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I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think. My system restore
does not work. When i try to down load the latest patches, the sytrem says
that my windows is not avalid copy. Before the virus it allways worked.
I have turned of my restore points as it will not let me go back at all, and
when i do put it on the computer crashes and goes blue screen regularly. Can
anyone suggest a solution.
Thank Fredrick

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Fredrick <> had this to say:

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> I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think. My system
> restore does not work. When i try to down load the latest patches,
> the sytrem says that my windows is not avalid copy. Before the virus
> it allways worked.
> I have turned of my restore points as it will not let me go back at
> all, and when i do put it on the computer crashes and goes blue
> screen regularly. Can anyone suggest a solution.
> Thank Fredrick

For something such as that - not all malware removal processes are created
equal and I highly recommend removing them manually when possible - and
seeing as you're going to update anyhow... I'd try a repair installation AND
double checking to make sure the malware is completely gone first.

In order:

Malware Cleaning :
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Repair Installation of XP :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes

> I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think.

Make sure:

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


Fredrick wrote:
> I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think. My system
> restore does not work. When i try to down load the latest patches, the
> sytrem says that my windows is not avalid copy. Before the virus it
> allways
> worked.
> I have turned of my restore points as it will not let me go back at all,
> and
> when i do put it on the computer crashes and goes blue screen regularly.
> Can
> anyone suggest a solution.
> Thank Fredrick

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Galen wrote:
> In news:014FA3F7-6A77-4F45-B694-,
> Fredrick <> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think. My system
>> restore does not work. When i try to down load the latest patches,
>> the sytrem says that my windows is not avalid copy. Before the virus
>> it allways worked.
>> I have turned of my restore points as it will not let me go back at
>> all, and when i do put it on the computer crashes and goes blue
>> screen regularly. Can anyone suggest a solution.
>> Thank Fredrick
>
> For something such as that - not all malware removal processes are created
> equal and I highly recommend removing them manually when possible - and
> seeing as you're going to update anyhow... I'd try a repair installation
> AND
> double checking to make sure the malware is completely gone first.
>
> In order:
>
> Malware Cleaning :
> http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html
>
> Repair Installation of XP :
> http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html
>
> Galen

In news:,
PA Bear <> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> <=>
>
> Galen wrote:
>> In news:014FA3F7-6A77-4F45-B694-,
>> Fredrick <> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> I have had a virus on my system which is now gone, I think. My
>>> system restore does not work. When i try to down load the latest
>>> patches, the sytrem says that my windows is not avalid copy. Before
>>> the virus it allways worked.
>>> I have turned of my restore points as it will not let me go back at
>>> all, and when i do put it on the computer crashes and goes blue
>>> screen regularly. Can anyone suggest a solution.
>>> Thank Fredrick
>>
>> For something such as that - not all malware removal processes are
>> created equal and I highly recommend removing them manually when
>> possible - and seeing as you're going to update anyhow... I'd try a
>> repair installation AND
>> double checking to make sure the malware is completely gone first.
>>
>> In order:
>>
>> Malware Cleaning :
>> http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html
>>
>> Repair Installation of XP :
>> http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html
>>
>> Galen

Yup. I suspect it's only partially cleaned... So many malware cleaning apps
just remove the actual infected file and don't clean up the rest of the
problems. Manual removal is the way to fly when you have the chance. Then
again it's fast reaching the time where a good complete scan with
multivendor solutions is taking so much time and effort that, I hope, more
people are looking to bare metal restore options and regular backup/data
recovery solutions.

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes