HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Geordie Boyo 24]

Having REALLY big problems with my connection today. I just know there is a SHIT LOAD of Trojan virus's, but I'm unable to do anything about it.

 

As a result my computer is really slow and I keep getting pop-ups saying how vulnerable my compter is.

 

I did try this link Pud provided http://www.winsockfix.nl/winsockxpfix.exe but I still get the same result once my computer starts up again with the Address As 'about:blank' in my Internet options.

 

Please, please help!

Edited July 3, 2006 by Geordie Boyo

[Lazarus 0]

  Geordie Boyo said:

Having REALLY big problems with my connection today. I just know there is a SHIT LOAD of Trojan virus's, but I'm unable to do anything about it.

 

As a result my computer is really slow and I keep getting pop-ups saying how vulnerable my compter is.

 

I did try this link Pud provided http://www.winsockfix.nl/winsockxpfix.exe but I still get the same result once my computer starts up again with the Address As 'about:blank' in my Internet options.

 

Please, please help! 

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i take it youve ran your anti virus software - a FULL SYSTEM scan? (that means every file on every hard disc)

 

what about adaware, spybot, hijackthis etc etc ?

 

do you have a program name or a virus name of whats causing the problems?

 

do you still have your windows installation discs?

[Lazarus 0]

  Geordie Boyo said:

  Lazarus said:

  Geordie Boyo said:

Having REALLY big problems with my connection today. I just know there is a SHIT LOAD of Trojan virus's, but I'm unable to do anything about it.

 

As a result my computer is really slow and I keep getting pop-ups saying how vulnerable my compter is.

 

I did try this link Pud provided http://www.winsockfix.nl/winsockxpfix.exe but I still get the same result once my computer starts up again with the Address As 'about:blank' in my Internet options.

 

Please, please help! 

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i take it youve ran your anti virus software - a FULL SYSTEM scan? (that means every file on every hard disc)

 

what about adaware, spybot, hijackthis etc etc ?

 

do you have a program name or a virus name of whats causing the problems?

 

do you still have your windows installation discs?

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I've ran adaware & spybot as a full AVG Free Virus Fault scan. I've ran other scans too after receiving pop-ups for recommened downloads where you end up having to folk out £30 quid to take care of them after doing a full scan. On one particular scan there were over 120 serious virus's.....quite worrying....!

 

I haven't tried hijackthis, but will now.

 

i don't have any installation discs unfortunatly. Trojan virus's seem to be the main identified virus's.

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take that with a pinch of salt mate - its to frighten you into buying their software that will miraculasly cuer your problems (that wernt there inthe first place)

[Lazarus 0]

are the popups directing you to one particular piece of software ?

 

whats it called?

[Rob W 0]

Lazarus is correct -an awful lot of these "warnings" are bollix

 

Gte something decent and sweep your machine

[Lazarus 0]

search your system for the following (without the quotes) "SpySheriff "

 

let me know if you find out

[Lazarus 0]

  Geordie Boyo said:

Searched through everything, but SpySheriff didn't appear, all though it did when I had taht urgent warning pop up from the bottom of my screen as a recommended virus package. 

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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic22402.html

 

its gonna be a bit of a faff to get rid of it - but it works.

[Geordie Boyo 24]

HA! I was just running Cleanup from that very link too

 

I hope it works too...! cheers for the help. much appriciated

 

will let you know how i get on.

[Geordie Boyo 24]

fixed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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