe mode. That might get a few things working .
Good luck.
2007-03-07 00:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try trendmicro housecall. free online virus scanner. Also, does msconfig work? if so, run it and go to start up. look for processes there that are potential viruses. disable them and restart your computer. that will atleast shut the virus down so you can try to remove it and fix the damage.
2007-03-07 00:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by jwplaster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
disconect internet format restore harddrives it worked for me the malware wouldnt be online stability complements of yahoo by any chance you might want to try syst recovery 1st you can save most of your files
2007-03-07 01:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by havenjohnny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out
http://computer-probs.blogspot.com/
It gives free downloads of anti spyware/virus/adware/trojan/versions which can detect and eliminate completely.Best wishes
2007-03-07 10:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try online scans.
Kaspersky - http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
Trend Micro - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Bitdefender - http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
eTrust - http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Ewido - http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
2007-03-07 01:00:33 · answer #6 · answered by ndmmxiaomayi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