Virus Help!!!! - Page 2

Eleven · 05-10-2010, 08:16 PM

I think my son has this now, /tagging this thread for reference

Blueface · 05-11-2010, 06:07 AM

Man, I feel for you guys with this nonsense.
I got so tired of getting viruses and crashing.
Haven't had an issue now in over two years.
Don't want to mention what I know for sure I owe it to as it will start a debate.

wayner123 · 05-11-2010, 07:05 AM

I hate to say this, but if you got one of the new TDL4 or TDSS rootkits, go ahead and reformat your hard drive. There are ways to check if you have this. Malewarebytes, bleepingcomputer and kaspersky all have great forums to help out with the problem.

The new version of the TDSS rootkits are unable to be removed or quarantined. No software company has come up with a solution yet. I had this problem a few weeks ago now and got the newest tdl4 version of the rootkit. After many days and hours of research I ran across some hacking websites. They were discussing these new rootkits and how they act. To sum it up, when the guys who get paid to hack can't figure out "how" the rootkit is even reacting, it's time to re-format.

05-11-2010, 07:14 AM

Nobody in this thread has had a rootkit to deal with yet, I think, but there is a guy at work with one. It takes over shortly after turning the computer on and won't let you do anything administrative. You would have to boot the computer to a separate disk and work on it. He just uses the computer offline.

OLS · 05-11-2010, 07:24 AM

I got that file one day at work, re-formatted my drive and re-installed Windows. Not pretty. Then about
4 months later I got it again. It is a pretty smart deal. Only advantage you have is most of your data is
easily saved. You can make backups all day. As long as you don't go online, it kinda stays quiet. Then
once you are done making all your backup DVDs, you can format your hard drive, lol.

Or take the good advice given here above. Wish I had read that before.
Did a total wipe twice in one year.

Jack Straw · 05-11-2010, 07:40 AM

I got something like that a few weeks ago, I was able to get my antivirus to actually kill it by ending all processes on the task manager that didn't look normal, and then running my antivirus/ad-aware. Been fine since. If I ran the antivirus stuff without stopping the processes it would delete what I suspect were subsidiary virus files but not the main file that would recreate the subsidiaries every time the software deleted/quarantined them.

05-10-2010, 08:16 PM	#21
Eleven Solid As The Sun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,859 Trading: (23)	Re: Virus Help!!!! I think my son has this now, /tagging this thread for reference __________________ CA: putting the 'man' in bromance since 2008! --markem.

05-11-2010, 06:07 AM	#22
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: Virus Help!!!! Man, I feel for you guys with this nonsense. I got so tired of getting viruses and crashing. Haven't had an issue now in over two years. Don't want to mention what I know for sure I owe it to as it will start a debate. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

05-11-2010, 07:05 AM	#23
wayner123 Country Gentleman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 2,351 Trading: (159)	Re: Virus Help!!!! I hate to say this, but if you got one of the new TDL4 or TDSS rootkits, go ahead and reformat your hard drive. There are ways to check if you have this. Malewarebytes, bleepingcomputer and kaspersky all have great forums to help out with the problem. The new version of the TDSS rootkits are unable to be removed or quarantined. No software company has come up with a solution yet. I had this problem a few weeks ago now and got the newest tdl4 version of the rootkit. After many days and hours of research I ran across some hacking websites. They were discussing these new rootkits and how they act. To sum it up, when the guys who get paid to hack can't figure out "how" the rootkit is even reacting, it's time to re-format. __________________ 'It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.'

05-11-2010, 07:14 AM	#24
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Virus Help!!!! Nobody in this thread has had a rootkit to deal with yet, I think, but there is a guy at work with one. It takes over shortly after turning the computer on and won't let you do anything administrative. You would have to boot the computer to a separate disk and work on it. He just uses the computer offline.

05-11-2010, 07:24 AM	#25
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Virus Help!!!! I got that file one day at work, re-formatted my drive and re-installed Windows. Not pretty. Then about 4 months later I got it again. It is a pretty smart deal. Only advantage you have is most of your data is easily saved. You can make backups all day. As long as you don't go online, it kinda stays quiet. Then once you are done making all your backup DVDs, you can format your hard drive, lol. Or take the good advice given here above. Wish I had read that before. Did a total wipe twice in one year.

05-11-2010, 07:40 AM	#26
Jack Straw Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Andrew Location: Brooklyn Posts: 111 Trading: (3)	Re: Virus Help!!!! I got something like that a few weeks ago, I was able to get my antivirus to actually kill it by ending all processes on the task manager that didn't look normal, and then running my antivirus/ad-aware. Been fine since. If I ran the antivirus stuff without stopping the processes it would delete what I suspect were subsidiary virus files but not the main file that would recreate the subsidiaries every time the software deleted/quarantined them. __________________ Overkill is consistently more fun.