Cable Forum - View Single Post - PC completely virus-ridden!

greencreeper · 10-04-2008, 12:41

Hmmm. I've encountered Vundo before. Used a tool to get rid of it. Might still have a copy on my PC at work. Will check.

First off, I run Windows Update - patch the PC up to date. And install, immunise, and run Spybot. Otherwise you're just jelly juggling. Next I remove the girlware (free pretty desktop wallpapers, shopping toolbar thingy...) from Add/Remove Programs. Full virus scan. I use Spybot's tools to look at the BHO/ActiveX objects and delete any I don't like the look of. If they magically re-appear, I know it's bad. I also look at the startup list - Spybot shows you all the available startup locations (there are a lot). I go after dodgy DLLs (those mentioned in the startup list and BHO/ActiveX objects) using Processor Explorer and Movefile. See here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/s.../bb545046.aspx

It's always a major job - can take hours. If you have a backup of your data, a rebuild is likely to be quicker and guarantees the PC is clean.

10-04-2008, 12:41	#16
greencreeper &amp;nbsp; Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Leeds - the dog house Age: 31 Services: Email me for a current price list Posts: 8,240	Re: PC completely virus-ridden! Hmmm. I've encountered Vundo before. Used a tool to get rid of it. Might still have a copy on my PC at work. Will check. First off, I run Windows Update - patch the PC up to date. And install, immunise, and run Spybot. Otherwise you're just jelly juggling. Next I remove the girlware (free pretty desktop wallpapers, shopping toolbar thingy...) from Add/Remove Programs. Full virus scan. I use Spybot's tools to look at the BHO/ActiveX objects and delete any I don't like the look of. If they magically re-appear, I know it's bad. I also look at the startup list - Spybot shows you all the available startup locations (there are a lot). I go after dodgy DLLs (those mentioned in the startup list and BHO/ActiveX objects) using Processor Explorer and Movefile. See here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/s.../bb545046.aspx It's always a major job - can take hours. If you have a backup of your data, a rebuild is likely to be quicker and guarantees the PC is clean. __________________ Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative [Wilde]