Combofix Warning

enigma52

posted by Bleepingcomputer on 23/1/2010

As many of of you know ComboFix has been pulled due to bug that causes legitimate files to be deleted. For those that have been affected, you would have noticed many deletions taking place as ComboFix was running, and your desktop would be blank. For users of Windows XP, you may still have an Internet Explorer icon and the Recycle Bin still present on your desktop, but everything else would be gone.

To restore the folders and files that were deleted, please download the following file and save it to your desktop:

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/CFDQ-UsrPrf.exe

Now disable all anti-virus program as they may interfere with the restoration process. Instructions on how to do this can be found here. Then launch the CFDQ-UsrPrf.exe program to start the restoration process. When the program has finished your data will have been restored. Please note, that if you had infections located in the deleted folders, these infections will now be restored as well. Therefore please do not reboot without first contacting the helper that was helping you previously as the infections could become active again.

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enigma52

although after reading the above, it still downloads from bleepingcomputer so I cannot say if it is ok or not.

myrtleturtle

i had this happen to my pc last weekend ended up having to pay a local techy to put it right. just got pc back and was about to post my own warning

enigma52 wrote: »

posted by Bleepingcomputer on 23/1/2010

As many of of you know ComboFix has been pulled due to bug that causes legitimate files to be deleted. For those that have been affected, you would have noticed many deletions taking place as ComboFix was running, and your desktop would be blank. For users of Windows XP, you may still have an Internet Explorer icon and the Recycle Bin still present on your desktop, but everything else would be gone.

To restore the folders and files that were deleted, please download the following file and save it to your desktop:

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/CFDQ-UsrPrf.exe

Now disable all anti-virus program as they may interfere with the restoration process. Instructions on how to do this can be found here. Then launch the CFDQ-UsrPrf.exe program to start the restoration process. When the program has finished your data will have been restored. Please note, that if you had infections located in the deleted folders, these infections will now be restored as well. Therefore please do not reboot without first contacting the helper that was helping you previously as the infections could become active again.

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enigma52

problem with combofix is it is getting a bit dated (although updated regularly) in the op systems it works on, most techs have their own preferences on which software they use, just look on the malware removal sites Combofix is not used as much as it was in the past.

Reluctant_spender

Combofix is one in a range of tools used. It is updated almost daily and was one of the first to deal with the TDSS malware varients.

Good tool if used correctly.

Combofix is back up and running after it's little hiccup and the developer even released a programme to rectify it's bad.