idk what happened....

toast · Post by **toast** » 01 Aug 2007, 21:54

My friend got a virus and, he doesn't know what happened. The taskbar is gone, windows explorer is gone, and ctrl+alt+del menu is gone.
He has Avast and windows XP pro sp2, and he did scan in safe mode only to reveal nothing.
He also said that his media player is like only half functional, the bars that go up and down aren't there and theres no animation for the volume when he scroll with the mouse wheel to change it- it just appears at new spot.

So, anything to help it with out reformatting? Or is there no other choice but to reformat?

Thanks you guys!!!!
Love always-
Toast

nightkid · Post by **nightkid** » 01 Aug 2007, 22:37

i would reformat, sounds like he is "scrouged" and a sure way to get rid of the virus.

Post by **bad_brain** » 02 Aug 2007, 03:24

well, he can get Kaspersky Antivirus and do a scan with it, the scan engine is much better than any one I know. but it seems the system is already pretty damaged, and removing the malware will not fix those problems at the same time...so it might be really the best to do a new setup...

Post by **ayu** » 02 Aug 2007, 04:56

Well can he enter the taskmanager from safe mode?

because they are most likely not "gone", just blocked =)

he just has to find the weird little file that does it ^^

tip is to check both windows and system32 folders, sort them by date->newest

Since the windows original files are always much much older, they can be from 2004 even if you installed 2007 =)

use your imagination. For example, a lot of viruses these days use random picked names, and usualy a lot of dll files in system32....it's not hard to find them =)

toast · Post by **toast** » 02 Aug 2007, 08:36

Ah, thanks you guys. Ive been very sick lately, and this makes me feel alot better. :3

Lotta love- Toast

Asuna · Post by **Asuna** » 03 Aug 2007, 20:08

toast wrote:Ah, thanks you guys. Ive been very sick lately, and this makes me feel alot better. :3

Lotta love- Toast

hope you feel better! btw, what do you have?

toast · Post by **toast** » 03 Aug 2007, 20:45

I got acute bronchitis and pneumonia. Ive just gotten over the symptoms. I have a cough left, and an odd high from my cough syrup.

:3

Toast

Asuna · Post by **Asuna** » 03 Aug 2007, 20:46

that sucks... anyways... i really do hope you get and feel better soon! i never really liked cough syrup... to me it tastes like shit.

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 04 Aug 2007, 18:56

Asuna wrote: i never really liked cough syrup... to me it tastes like shit.

almost all drugs taste like shit thats the way they were made

Post by **Big-E** » 04 Aug 2007, 19:16

shamir wrote:
Asuna wrote: i never really liked cough syrup... to me it tastes like shit.
almost all drugs taste like shit thats the way they were made

It is rather annoying to find a post 1 year old, which is utterly useless???

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 04 Aug 2007, 21:21

Big-E wrote:
It is rather annoying to find a post 1 year old, which is utterly useless???

are you saying I'am a 1 year old I'm 15 years old turning 16 age, I don't understand your words anyway I did not know my post was useless if it was I'am sorry.

Post by **Big-E** » 04 Aug 2007, 22:16

shamir wrote:
Big-E wrote:
It is rather annoying to find a post 1 year old, which is utterly useless???
are you saying I'am a 1 year old I'm 15 years old turning 16 age, I don't understand your words anyway I did not know my post was useless if it was I'am sorry.

If you read the rules, it stipulates that you are not allowed to open old posts. I consider anything that has been inactive for a month to be old, personally. However, what you have done is open a post which was created a year ago. THAT is what I am saying is useless.

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 04 Aug 2007, 22:22

Big-E wrote:
If you read the rules, it stipulates that you are not allowed to open old posts. I consider anything that has been inactive for a month to be old, personally. However, what you have done is open a post which was created a year ago. THAT is what I am saying is useless.

this not a old topic this topic was made on aug 2 2007 by a user named toast check the date.

rambo · Post by **rambo** » 04 Aug 2007, 23:18

shamir wrote:
Big-E wrote:
It is rather annoying to find a post 1 year old, which is utterly useless???
are you saying I'am a 1 year old I'm 15 years old turning 16 age, I don't understand your words anyway I did not know my post was useless if it was I'am sorry.

Wait shamir im confused how old are you?

15 turning 16
or 30?..

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 04 Aug 2007, 23:23

turning 16 in Aug 16 2007 rambo