viruses keep coming

lil_chooa

got major problems with my pc, im running windows2000 professional and i seem to be bombarded with spyware, malware, trojans and worms etc which keep popping up on ewido like everyday. i have even reformatted my drive like 4 times but sraight away these pests keep returning like imediately. soon as i reformat i reinstall my internett disc etc and install zone alarm which works until i restart my pc which it then just freezes then one by one certain programmes stop working e.g when i try to open something in control panel i get this message cant find the file rundll32.exe etc :mad: . ive tried various virus progs even online ones but they just freeze, only one that works in ewido. helpppppppppppppppppppp pleaseee

T4i

If you have formatted and still get bombarded with nasties it must be something you are installing after installing 2000.

Do you keep your 2000 running upto date with patches etc?

kat21

maybe you should be examining the websites you visit
kat21
and then make sure you have a decent firewall, and a virus scanner that will catch things as you surf the web
kat21

lil_chooa

where can i get the patches from , i dnt think i can get them direct from microsoft site because my win2000 cd is a burned copy and i would need authenticity ??

Nex0

goto https://www.windowsupdate.com and make sure you get service pack 4 and all the updates.

The get windows defender a great free app for stoping spyware.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx

Then grab a free antivirus software like avg.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

Your best of formatting and starting again if you have a lot of spyware and viruses already and just vist these sites and get your pc completly upto date and virus protected the best you can before you go out there into the big wide world.


Otherwise you get problems like you are doing now. :rolleyes:

kat21

download autopatcher but make sure its for your operating system, you will have to do a search for autopatcher
kat21

alanrowell

You also need a free firewall like Zonealarm or Sygate. as you already have ewido (it is up to date BTW), it's unlikely you need adaware or spybot.

When you reinstalled Windows did you also reload your files - if so you are probably also reloading the scumware and so the cycle continues

lil_chooa

thank you all for your help, much apreciated

Alfonso_Skinarelli

lil_chooa wrote:

where can i get the patches from , i dnt think i can get them direct from microsoft site because my win2000 cd is a burned copy and i would need authenticity ??

Stop wasting your time and buy yourself a legitimate copy of Windows.

You can get XP Home for under £60 from eBuyer.co.uk

pchelpman

Alfonso_Skinarelli wrote:

Stop wasting your time and buy yourself a legitimate copy of Windows.

You can get XP Home for under £60 from eBuyer.co.uk

:rotfl:

You just beat me to the keyboard, matey!! My thoughts exactly.

lil_chooa ... you are going to have so much trouble with an invalid copy of W2000 that there's no point in any of us spending time trying to fix you up. You are only going to become infected again.