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Waylander

19th January 2006, 18:15

Ok I keep getting browser hijacks that send me to some fucked up site saying "Here, BUT THIS!!!" or some shit. Also getting pop-ups that apear in thier own little bubble rather than another browser window and for some damn reason I cannot open any pull down menus in Windows windows. I click on them and sort of flicker on and off once and vannish leaving the black outline shadow thing behind.

And for some reason I cannot get MSN messenger to open at all.

Have run Spybot and AD-Aware several times, even consecutively and nothing fixes it.

Any ideas on what I should do? Keep in mind I know absolutly dick about computers so I need step by step instructions. And pictures would be a big help.

BTW, Browser hijack 6 times, 1 browser crash, and 3 pop-ups while typing this wich took me about 2 minutes including dealing with the problems. Just to show you how bad it is.

Hitcher

19th January 2006, 18:17

Try Firefox or Opera as your browser.

Waylander

19th January 2006, 18:21

I'm useing firefox.

EDIT, the hijack thing also minimizes my window so that when I go to click the back button I miss it since it's moved, bloody annoying.

Gremlin

19th January 2006, 18:23

Has it added any toolbars anywhere, have you got any names??

Waylander

19th January 2006, 18:28

No new toolbars and no names. Will get screen shots the next couple of times it happens.(assuming that THAT still works)h

Edit > HAHA!! FUCKING BRILLIANT!!!

I can't paist the screen shot in paint because the menu things are fucked up.

Gremlin

19th January 2006, 18:31

what menus... with windows, you can do the same things in different ways.

Cut: ctrl+x
Copy: ctrl+c
Paste: ctrl+v

to run paint, > start > run: type in: mspaint

Waylander

19th January 2006, 18:33

What's save? or is it something really obvious like CTRL-S?

Mental Trousers

19th January 2006, 18:33

Sounds like the easiest, cleanest fix is a reinstall.

Grab a Windows disc and boot off it. Choose to Install Windows. It'll find your current install then ask if you want to repair it. Do so. After Windows shitty installer farks around for ages, you'll have a clean OS with all of your apps still installed and your data right where you left it. From there you'll have to update - which will take the best part of 2 days if it's a base WinXP install.

Otherwise you're going to be chasing phantoms for quite a while.

Gremlin

19th January 2006, 18:35

What's save? or is it something really obvious like CTRL-S?
oh yeah

alt+f4 closes the active window

Wasp

19th January 2006, 18:40

throw it out the window (reinstall it) unless theres something on it you need.

not near welly are you? i'd be hapy to have a look at it.

kro

19th January 2006, 18:43

These sorts of problems can be a bastard to sort out over the net, but if you are willing to put in a bit of effort, I can rid you of the infestation.

Let me know.

gman

19th January 2006, 18:44

hey waylander are you down himitangi way?if ya are i can pop down and a looksee

Waylander

19th January 2006, 19:08

I'm in Tauranga. My sister's BF has something that might work. If it doesn't then I'll probably be sending you a PM Kronos.

WINJA

19th January 2006, 19:36

biff said in a previous post these types of viruses are picked up from gay porn sites, so stop visiting chicks with dicks.com and gaylover net

MadDuck

19th January 2006, 19:45

Damn I been away too long....so you got ya roof painted WINJA?

The walls is a BIG ask

RantyDave

19th January 2006, 19:52

raster

19th January 2006, 19:53

Have done this many times when people have been talking about reinstallation.

Download Adaware PE from lavasoft and HighJackThis , install and update Adaware, run scan, then run HiJackThis, get the report and either post it or PM it to me and I'll tell you what to remove(be carefull here as you can make the machine not function correctly if you remove items that are needed).

kro

19th January 2006, 19:57

Roger dodger Waylander. Standing by if needed.

T.W.R

19th January 2006, 19:57

try checking this site to assess whether you've got a virus or not

www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html

its free system scan.

it sounds as if you've got a trojan likes of Lodear A/B/C/D one of these anyhow

try this removal tool

www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.lodear.removal.tool.html

NhuanH

19th January 2006, 20:18

Win-doze must be too much for ya Longhorn. Hop off your steed and find a nice Macintosh.

Badcat

19th January 2006, 20:20

Win-doze must be too much for ya Longhorn. Hop off your steed and find a nice Macintosh.

on behalf of the macintosh community, we don't want you.
stay on windows - it's more entertaining.

K

WINJA

19th January 2006, 20:39

Damn I been away too long....so you got ya roof painted WINJA?

The walls is a BIG ask
I PAINTED IT MYSELF , DID YOU MISS ME ?

Waylander

19th January 2006, 20:41

try checking this site to assess whether you've got a virus or not

www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html (http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html)

its free system scan.

it sounds as if you've got a trojan likes of Lodear A/B/C/D one of these anyhow

try this removal tool

www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.lodear.removal.tool.html (http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.lodear.removal.tool.html)
I'm running that right now. Must be doing something cause it keeps trying to close. Maybe the virus or what not knows it's about to die aye lol.

MadDuck

19th January 2006, 20:44

I PAINTED IT MYSELF , DID YOU MISS ME ?

