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    Virus Problem/Removal !!!

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Nvidia, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. Nvidia

    Nvidia Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, i found i have a couole viruses i belivw.

    One is b2e.exe which i know is bad, and mediatube.exe

    Thats all i know of. Also, Norton 20009 wont scan. The window opens and it is blank. It said in a popup it detected sumtin, but nothing else... did it hijack norton? Plsease Help me.

    i keep gatting script erroes and varios other errors. i keeps also saying su,mting about dl.vbs
     
    Nvidia, Nov 15, 2008
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  2. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe you could try uninstalling Norton first, then re-update. or try Avira. :)
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Nov 15, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    to clean out viruses on infected systems, its best to just remove the HDD.

    then connect the HDD on another working system, where you can scan the infected HDD.

    Norton has not always been all of that.... in fact, free AV's like avast! or AVG do the job just as well, but without requiring subscription fees.

    Also make sure to do a CHKDSK C: /F to make sure there are no HDD errors.

    As for great free Spyware/malware removers, I will recommend:
    - Spybot: Search and Destroy
    - Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware
     
    Gophn, Nov 15, 2008
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  4. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Try running a scan in safe mode. If that doesn't work, try running a scan on boot-up. If Norton won't let you do either, use the disk that was provided. I believe that should force your computer to run a scan on boot up. As mentioned, you could also try another anti-virus program.
     
    jin07, Nov 15, 2008
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  5. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    If all of the above suggestions don't work out and you are still able to connect to the internet (or with another computer) you can download the F-Secure Rescue CD and burn it to a CD.
    This will give you a Linux based (Knoppix) Live CD; you can run the F-Secure antivirus program from a CD with Linux as the OS.
    It may sound difficult but it isn't, just let it run, let it connect to an F-Secure server to get the most recent virus updates and let it scan.
    The scan can take hours though, it can't be done in a hurry.
    Cheers.
     
    Baserk, Nov 16, 2008
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  6. Nvidia

    Nvidia Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, thank you for your help everyones!

    ill giv u rep too.



    Spybot found some stuff, then norton in safe mode found alot.
     
    Nvidia, Nov 16, 2008
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  7. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    please download and run smitfraudfix, then get dr web clean it and run both in safe mode.. both are awesome at removing them.
     
    zfactor, Nov 16, 2008
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