Virus so bad forced re-boot in safe mode

**jason_jinx** · 06-07-08, 06:11 PM

Yea thats right I had one that bad.
We have two computers at the house.

Intel-ATI My pc

AMD-ATI Wife/public pc

On the AMD rig last night a guest was playing with their myspace and whatnot. They love to add graphics backrounds and all sorts of crap.
This morning I am making breakfast bacon smelling all good then the wife comes upstairs and says hey there is a virus on one of the pc's.
I think to myself np I have some tricks up my sleave.

I come downstairs to check it out and I find the AMD pc with a new backround.
It says that I have a virus and need to run virus scanner 98pro edition.
I am like wtf.
Then it installs a screensaver on its own of bugs eating the desktop like taking bites out of the screen.
Real cute stuff.

I try and install AVG no luck got some errors.
Had to reboot.
Get back in and get error messages saying that I have a virus and need to install blah blah blah.
Adaware, Treng Micro, smitfraud.
Nada it does not work.

Then I boot into safe mode with networking to try the same steps but without all the huff and puff.

Reboots 3 minutes in no matter what.

I am sure this guest saw a pop up of, "Your computer has spyware click here to get rid of it".

Shit happens.
I am reformating it as I type this.

but damn forced reboot in safe mode
thats when you know you are fugged

**Agent** · 06-07-08, 06:12 PM

Thats what you get for web-browsing all that kinky columbian coffee pr0n.

**jason_jinx** · 06-07-08, 06:13 PM

lol thats the thing
all those 900 girls and 1 cup torrents are on my pc and I am virus free

**Red_Lizard2** · 06-07-08, 09:01 PM

why you need SiteAdvisor, just tell guests not to click on anything that isn't green. so long as they follow those instructions, 90-95% chane you won't have a virus the next morning (unless you sleep with them, then you might :P)

**SoccerDog** · 06-08-08, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

why you need SiteAdvisor, just tell guests not to click on anything that isn't green. so long as they follow those instructions, 90-95% chane you won't have a virus the next morning (unless you sleep with them, then you might :P)

Agreed. SiteAdvisor makes stuff so much safer.

Or just get ubuntu

**geeseven** · 06-09-08, 11:05 AM

Did you try Hijackthis?

**marmaduke1971** · 06-09-08, 12:45 PM

Nope, wasn't a virus, it's your oversized sig. :9

Marm

**Nuckle** · 06-09-08, 12:45 PM

If you are ever able to boot into normaly mode make sure you turn off system restore. Then boot back into safe mode and run a virus scan. Sounds similar to the virus I got a few weeks ago that caused me to have to wipe my HD clean.

Nuck

**Cojiro** · 06-09-08, 05:00 PM

i work in support for an AV company and i got calls about this 1 several times a day. I havent mastered taking out this specific 1 so i always have to escalate it (it hurts me when i escalate stuff). this 1 virus is 1 nasty bugger, it can be disinfected but it is a long drawn out process.