i know its long but PLEASE read and help me.
so i went on a myspace layout site, dont know what possessed me to do it, but i did it and got some really bad viruses and stuff.
a minute after i went on the site errors kept popping up saying files were trying to be deleted so i shut my computer and when i turned it back on, windows supposedly came on in the taskbar saying my computer was infected with spyware, my background was changed to a navy blue background with red lettering saying something like %26#039;WARNING! Your computer is infected%26#039; and stuff like that. it would take forever to turn on, and all the names of the programs on desktop were highlighted with a dark blue.
my mcafee kept only taking something out called %26#039;HTML/Fake AV%26#039; and %26#039;Fake Alert-DZ or -GM%26#039;
i had malwarebytes installed on my computer but i think the virus wouldnt let me use it so i reinstalled it and got it working, along with ad-aware and super anti spyware, all from download/cnet.com
malwarebytes got a couple of things, super anti spyware got a WHOLE bunch of stuff, and all ad-aware got was cookies. so i ran scans in safe mode over and over and finally it said there were no items found.
but when i restarted my computer, it was stuck at the welcome screen with the mouse %26amp; sandbox cursor for a while, like it did before, and when it turned on, the background changed back to the navy blue, but without the warning thing, for a second or two, and went backt to my normal background, but the programs on my desktop are still highlighted in navy blue. i get no more warnings from %26#039;windows%26#039; saying my computer is infected with spyware, and none of my 4 antivirus programs say theyve found anything.
are the viruses and stuff out?
if so why does the background and programs on my desktop change when i turn my computer on still, and it still takes kinda long to start up, longer than before i got the trojans. is it because the viruses could have changed/altered/deleted startup files to make it like that, and now the viruses are out, but the changes are permanent? idk, im very confused.
please help, thanks in advance!|||Sometimes when you remove malware, it will mess up setting on your computer. So you may have to mess around with your setting for your desktop. Something is wrong. You%26#039;ve got solid programs. If you open SuperantiSpyware , then click on Preferences, then click on the repair tab. You will find System and Browser Repairs. There are a couple of Desktop repairs options you might want to try. If your computer is fine. You should think about adding a program called Secunia, So you can patch security holes on your computer. If you get infected by just going to a site, you have some updating to do. All users who know how to keep their computer clean will have a program like Secunia, in fact most of us use Secunia.
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scannin鈥?/a>|||Use combofix, and see if this helps
http://www.combofix.org/
Spyware terminator is also a good program
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Try and reset your desktop background once you are finished.|||I would highly recommend you use AVG Free. For free, it has Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Link Scanner, E-Mail Scanner, Resident Shield, and an automatic update manager. You can get it free at http://free.avg.com|||First of all
Get SuperAntispyware from
http://www.superantispyware.com/
update it and run a full system Scan
2. Get malwarebytes anti-malware from
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
update it and run a quick systems scan
These two are free and should help , if these two donot cathc anything , you are safe then .
Good Luck|||First off... if you are really using 4 AV programs, that may be your problem. I am only talking about AV%26#039;s, not anti-malware (Malwarebytes) or anti-spyware (SAS or similar)... More than one AV can, and most likely will, conflict with each other causing one major headache...
It also sounds like you have picked up a piece of really sneaky malware called a %26quot;root-kit%26quot;. It hides deep inside of you system files and is almost impossible for a traditional AV to detect it. You need to use a specialized program just for root-kits. AVG does not even contain ANY root-kit protection.
Download a free rescue disk and run it before you Windows has a chance to start and see if you can root it out...
Check here:
http://www.free-av.com/en/tools/12/avira鈥?/a>
It%26#039;s free, and is one of the better programs I have found...
GOOD LUCK !!!|||Download Malwarebytes And SuperAntiSpyware.
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-An鈥?/a>
http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpywar鈥?/a>
Do This First!
Control Panel%26gt;System%26gt;System Restore%26gt;Off%26gt;Apply%26gt;Ok.
Download,Install,Update,Then Run Full System Scans.Remove The Infections
Found After The Scan Is Complete.
Restart Your Computer.Then Enable System Restore.|||There are many sites online where you can scan your computer for viruses for free.
Ensure that you have Internet Explorer 6 or later installed on your computer. Also make sure that you have the latest version of Java installed.
Navigate to the Kaspersky online virus scanner. Click %26quot;Scan Now.%26quot; Read the information provided in the new window and click %26quot;Accept%26quot; if you choose to continue. Click %26quot;Run%26quot; if prompted to do so. Wait while the virus scanning software downloads to your computer. If you have run the Kaspersky virus scanner before, wait for the software to update. When the download is finished, disable any desktop anti-virus software you have installed and click %26quot;My Computer%26quot; under the %26quot;Scan%26quot; menu.
When the results of your online virus scans are complete, save them to your hard drive or write them down. Be sure to make a note of the folders where the software found viruses and other threats on your computer. Navigate to the folders and delete the infected files manually.
