So I’ve been removing rootkits, trojans, and viruses, and i thought i was making progress. Now, my Wireless driver seems to be missing, and I can’t get on the internet to download programs that I was recommended from this site. I have not deleted any files, and I looked through my chest, and it looked like nothing in there was critical for internet access. Any ideas??
Side note— How do I delete ALL of my temp files, and is it safe?
Something I forgot, the error associated with it is something like (and I’m sorry that I can’t be specific)
WSA Startup failed.
And then I dont have the little wireless icon. When I open network connections from the control panel… ITS EMPTY!
What wireless device do you have in your computer?
It’s a linksys wireless 2G something or other. I’m concerned because now I can’t access the internet, I can’t update virus protection, and I can’t get the stuff I don’t already have (like malwarebytes, etc.) I went to my device manager and it says my Wireless driver is missing or corrupted. Would it be foolish to restore all the system files that I have in my virus chest? I’m afraid that without a conncection, I won’t be able to get these viruses and trojans off of my system.
When I open the network connections folder, it is totally empty.
When I start my computer I get an error message saying “Successful WSAStartup not yet performed.”
Anyone know where to go from here?
Also, how do I clean out my temp files, one virus was found in there, and I think that should be easy to get rid of. Do i just manually delete all of the files and folders, or is there a way to do it properly?
Another quick question, If I uninstall my network drivers, I hear that they will be reinstalled upon bootup. BUt if I don’t have internet connection, is this still the case???
Thanks for help
Download CCleaner then install it but make sure you uncheck the Yahoo Toolbar installation as you install it:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner
Slim build without toolbar:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
For additional application cleaning you will need the customized winapp2.ini file placed in CCleaner Folder:
http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1110
unfortunately, I can’t access the web because of these problems 
You are accessing the system now.
Download combofix to a USB flash drive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive or purchase one as they are quite inexpensive and very handy for these types of situations.
I will try that out, thank you very much. It may take a while, currently I’m on a univerity computer, and I can’t dload stuff with them, but I will post my results when i have them. Thanks again!