Oh yes Mr Winja I missed you. Like a hole in the head - a very big one. Hope you dun a good job on the painting:spudwave:

The_Dover

19th January 2006, 20:53

I'm running that right now. Must be doing something cause it keeps trying to close. Maybe the virus or what not knows it's about to die aye lol.

Why don't you get an education and learn how to fix basic shit? Cos you're too busy talking smack about your gay cruiser and how you're gonna save for a Ducati on your McDonalds wages.

Go on fag, move my post or delete it, whatever. Just accept that you're a loser as you do it.

WINJA

19th January 2006, 20:54

Oh yes Mr Winja I missed you. Like a hole in the head - a very big one. Hope you dun a good job on the painting:spudwave:
I DID IT WITH A BROOM , CHECK OUT MY POST ,ITS GOT TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR NIPPLES IN PRESENTABLE CONDITION

WINJA

19th January 2006, 20:56

Why don't you get an education and learn how to fix basic shit? Cos you're too busy talking smack about your gay cruiser and how you're gonna save for a Ducati on your McDonalds wages.

Go on fag, move my post or delete it, whatever. Just accept that you're a loser as you do it.
WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT?

WINJA

19th January 2006, 20:57

what mcdonalds do you work at waylander ? i can stop in for a coffee

Badcat

19th January 2006, 20:59

Back up anything you care about, format the drive and reinstall Windows. Soon as you've reinstalled, upgrade it to SP2, hook it into the interweb and go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and do what (little) can be done.

It's toast. Forget it. Blame Microsoft, it is after all actually their fault.

Dave

or...
Back up anything you care about, format the drive and reinstall Windows. Soon as you've reinstalled, kill yourself.
then the nasty virii can't get you any more.

MadDuck

19th January 2006, 21:00

Thanks for your tip Mr Winja but alas I fear this thread will be closed in 5.2 seconds due to Mr Dover upsetting the Waylander.

Badcat

19th January 2006, 21:01

Thanks for your tip Mr Winja but alas I fear this thread will be closed in 5.2 seconds due to Mr Dover upsetting the Waylander.

yeah - what she said.

bye!!

The_Dover

19th January 2006, 21:01

Right on!!

C'mon Gaylander my little princess. Rescue your "I'm an ignoramous thread" and send me where I belong!!!

MadDuck

19th January 2006, 21:09

Shite Dover you been reading a dictionary or what?

Teflon

19th January 2006, 21:10

Reboot in safemode and run those anti spy/virus programs.

The_Dover

19th January 2006, 21:17

Shite Dover you been reading a dictionary or what?

Did it have pikchures in it? of nekkid wimmin?:drinknsin

Waylander

19th January 2006, 21:20

Meh, why rescue a thread when the problem is solved now. Thanks for the help all. And dover thought you were leaving?

I don't work for McDonalds Winja, Dover is just jealous because I make more money than him and plan on buying a bike that will remain in one peice for more than a couple of weeks.

Did what Teflon suggested lol.

The_Dover

19th January 2006, 21:28

Don't suppose it occured to a highly paid genius like you to run in safe mode eh GL?

You have no idea what I earn Texas Peta and I doubt with your severely constrained skill set you'll ever come close. Unless of course you decided to turn a hobby into a career.

As for my bikes! Ha, I've seen your ratty old shitter. One lady owner, never been dropped! Yeah right.

Didn't McDonalds actually turn you down?

Waylander

19th January 2006, 21:33

And yet, both my bikes still run. Can you say the same for all the bikes you've ever owned?

I've worked at a fast food place before and vowed never to work at another so didn't even apply. And you have no idea what my skill sets are.

The_Dover

19th January 2006, 22:03

So how comes you've gone from working in an outbound callcentre to nailing trusses? Must be a highly educated professional.

Mwahahahaha

Waylander

19th January 2006, 22:18

Trained? Who ever said I had official training? I've been helping my dad do carpentry work since I was 5. I know how to use any type of saw, lathe, drilland any other tool needed to work with wood. Also know how to read building blue prints, wireing schematics, plumbing plans. I know how to lay concrete for foundations. Just because I don't have the pieces of paper from some school doesn't mean I don't know how to do anything.
Why do I work where I do now? Because I know what I'm doing and I enjoy it. Why was I working at digipoll? Because I could speak english and needed a job.

T.W.R

19th January 2006, 22:34

I'm running that right now. Must be doing something cause it keeps trying to close. Maybe the virus or what not knows it's about to die aye lol.

yeah i got caught with one Lodear D late last year, from a F#@%$ stray e-mail, doh me, it actually got into my system when i ran a scan over it :mad:

corrupted the anti-virus, bloody MSN & most of the software programs i have. took ages to get rid of, Symantec updated their data 3wks after i got it ,Bastards. i'd isolated it but the damage had been done, took a while to clean up as the comp ran like a piece of shit compared to how fast it is usually

Waylander

19th January 2006, 22:38

Odd though that stuff didn't find anything though. Maybe running spybot and adaware in safemode did it. Or it did find something and fixed it without telling me?