I have vista and was running One-Care Anti virus and firewall. Some how a virus came into my system.
I have uninstalled One-Care and installed Avast Antivirus software that has a boot scan. I did the boot scan and it found 5 viruses on my system. Avast took care of those. I installed Comodo firewall just because i think it better to have a firewall installed.
I then Installed MalwareByts Anti malware soft-wear and it found one attack. And deleted it.
So far all sounds good but
I am still receiving messages in my Email saying that my email i sent did not go thrue and gives me the email addresses where it was supposed to go. I do not Email very much and all these addresses where not sent by me.
I will also add that i did try Ad-Aware, Spy-blaster and Avg and others and all say everything is Good.
I am still getting theses could not be delivered emails that i did not send. when i look at the date the error message says the recent date of today.....
Has any one run in to this? If so how long does it take for those could not be delivered emails to get out of the Email system?
I will tell you it has been since Friday since all scans have been showing up with no viruses.
If you have had this virus. Let me know what you did to get rid of it.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Don, I neglected to tell you about one of the best and first programs I use in the case of any virus, and it is free. Download RemoveitPro and run it, delete anything it finds. I swear by this app.
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files including Spyware, Malware, Virus, Worms, Trojan's and Adware that other popular AV programs do not find.
http://www.incodesolutions.com/removeit.php
The HP file that is "infected" could be a false postive. I would submit that to Virus Total.
Ok. Jim
I did a quick scan and it found this.
I have been infected with virus (Win32.Unknown.Random.X)
Its funny that all other scans have not found this. It is in my startup folder under Power Reg Schedule V3
Not sure Jim if i should delete it. or if the soft wear will clean it. Since you use it. let me know what you do.
Delete the sucker. Anytime theres Unknown or noName in the name, which I am sure you saw in HiJack this, delete it. If it has no name, it ain't good.
As for it being funny that the other scans missed it, remember my post: Locates & Removes many new dangerous files including Spyware, Malware, Virus, Worms, Trojan's and Adware that other popular AV programs do not find
Well I am keeping that tool.
Now comes the test. Will i keep getting the emails.
Time will Tell
Ill keep you posted
Thanks Everyone! Thanks Yrag!
Getting on good terms with your registry is a good idea when you run into a problem like this.
I think the removit software nailed the virus. not 100% sure yet because i got on demon error mail like i have been getting and at the same time i got a email from spam master.uk. And looked like it was trying to do some test. It had a bunch of symbols and then A bunch of attempt Failed in the email.
If anyone out there think they have a Mal-wear or Trojan or virus. Give Removit a try
Jim...just downloaded it for myself as well. Many thanks for a valuable addition to my "armor".
I have been watching this post also and couldn't do any better on the advice then that that you received from here. Talking about the armor up part. I have used Norton for 7 years now and it dose not catch all of it and sometimes I wonder if it was worth the money involved but it has saved my neck in searching on the web and the mail more then once! I use the Malware remover,RemoveIt Pro v4 - SE , and Adaware . I have been working on getting familiar with the registry also. I have learned to be some what comfortable with it. But I stress this point now! I am not comfortable enough to take on the HiJack program with out the help of those who know what they are doing. The first time I tried it even with help I still had to reinstall Windows so be careful. Even advanced users of (HiJack This) make mistakes. Keep your system backed up ever so often so you can help them help you.
Hey Don, send me an email as I am ready to reinstall Windows anyhow. I agree with PuterDudeJim as I like to reinstall Windows ever so often anyways. Ill let you know what what happens in this post here!
Emails have come to almost a stop. i have only gotten 2 of the spam master.uk. emails. Which looks like its a test but its says a failed.
I have used the RemoveIT tool on my sons computer and it caught 3 viruses that the others did not see.
Thanks Jim once again.
Mary. I am ready to test again
You are welcome Don.
Here I sit at 2:00 in the morning baking chicken for the raccoons and working on the WB. Should have something to send to you in a short while Don. Glad your back on track !
Be a bit careful with Remove-it, it gives false positives to Digital Persona fingerprint software installed with many fingerprint readers including on some HP systems, the file it recommends to delete is DpPwdFlt.dll in system32 directory, doing so could cause you to be locked out of your user account and/or laptop.
If it recommends deletion of dll s right click on them to inspect properties and which programs they are needed for, Dependency Walker can be helpful too.
I agree about Norton which is why I added Avast!
Have fun with the reinstall....uh! I guess I dislike it for the same reason I never went into surgery.
Very good advice, Ausvet!
just great, i got an email "Re: asdsd" or something like that from some random person and opened it
does this particular worm spread through email?
is it invasive, did it harm your computer?
From what i have learned is that none of my Friends have received the virus from my computer. They are all clean
It did not harm my computer or slow it down. I still ? if the emails are even being sent from my computer.
I would suggest to run remove It and see what it comes up with.
Updated.
Crash may be needed.
Emails are comming back and a lot at that.
Me is pulling out my Hair.
Don, run HiJack This and send me a copy of the results.
Don, also, take a screenshot of your Program Files folder and send. Please.
Don, send me you phone number via email. I can probably help with this. I do it all the time here for friends and siblings.
Post hijackthis log to http://www.hijackthis.de/ hit enter, and see what it finds.
Not necessary...he had two items needing removal, the rest were normal Vista stuff.
Well, They have stopped.That is funny in it self. Dose it not take days for returned emails to go through the mail system. But so for nothing has came through. :.)
A friend in Israel had a similar problem, but it was the ISP that was infected. I wonder if that was your problem.
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