pc's bolloxed big time i think!!!

[nics]

i think me pc is bolloxed big time:$ ive tried allsorts over time to sort it but i think its fecked and i realy dunno what to do

havin major probs getting onto tinternet, just keep getting an error page anyhooo i gets past all that and did a virus wotsit and spyware doofer.................. and then i gets an error message saying " trojan horse lop.G"

so i aint the brightest button in the box, but how the feck do i get it off????

i had spybot s&d a whike ago and it worked, but now i cant download it again for some reason..........ive got norton but i think thats about as usefull as a chocolate fireguard!!!!!

ILP reccomended summat a while ago and i couldnt do that as it wouldnt let me download it...............methinks the lil beasties on me pc know im trying to shift em

any help muchos gracias:$

 

[blue jammer]

Which version of Norton do you have, and more important, which Norton product?

If it's 'Norton Security' centre, or some such shit, then it is exactly that - shit.

You want (imo) Norton A/V 2005, with all the latest updates.

If you have Norton A/V 2005 installed, and it hasn't updated all the signatures, might be best to try let it update, then reboot and re-scan.

Never had any probs with viri myself running Norton

 

[nics]

i think its the norton security version, but ive looked for it and now i cant find it...........ive had that many antivirus n antispyware shite on me pc that ive installed and uninstalled under other peeps reccomendation that i think i may have uninstalled it off me pc:$

ive had ;
avg
norton
zone alarm
adaware
spybot S&D
spyware blaster

its realy doing my head in and i cant do anything on me pc

i could do with offloading me tower onto somebody, let em rip on it and realy clean it up for me and set it up with all the latest thingy me bobs

either that or its getting launched out of the nearest window

 

[ruffers]

Can you download an up to date avg and spybot on a usb memory stick on another pc, stick it in yours then run it? Gets round the problem of not being able to get online anyway.

 

[MizzDeedz]

Are you fussed about what it on the pc ? if not then you can just do a complete reinstall/reformat over the whole lot and completly start from scratch. You will lose everything on the pc but its better than what you seem to have at the moment. Also make sure you have the windows disc or if its a partition on the HD then restore to factory settings (so its like it was when you first bought it)
If you can manage to backup important files/music to dvd & cd first then even better.

The thing with virus's is they are sneaky - what version of windows do you use? if you want to get rid of a virus it can hide at certain points in your pc and sometimes ppl think that doing a system restore will get rid of them. wrong! - delete the restore points on the pc and THEN do a scan of the pc.
Once the pc is rid of the said nasty - then turn back on system restore.

have you tried Mcafee's site? - you can use their online scanner for helping detect any nasties on the pc -
http://uk.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp FREE SCAN

There is a site i use for pc related stuff and its the xp forum - they will deal with any windows format though.
www.xpforum.co.uk
the peeps on there are friendly and can advise all sorts - personally i would recommend that you run hijack this on your pc and then post it on the xpforum when they ask you for it - they have a secure room for posts of that nature,
NEVER post a hijack this log for the world to see - it can contain info that lets ppl into ur pc - be warned but the MODS on that site can be trusted.

 

[nics]

cheers dudes n dudets, think i may of well sort of sorted the problem now???

had a word with our IT guy in work but i couldnt say too much as i managed to erm...aqquire my pc :$

will check out that site you reccomended too and see if i can sort this greasy arsed bad bwoy trojan horseee mo-fo fo-sho

 

[slaphead]

hey nics, see ya havin problem with ya computer, if ya want i dont mind reformattin tghe whole computer so that ya can start from scratch and then just install norton security centre and then at least u know where u are up to, if ya want me to do it then just mention it to loo or spk to me next time i see ya, spk soon paul

 

[nics]

hey nics, see ya havin problem with ya computer, if ya want i dont mind reformattin tghe whole computer so that ya can start from scratch and then just install norton security centre and then at least u know where u are up to, if ya want me to do it then just mention it to loo or spk to me next time i see ya, spk soon paul

is this paul as in our kids bit of fluff???

paul your a star if you can do that for me, you did wonders with my mums laptop!!

but with this reformattin thingy me jig, will it wipe my pc blank, as in will i lose all my tunes on there???

if i need to get rid of them i can easily get em all back................with a lil help from ma freinds

 

[slaphead]

yeah this is loos bit of fluff lol! neva been called fluff tho lol! if i format it, it will wipe it totally blank it will be like startin from scratch, if ya want me to do it i can on me days off or sooner if need be, just say when, if ya not in u cud always leave the key wit loo and loo can let me in while i do it. ur choice

 

[Elev8/Levit8]

Just a thought...

