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Originally Posted by bns  Just out of curiosity, what's keeping you from going ubuntu? |
A winsoft modem and only dial up access atm. There is WIFI on the horizon though. Just involves paperwork, deal with my aunt, and arguing with the phone company. ETA on that: 1-2 months.
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Originally Posted by qtwerp Hold on a second.
You wiped the restore files with your virus scanner/manually? That's a big no-no. Bad things could happen...
If you find a virus on your computer, the proper way to remove it is to first disable system restore, then boot in safe mode, let the virus scanner clean the system, follow any additional directions (do a search on the virus/trojan name), and finally re-enable system restore.
Also, are you sure that it was C:/Windows/system/restore and C:/Windows/system ? It should be in C:/System Volume Information/ for system restore points as you mentioned in the OP. It also shouldn't be a folder. Was there any filename after that?
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Anyway... that trojan shouldn't cause that error, and if you've checked for other spyware/virsuses (use a second virus checker like AVG or an online check), I would check for bad sectors on the hard drive, bad RAM, and if you've overclocked, I'd run a stress test.
HDD...
Win+R -> "cmd" -> "chkdsk c: /f /r"
RAM... memtest86+
OC'd?... Prime95
PS: If you keep your computer secured properly and perform regular maintenance, there's no reason to reinstall XP monthly/yearly. |
No files were listed after those c:/windows etc items. Just those names. Which part of me is wondering if that screen is a kind of prank trojan of sorts. Conjures up images of the joke viruses like Spin Dry to me. (Anyone know WTF I'm talking about on that one, or too obscure there?)
I had no choice of dealing with the infected restore points: virus scan automatically wiped them upon detection. This is copied out of the log kept by the antivirus that did it:
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008626.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008627.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008628.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008629.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008630.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008631.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008632.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008633.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008634.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008635.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008636.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008637.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{2466A83D-1B81-456E-9766-38C2B7E48210}\RP36\A0008638.exe -> Trojan.Mitglieder : Cleaned.
All scans I've done recently through AVG and AVG Antispyware are clean, as are the online scans available from Norton. I even tried AVG Antirootkit tool. Nothing shows. Hijack This also looks fine. Running the rest of the suggested checks. Post back later with results. Thanks again.