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Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #15 –
I said I would never us XP, and now I have one XP computer and one vista...

Overall, vista is the same  different name.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #16 –
Haystack, when i do the address bar (after I open a link, copy, then it is soon overtaken and redirected) it comes up in a window

List the URL

Program(or Application) not found

If someone emails me it I will try that way. I am still trying yo hunt it down.

ALSO, if I click on a HELP link i get the same pop up saying Application not found
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #17 –
Also I can not update Windows.

This was what my GFs computer had her do. It had her remove  the last update, then update again. Well I havent had an ( POP UP AGAIN) update since 10/24, no idea why, but I get " WindowsUpdate_80240016 " as the error when i try to update now. Again, it blocks me from the help link...
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #18 –
Just ran Windows Defender, quick and full scan.

Message comes up on report

The program can't download definition updates
Error found: Code 0x80240022

I bet that has to due with the lack of updates

6am-

Downloaded Google Chrome and Malwarebytes to flash drive. off to see what happens.

Haystack, Is it download . com or is .cnet? I didnt want to take the chance of downloading more .
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #19 –
Yes its cnet

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #20 –
.cnet technically, they are owned by the same people.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #21 –
take a look at the combo im running on my thread in here.

so far so good.

when you run into a virus , first step is to alway run in safe mode and go hunting.

Clamwin will rototill through every bit and byte and put a stop to bad things.  It also does does some things that finally enables malewarebytes to delete files it could not delete before.

my combo>

clamwin
malwarebytes (full version)
spybot
CCleaner

my browser has recently changed to firefox. Bad thing is that IE needs to stay on your machine for the most part as many other MS Office programs need it/depend on it in one way or another.

Cnet has a lot of info on this topic ,,its a matter of opinion but for me, I stay on the beaten path I know works.  If it aint broke, im not fixing it.

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #22 –
Ran Malwarebytes it cleaned out a few things, cant rememberhow many. By that point it was 6-630 in the morning and I was still up so i dont remember much. The virus is still in there.

Downloaded Spybot to my flash drice but it will not install. Ill list the error when I try it again
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #23 –
Have you run anything that scans your boot sectors on the partition?
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Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #24 –
when you run your scans from the software you use try to remember the names of those files it deletes and scroogle(or google for you normies) them to get a better descrition of what virus you have and how to get rid of it.
let the internet do your virus hunting for you.
and again, have you tried to use hijackthis yet?
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
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Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #25 –
run msconfig, go to the start up and clear everything out. That is where most of the redirectors have hid in my computers.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #26 –
Cant get it.

I backed up all my docs and pictures. I am willing to lose all my music and whatever else to get this thing back.

What can I do to reset it all?
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #27 –
what type of computer, and did it come with a "windows" disk?
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #28 –
Quote from: Haystack;291142
what type of computer, and did it come with a "windows" disk?
Sony Vaio PCG-7133L
Windows Vista

I dont think I have a Windows disk. I will look in the box. I could probably get one for nothing.

What sucks is I just bought McAfee a month ago an I dont know if it I will have to pay for it again.
1986 Cougar LS

Got a virus that I cant find...

Reply #29 –
I'd call macafee first and see what they say. Newer computers almost always have a D:. A seperate partion on the hard drive that is read only, and contains all of your windows files and drivers. If you throw windows only on there, you may have to hunt around a while for drivers.

I can't verify that this is accurate, but it seems pretty complete.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090130122320AAMYDda
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com