Virus Stops Me From Running Anti-Virus Software

aliEnRIK

These too
(Did you try LSPFIX as that should reset part of the net)


Download HostsXpert
and then follow the below steps.

* Unzip HostsXpert.zip
* It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to.
* Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it.
* click the Make Writeable? button.
* click Restore Microsoft's Hosts File and then click OK.
* Click the X to exit the program

wordsearch

I managed to get the StopSign one to work and it identified programfiles\mstpscre\tpscrex.exe as a trojan downloader. But when I googled that it seemed to be all regular stuff and an actual program?

I still cannot just reinstall XP either. I just tried and when it comes to restarting the computer it won't go any further. I get a completely black screen with what looks like a little white underscore flashing in the top left corner.

And it let me use hostsxpert by the way, but I am not entirely sure if it worked as I do not know what it was meant to do

wordsearch

I deleted the file listed above as I figured if it was already screwed who cared :S

Oddly deleting that has allowed me to load Malwarebytes, although it won't let me update it as it says it cannot get through my firewall. I have checked and the program is listed as an exception so it should be able to, but even when I turn the firewall off completely it can't. It also won't let me just download a more updated version - it still bans my use of any security sites and even when I get them to download it won't let me install them.

Oh well, we'll see if it finds anything anyway.

aliEnRIK

wordsearch wrote: »

I managed to get the StopSign one to work and it identified programfiles\mstpscre\tpscrex.exe as a trojan downloader. But when I googled that it seemed to be all regular stuff and an actual program?

I still cannot just reinstall XP either. I just tried and when it comes to restarting the computer it won't go any further. I get a completely black screen with what looks like a little white underscore flashing in the top left corner.

And it let me use hostsxpert by the way, but I am not entirely sure if it worked as I do not know what it was meant to do

So log as you followed the instructions I gave ~ it will put the HOSTS file back to 'default' (As in when the computer first ran) and should hopefully have allowed some of the sites youve tried to now work

wordsearch

it still doesn't seem to be letting me.

Oddly I am now able to run the disk defragmenter though, which I haven't been able to do since the problems first started. Or rather, I can now open it - but it just tells me I need to run chkdsk \f or something like that. I googled that and found it was the error thing that you get when you right click on C and then tools. But that won't work, it will open but it says it cannot run. Still these are all improvements lol

aliEnRIK

run the System File Checker, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run type sfc /scannow, and then press ENTER.
2. Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
3. Restart the computer when System File Checker process is complete.

aliEnRIK

* Download DDS and save it to your desktop.

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/dds.scr

* Double click on the DDS icon, allow it to run.
* A small box will open, with an explaination about the tool. No input is needed, the scan is running.
* Notepad will open with the results.
* Follow the instructions that pop up for posting the results.
* Close the program window, and delete the program from your desktop.

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I will try that in a minute (as the malware thing is still rnning) however my computer has issues with restarting. Now whenever I restart it it asks me if I want to run XP normally or install XP. This is whether the disk is in it or not. Install XP does nothing except show a black screen. When I try to run it normally it still doesn't work and will sort of stop after the screen where I type my password in.

wordsearch

Also bleepingcomputer is one of the sites I cannot load

aliEnRIK

Try it from here ~
http://www.forospyware.com/sUBs/dds/