If you're reformattin & stuff...

You've prolly got a nice big HD, so consider splitting it into partitions.
Can save loads of work in future doing this sort of stuff..
I gots this config (all on 1 hard disk - cept for the CD/DVDs)

C: - 60Gb, Windows & Software
D: - 160Gb, Data/Choons etc
E: - CD/DVD Drive
F: - CD/DVD Burner
G: - 10Gb, Temp files, Web cache, Windows swap file
H: - 10Gb, Image Drive

When you format/reinstall, keep H: as a FAT drive, then snidey a copy of Norton Ghost. You can create an image of yer C drive on H: so that next time it gets bolloxed, you can just rebuild C: again from the image in about 30 minutes. Yer windows & all yer software will be nice & snappy again! If all yer data etc. is on another drive (D then you won't lose it when you rebuild.

Ghost fits on a floppy, & if you stick it on a bootable disk, then even if yer PC's bolloxed so it won't even boot up, then you can boot off the floppy & restore the image (on H back to C: in 30 mins & it'll all work again (so long as H: is a FAT drive).

Takes a bit of setting up first time you do all this, but saves you bigtime in the long run, as backing up data/reformatting/reinstalling everything takes yonks & is a pain.

You don't necessarily need the G: drive above, but it's my way of stopping Windows running like a dog after a few weeks of use when the disk gets fragged.

Sorry if this is too techy, or is about stuff you already know.

 

[nics]

Just a thought...

If you're reformattin & stuff...

You've prolly got a nice big HD, so consider splitting it into partitions.
Can save loads of work in future doing this sort of stuff..
I gots this config (all on 1 hard disk - cept for the CD/DVDs)

C: - 60Gb, Windows & Software
D: - 160Gb, Data/Choons etc
E: - CD/DVD Drive
F: - CD/DVD Burner
G: - 10Gb, Temp files, Web cache, Windows swap file
H: - 10Gb, Image Drive

When you format/reinstall, keep H: as a FAT drive, then snidey a copy of Norton Ghost. You can create an image of yer C drive on H: so that next time it gets bolloxed, you can just rebuild C: again from the image in about 30 minutes. Yer windows & all yer software will be nice & snappy again! If all yer data etc. is on another drive (D then you won't lose it when you rebuild.

Ghost fits on a floppy, & if you stick it on a bootable disk, then even if yer PC's bolloxed so it won't even boot up, then you can boot off the floppy & restore the image (on H back to C: in 30 mins & it'll all work again (so long as H: is a FAT drive).

Takes a bit of setting up first time you do all this, but saves you bigtime in the long run, as backing up data/reformatting/reinstalling everything takes yonks & is a pain.

You don't necessarily need the G: drive above, but it's my way of stopping Windows running like a dog after a few weeks of use when the disk gets fragged.

Sorry if this is too techy, or is about stuff you already know.

all that has just fried me brain!!

thsnks for the info, im sure paul will know more about what your saying so it may come in handy for him

with all this wiping it clean, will it wipe the programmes off that are already installed?? i mean like my nero and norton and any other stuff????

only i dont have the original discs to put em all back on.............coz i erm....acquired my pc:$

 

[slaphead]

when i have wiped the computer the only thing will have is windows xp on it, hasnt ur mam got norton that u can use for it???

 

[nics]

when i have wiped the computer the only thing will have is windows xp on it, hasnt ur mam got norton that u can use for it???

yeah she has, but will i be able to use the disc seeing as tho she has installed it on hers already??

i could give it a whirl tho??

what about me nero for me toonarooneys??

ive got the discs for the broadband installation and also the discs for me webcam n digital camera, i'll make a start on backing me tunes up anyway, i'll just stick em on cd for now

 

[slaphead]

well i can get ya a copy of nero, i think ur mam might have a copy that i gave her, if you back up the stuff that u need to and then i will wipe the computer for you, i think the norton might work but we can give it a try and if it doesnt i can get me hands on a copy anyways im gonna go bed need my sleep been up all night and was in work at 3am plus loos comin round later, spk to u soon

 

[Elev8/Levit8]

feel for ya nics... i musta done a gazillion backup/wipe/reinstall jobs and every single one was a pain in the hole.

 

[nics]

feel for ya nics... i musta done a gazillion backup/wipe/reinstall jobs and every single one was a pain in the hole.

i know wot ya mean, the ballache is gonna be doin me music, everything else can go

it needs to be done tho coz it aint had a good once over since i got it,

 

[aka PABLO]

hey

have you tried free trojan hunter?

regards

pablo