Worst virus infection ever..

dinesh

Vista Expert
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It was on a torrent site looking for a dvd copier and thus came accross a link which i downloaded. There were several files with unknown formats so i clicked on the one which said setup.exe and it was just of 21 Kb. when i double-clicked it, it gave me an error to open it with admin priviledges. So i did Run as Administrator and a command prompt window flashed up and disappeared. Nothing happened??? :shock: . i deleted that entire folder which contained all those files thinking that it was just a piece of junk. It was all good until now, then suddenly i got a pop up from Action Center(i was on win 7) saying that NOD32 is turned off. When i tried to turn it on, it didn't. I tried to open my Firefox browser, i got an error message saying that it didn't find c:\program files\mozilla\firefox.exe. Same happened with IE 8 and Google Chrome.

Soon, the following items were not found when i tried to access it:
msconfig.exe
regedit.exe
gpedit.msc
rstrui.exe
msascui.exe
mrt.exe
When i clicked on Computer, it shows Open With dialog box.
It was all screwed up. I was lost. Could not do anything. :cry:
MalwareBytes, eset sysinspector and spybot wont open either.

I pulled my flash drive and removed that folder from my recycle bin and copied that folder on my flash drive.
For a moment, i started hating windows. I felt like the virus maker won and left me in such a state that all my knowledge had failed. :zip:
I reinstalled win 7 and everything is working fine again. :D
I still saved that virus file on that flash drive, just incase some one need it. ;)


Moral: Beware of torrents.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Hi there,

Sorry for that. Since I got the virus :( I use the Sandboxie on my "guinea pig" the MT 6705. You are on 32bit OS so try it or similar application.
Then you can open any suspicious files there, browse even the worst sites without worry about being infected. :)
Sandboxie won't work on 64bit systems, that's a pity.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
Sandboxie? Is it paid or free?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
Thanks for the info Martee. This is a very nice suggestion. Have rep+.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Thanks Dinesh. I will try to find other similar apps, perhaps free. I will post them here when I get anything. Simply, can't remember them right now. :o
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
conflicker worm??????
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    gateway/m6881
    CPU
    centrino core 2 duo 2.2ghz T7500
    Memory
    3GB
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD
    Mouse
    logitech
    Internet Speed
    fios 35MB not!!!!
Nah.. Conficker is the easiest worm to detect by the anti virus programs. Its something more freaking and dangerous.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Well at least it's sorted now, but I hope you weren't searching to download dvd burning software illegally :p
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
Well at least it's sorted now, but I hope you weren't searching to download dvd burning software illegally :p
People do not wanna pay hence they go to torrent sites and end up paying a lot. :rolleyes:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Dual Core 3 GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945 GCL desktop motherboard
    Memory
    3 GB DDR 2 667 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI X1550 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19"
    Hard Drives
    80 GB IDE Samsung.
    Keyboard
    iBall
    Mouse
    iBall
    Internet Speed
    2mbps
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