Virus on my pc PLEASE help me

[muddyjames]

I have a mega virus on my pc that is slowing down to a very painful speed and with 99% of anti virus programs I have downloaded it doesnt detect the virus.

When I run a virus check with name a few progrmas, norton, avg, spybot, anti vir classic they do a virus check and show faulty files and then as soon as they hit the main virus it shuts the pc down and it reboots. Once rebooted the anti virus program shows it has done a complete scan. I have stared at my screen for hours on end to try and spot which file it scans before dying and now 1 program has got it and not crashed!!!

I have now down loaded STOPzilla which has picked the virus up. YEY at last I am getting somewhere!!! I want to pay to subscribe to kil the virus but I dont have any of the cards they accept so I was wondering if anyone knows where to look on my pc to find these virus files. Below is a pic of my screen with some of the files. there are 61 in total that are effected so STOPzilla says.

Any one that can help will be a super star and if I ever see you in the future a beer token or 2 maybe bought for you!!

Heres wishing for a miracle.

James

[Lee_D]

Have you tried doing a system restore to the last point it was ok?

Lee D

[Hightower]

Restart the PC in 'safe mode with networking' (press F8 after the initial memory and disk check and then select the right option).
Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and use the free antivirus package there.

[Range Rover Blues]

I'd say the same as Dude, system restore if it will.

[wills]

in the screenshot there is only a snippet of what it has detected...

what it has detected are keys in the registry that are possibly a threat.  on their own they wont do anything but they maybe 'settings' for worse things.  Looking on the net the Zonemap string seems to have a legit purpose in the registry so im not sure why its being shown there...

If it were or a pc that had come in that I had to repair (even though I mostly only deal with macs) I would restart in Safe Mode and then run a something like AVG and then Spybot S&D and then AdAware.  See what it comes up with.  If it STILL comes up with nothing then try the Safe Mode with Networking and goto the website listed above.

If you get confused in Safe Mode try and take notes of what AVG/Spybot/Adaware has found and then post the finidings back here :)

HTH
=Wills :)

[MrTFWitt]

You could also run a program called stinger to try and clean it up

Download it here, its from Mcaffee

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


Its a stand alone virus tool that could run in safe mode.

Another option and my preferred if its really infested is to buy a new hard drive, install windows on it and plug the old drive in as a slave drive so you can get at all your old files.

[wills]

Another option and my preferred if its really infested is to buy a new hard drive, install windows on it and plug the old drive in as a slave drive so you can get at all your old files.

Or, if you are cheap, like me, then download and burn yourself (or go round to a mates and do it) a Knoppix CD.

http://www.knoppix.org/ - Dont worry about Linux being written all over it, its dead simple and easy to use.

This would allow you to boot the computer off of a CD/DVD and let you rescue all your files to a USB stick drive or burn them to a CD.  That way, you can rescue anything you need to and once your done, wipe the original hard drive and re-install windows.  

Then just plug the USB stick back in and get all your saved stuff back.

-Wills :)

[DarrenG]

You could also run a program called stinger to try and clean it up

Download it here, its from Mcaffee

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


Its a stand alone virus tool that could run in safe mode.

Another option and my preferred if its really infested is to buy a new hard drive, install windows on it and plug the old drive in as a slave drive so you can get at all your old files.

I'd recommend this but you need to run it in Safe  Mode to allow it access to the files it needs to delete.

[RCRockCrawler]

I'm with the "system restore" idea. I once got a mega-virus on MSN, that cleaned it right up. Good luck man, I know how frustrating it is.  

[gtomo2]

Only problem with system resote is that is sotres the virus as well as every time you re boot it re loads the virus. so delete the resore file then re boot the pc. I never have system reore switch on as it can course more hassle than whats its worth

[muddyjames]

well I havent managed to see your replies im affraid as pc was playing up big time.

I have now got rid of the virus by a major fluke.

On the 8th anti virus software i down loaded it picked up the 2 virusses and put em in quarantine. It then said to delete them I had to buy the software.  I dont own a credit card so buying it wasnt going to happen!!!

I carried on looking for more antivirus stuff and tried previous ones I had tried and still all I got was as soon as the virus checker hit the virus the pc shut down and rebooted. I could see the files going along the screen in the search and be blown if i could find em on the system to delete em manualy.

I uninstalled the only virus checker that found the virusses and blow en be hold it said delete the quarantined files? and I said yes and now waved good bye to the virus. YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

So now I have a whizzy pc again and I can surf the net :D