its so far taken over Service Pack 2 , killed windows security centre !!
and ever time i turn my computer on Anti spyware venus spytrap
stops about 8000 web pages and exe.files from been downloaded
Hi dont worry them links i put up was made up examples
im now typing this on my secondary boot drive with windows 64 bit.
I can no longer gain access to Windows XP Pro as microsoft have
disabled explorer.exe , after i wrote this thread my favorites list
was hijacked and replaced with hundreds of adult websites
and then , a windows prompt box came up statin that the systems
explorer.exe has to be shutdown to provent any further damage
to my system . the computer restarted and now it just freeze
at the windows xp Welcome page !
i will download the programs as said but when i run them
will they scan my other drive aswell ?
If you can access the HD from your secondary drive, you could run a scan from there. That’s outside my experience, but maybe somebody else could offer you some advice …
By far the best solution will be to reinstall the operating system from the rescue disc that came with your computer, or the original Windows disc.
If you want to save files, you may be able to boot into safe mode, or access files from the other drive?
If you reinstall, make sure the first thing you do is to visit Microsoft Update and download all the critical updates. If you need to reboot, return again to check there are no more.
A operating system which is not patched allows easy infection by malware.
In addition to the advice there, please be careful with email attachments. Many ISP check emails for viruses, but they can still get through. Never claick on email attachments unless you know the person who sent it and what it is- email addresses can be faked.
With any luck we can help you avoid getting in the same situation again!
thanks for the info, i purged the drive then re-installed
windows , then went on windows update all is in order now
i have compressed the old data from “My Documents” in a secure Zip
and have done plenty of scans on it doesnt find anything but im not
going to execute it yet untill i no im safe
I suggest you “quarantine” the old data for as long as possible- the longer you leave it, the less likely it will contain a virus that hasn’t been added to anti-virus definitions- then scan it again avast! and the Kaspersky online scanner.
Other programs on your computer may need updating- especially Sun Java, as older versions have security vulnerabilities.