Another virus! [Archive]

Hunter

January 4th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Okay, someone wants my PC to just stay dead. I havnt had the chance to install any Antivirus software yet. And from no where I get this virus. I think it is called "Vundo Trojon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vundo#Infection)"

So, I will be away whilst I try and fix this. Unless someone knows a fix. P.S One symptom which it doesn't say on wiki is that explorer.exe is restarting.

I have restarted and this time it come back on :) but does the same thing, system restore is also disabled, and wont enable.

Rentafence

January 4th, 2009, 11:49 AM

Reinstall Windows

Jelly

January 4th, 2009, 12:53 PM

Download a free AV (http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe), a free firewall (http://www.filehippo.com/download_comodo/) and a free Anti-spyware (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php) program, burn them to a CD and reinstall Windows again. IMMEDIATELY INSTALL THE SECURITY SOFTWARE, then you can safely connect to the internet.

If your Windows CD does not have SP3 included, download it now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en), and put it on the CD as well.

Limited

January 4th, 2009, 12:55 PM

Like rentafence said, reinstall windows.

What I'd do is download an antivirus program and the updates to a computer that is protected (with antivirus) then put it on a disk. Install windows on infected pc, do not plug it into the internet, install the security programs including the antivirus with updates. Then plug it into internet and update windows.

Edit, damnit jelly beat me to it :)

Rentafence

January 4th, 2009, 01:00 PM

Download Firefox with no script and ad block while your at it too.

jcap

January 4th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Use SARC

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2004-112111-3912-99&tabid=3

RedBaron

January 4th, 2009, 10:16 PM

Download malwarebytes' installer from another computer and save it onto a flash drive. install that and run it with and internet connection, so it can update before scanning. In the future, use firefox with adblock-plus, like what has already been said. I wouldn't completely uninstall and reinstall windows before trying this.

I just had Vundo a couple of weeks ago and malwarebytes' fixed everything.

Hunter

January 5th, 2009, 10:09 AM

I plugged my old infected hard drive in like an idiot and the virus was in the boot section. So the mother fucker infected me, after it waited for me to get the computer setup again. Both hard drives have been completly abliterated of data and I am starting again.

STUPID MOTHER FUCKER VIRUS!!

I am now back again...

Amit

January 5th, 2009, 02:54 PM

jcap

January 5th, 2009, 07:21 PM

You're definitely doing something wrong...

SnaFuBAR

January 5th, 2009, 07:41 PM

I plugged my old infected hard drive in like an idiot

STUPID MOTHER FUCKER VIRUS!!
:giggle: I'm sorry, the irony of this post just made me giggle a bit, thanks.

Hunter

January 6th, 2009, 03:12 AM

I see your point Lol.

It was my fault :(

Needles

January 6th, 2009, 07:34 PM

Try this, it was on the external links of your trojan's page, it's a removal tool for that trojan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VundoFix)

This is where you can get the removal tool from (http://vundofix.atribune.org/)

It's 'Vundu Fix'. Also, just interested, what websites do you visit?

Phopojijo

January 6th, 2009, 07:42 PM

If it's a Trojan it wouldn't automatically infect, it'd need you to initiate it somehow.

Something sounds weird here.

Needles

January 6th, 2009, 07:53 PM

If it's a Trojan it wouldn't automatically infect, it'd need you to initiate it somehow.

Something sounds weird here.
So is that how my dad had 12 trojans on my pc for one year with no effect, and how i removed them with nothing bad ever happening when they were there?
What 'triggers' them?