Vista suffering after trojan attack

sypher007

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i was recently attacked by TrojanDownloader:Win32/Zlob.gen!CI

I managed to get rid of it by downloading and running spyware detector and i think the virus/spyware has gone.

My computer has been running strangly ever since 25/10/2008.

when i boot up and have logged in several programs which used to start up fine are now glitchy. My ASrockOC tuner comes on screen but when i click on the minimise or X to close the application nothing happens - same with the spyware detector software that opens at startup, until i open the task manager - as soon as i do this i can minimise and close the programs and then the computer seems to work ok.

The computer has also frozen on several occassion when i try to access certain files and i have had to shut down by holding the power button as there is no response.

I have tried to restore an earlier back up but when i run the vista instalation disc to restore the back up the wizard freezes and i cant restore from the backup image. Ive also tried to restore from the back up image when it is stored on my other partition without the instalation disc but when i do it starts to work then times out.

Is there anything i can do to sort out the problem and to try to restore my PC back to normal?

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Please help!:confused:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    core2 quad q6600 @2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Penryn1600SLI-110DB TRI
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia 9500GT 1024MB
    Hard Drives
    hitachi 500GB Serial ATA 2.0 With 16MB Cache

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
yep i had that

THE ONLY WAY to get it back is to just reformat
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D920 2.80Ghz x 2
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    2Gb DDR2 667Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD 2600 Pro 512Mb DDR2 Overclocked
    Sound Card
    8.1 High Def Intergrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Iiyama ProLite E430
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    1 x 500Gb WB SATA II
    2 x 80 Gb Samsung IDE
    PSU
    500W Thermaltake
    Case
    Cool Gaming Case (Dont know name and cba lokking it up)
    Cooling
    4 x Blue LED 12cm Fans and 2 x 8cm Blue LED Fans
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000
    Internet Speed
    8Mbit (i get 3 Mbit)
You can also try to run some online scans & check, If there are any traces of the Trojan left on the system. If yes then you try & run Trojan remover & see if that helps, if nothing changes then do a fresh re-install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    T4200 Intel
    Memory
    2 X 1GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 7200RPM
That would be nice if my installation CD let me reinstall vista and didnt crash on the second screen when you type in the product key. I cant get past that screen.

Also i have tried to restore from the first back up i made when my computer was freshly installed and working properly. Again the installation screen crashes and wont proceed past the screen where you choose the partition where vista is installed or choose the driver. the screen after is where you chosse to restore an earlier back up but i cant get to this screen.

Does this sound like a hardware failure to anyone? :huh:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    core2 quad q6600 @2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Penryn1600SLI-110DB TRI
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia 9500GT 1024MB
    Hard Drives
    hitachi 500GB Serial ATA 2.0 With 16MB Cache
What is the error message? Did you do a clean install? If you have a backup, remove all partitions. Shutdown. Unplug wait 10-20 minutes. Plug back in. Do a clean install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Hi Sypher007,


Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from one of these locations:
http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.

* Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.
* The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.(See Extra Note)
* The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.

NOTE: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process, if asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.
 
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I ran Malwarebytes and 10 other programs on Virtumonde. It did not work completely. Too many strange things going on. Reinstalling Vista x64 Ultimate was 18 minutes and reinstalling the apps and data was a few hours. Luckily, I did not have all my A/V and CAD apps installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Hi,
Try going to SUPERAntiSpyware.com and downloading the Pro version. This will give you a fully working 30 day trial. This software is the best antispyware product on the market - if there is any remaining trojans/spyware on your system this will find it. By default it is set for a Quick scan, so be sure to switch to full scan - should take about 15-20 mins. Also has repair tools in the event your system has been damaged. Hope this helps.
 
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