Virus Help please

[silentrunner]

My parents desktop which runs on Windows XP has been infected. My dad turned his computer on and a fake anti-virus program prompted him for installation. It also changed the desktop background to a fake warning message. Avast detected two infected files one was in my documents, and the other is in a WINDOWS file. I can't delete that file repair it. When I try to repair it It sais access denied. Will I have to reinstall XP or what? plz help

[FIREWALL]

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[Thomen]

Originally Posted by silentrunner

My parents desktop which runs on Windows XP has been infected. My dad turned his computer on and a fake anti-virus program prompted him for installation. It also changed the desktop background to a fake warning message. Avast detected two infected files one was in my documents, and the other is in a WINDOWS file. I can't delete that file repair it. When I try to repair it It sais access denied. Will I have to reinstall XP or what? plz help

Boot into safe mode with networking and then run an online virus scanner like housecall.

[silentrunner]

I did another virus scan, and Avast detected a Rootkit, I am in the process of scanning during boot time, because it would not let me run a scan wile the virus was activated. How would I go about getting rid of the rootkit?

[Gato76]

same thing happen to me 2 weeks ago, i start my pc and i was welcome by a blue and yellow sign telling me You have malaware install antivirus,i couldn't get rid of the damn thing and i can fix any problem on a pc ,it was just nasty,back up your files and format the hard drive.that's the only way to fix it

[Task Force]

I tell you the people who start and make Virusis realy need to go get a life (or a Job.) You should probably do a Virus sweep to see if you could do it the easy way. (If someone put a Virus on my machine Id be P***** off. Thats why Subsim is the only place I download free stuff from.)

[Blacklight]

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[Jimbuna]

You could try either of these:

http://www.kaspersky.com/

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

Originally Posted by Task Force

I tell you the people who start and make Virusis realy need to go get a life.

Actually, once I am Evil Overlord of the Earth, they'll be hunted down like rats,
put on public display via world-wide TV, and everyone will watch as a firing squad
puts 30 clips of ammo into their worthless bodies, which are then left to rot in the
street as an example of what happens if you infect the computer belonging to the
Evil Overlord of the Earth.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Zayphod

I'd have to say that this would make me lose any real respect for the person with a head on a stick by his front door. I might respect the fact that I might also have my head on the stick, but this is a good example of people thinking that respect means power. Hardly. Respect means honesty and integrity. That is what gets 'real' respect.

Don't let me highjack the thread of course!

-S

[JHuschke]

Originally Posted by Task Force

I tell you the people who start and make Virusis realy need to go get a life (or a Job.) You should probably do a Virus sweep to see if you could do it the easy way. (If someone put a Virus on my machine Id be P***** off. Thats why Subsim is the only place I download free stuff from.)

Yeah, I hate hackers unless they hack for the good! (Not hacking innocent pple's computers for the heck of it) Everyone has different opinions, but I love ZoneAlarm it is the best spyware and anti-virus program ever!


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