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Makoto
08-05-2005, 01:10 PM
Had a load of virus come on to my PC from being redirected to a dodgy site which I thought was safe :mad:.

Any way, got rid of most fo the spyware/viruses but I think there is stuff still on my system that AVG & MS Anti-Spy ain't picked up. One thing that is bugging me is a change that has been made to shell32.dll and I cannot change the wall paper or anything like that.
Any ideaS?
Rich-E
08-05-2005, 01:17 PM
System Restore if you're on XP?

Is your machine patched with the latest microsoft hotfixes from windows update too?
Makoto
08-05-2005, 01:31 PM
System redtore is off & yes it is.
Monserrat
08-05-2005, 02:11 PM
Felix, you are actually in a better position if system restore is off - because virii can manifest themselves in there, making them more of a nuisence.

Visit McAfee or Symantec and run their free online scans. When it lists the offending items (+ their paths), manually locate the virii and delete them.
Makoto
08-05-2005, 02:19 PM
Hmm, system restore was on, I nearly all ways turn it off. Oh well :).
Teh_Gerbil
08-05-2005, 10:25 PM
Perhaps the Virus turned it on?

Got A windows XP disc? Run windows repair or just reinstall it all. Its a hassel yes, but it depends on what viruses they are and what they do. Trojans? Worms? What are they?

Its time to birn that important Data to DVD I think!
Makoto
08-05-2005, 10:28 PM
I fixed when I last posted above ;).
MrG
09-05-2005, 03:20 AM
Perhaps the Virus turned it on?

Got A windows XP disc? Run windows repair or just reinstall it all. Its a hassel yes, but it depends on what viruses they are and what they do. Trojans? Worms? What are they?

Its time to birn that important Data to DVD I think!

ive had a few problems with virus' and survived to tell the tale
Panthro
09-05-2005, 07:21 AM
Can I just say as a pedant: the plural of virus is not virii, it is viruses.
sweetiepie2121
09-05-2005, 08:25 AM
yes mcfee is the best ant virus protection
Makoto
09-05-2005, 01:17 PM
Sorry, McAfee isn't all that great. AVG free is better than that tbh.
Monserrat
10-05-2005, 10:03 PM
I know that spellcheck in MS Word prefers it as "viruses", I've always known it as "virii".
Teh_Gerbil
10-05-2005, 11:06 PM
ive had a few problems with virus' and survived to tell the tale

So have I... but its better to be safe than Sorry. I love it when the Virus cocks up half of windows so it boots up in half dead mode and loads of stuff doesn't work... its the sign of a born fighting computer, that is.

DVD RW are a godsend for internet users. Backing up is something we should all do, we all know it, and no one ever does.
Panthro
11-05-2005, 12:56 PM
I know that spellcheck in MS Word prefers it as "viruses", I've always known it as "virii".

It is simply wrong, the plural of a word that ends in -IUS is -II, for example the plural of RADIUS is RADII.

The same happens with Octopus and its plural, the plural is NOT octopi, it is octopuses or octopodes.....

I am a pedant and proud of it.
Mr_Wobble
11-05-2005, 02:20 PM
DVD RW are a godsend for internet users. Backing up is something we should all do, we all know it, and no one ever does.
I do! I back up frequently. And also take a copy of current backups to my parents when I visit them, just incase anything happens to the PC or house. I've learnt by my mistakes in the past. I always tell people to backup their files, even their whole system if they can, but nobody ever seems to listen to me. :no:
Teh_Gerbil
11-05-2005, 03:06 PM
I've started to back shit up noe, but not the whole system. To much data, I cant afford that many DVD's or be arsed to burn that many. I back up critical stuff, the rest can die for all I care. It does annoy me though. GRR. So many lost bits of useless tat I will never find again.