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lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 09:07 AM

so, a friendly dwellar pointed me to the ultimate boot cd, and helped me with the creation of a boot cd that runs a basic windows environment. this allows you to run the utilities it contains....one of them is AVG.

i'm running it now.....we're up to 15 threats...no 16....5 are viruses, 11 trojan horses

ooop...19~and counting.....jeesus.

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 09:57 AM

183......and still scanning

:blush

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 10:27 AM

even after this avg cleanup, i still have spybot coming up repeatedly with kewedojisu trying to change some registry.....i blocked it, but it keeps coming back...

is this a normal thing, should i let it do it's thing?

mbpark · 02-11-2009, 10:33 AM

Lumberjim,

Boot back into the Ultimate Boot CD and open a command prompt.

Go to c:\windows\system32 and type in the following:

attrib -r -h -s kewedojisu.*
erase kewedojisu.*

This will un-hide the file and erase it.

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 10:44 AM

file not found

mbpark · 02-11-2009, 10:56 AM

One other thing to try. Download malwarebytes anti-malware from malwarebytes.org and run that.

I've been testing that and have found it to be actually pretty decent at cleaning up "unknown" processes like that.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2009, 10:56 AM

Jim, I had that problem and after trying a bunch of removal crap, I just had to go to the "control panel" then "add and remove programs". Found the strange program and removed it. I don't remember the name, but you should be able to spot a program that you don't know, if you have the same problem I had.

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 11:31 AM

im running spybot that came with the boot cd.....its finding stuff too. the version i have installed wont update....

after i ran avg from the boot cd, I went online and tried to dl and install the free avg, but when i went to instal, it said it wouldnt work with my puter. it referred to windows 2000, although im using xp on this machine

it did fix the pop up problem it was havng though. which was the main complaint.

mbpark · 02-11-2009, 11:51 AM

Lumberjim,

Give malwarebytes a try and let me know how it works

.

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 12:12 PM

will do

lumberjim · 02-11-2009, 01:43 PM

that found 69 items and fixed them

start up took forever afterwards

mbpark · 02-11-2009, 02:47 PM

Did it work well otherwise?

lumberjim · 02-12-2009, 05:55 PM

seems to have. either the malware one or the spybot from the boot disk got rid of the kewets...thing. i ran them back to back

thanks a million for your help. i was ><thsi close to nuking it.

tw · 02-12-2009, 10:04 PM

From the Washington Post of 12 Feburary 2009: A Little Economic Stimulus: Free Antivirus

Beestie · 02-12-2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoBoxes

I came across an item on the MSN home page for Sunday, 08 FEB 09 that reminded me of this thread. It was a link titled Ranked: Security software which led to an article by PC World on evaluations of security suites (pay for packages).

Interesting that they didn't even review NOD32.

I read the review of Kaspersky (my weapon of choice) and have to agree that its confusing as hell to configure although I think it works better than the author does - nothing gets by Kaspersky. I even get warnings (including the IP address) when anything other than the browser I have open attempts to connect to the internet.

And as a general tip to the class, if the protection software you are running has a registry guard, enable it. If it doesn't, get one that does. A registry guard stops anything from making a change in the registry and asks for approval first. I think Spybot has one.

-----EDIT

Since MSN didn't think NOD32 was worth reviewing, I was not surprised to learn that opinions vary. Check out this side-by-side comparison.

02-11-2009, 09:07 AM	#106
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	so, a friendly dwellar pointed me to the ultimate boot cd, and helped me with the creation of a boot cd that runs a basic windows environment. this allows you to run the utilities it contains....one of them is AVG. i'm running it now.....we're up to 15 threats...no 16....5 are viruses, 11 trojan horses ooop...19~and counting.....jeesus. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 09:57 AM	#107
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	183......and still scanning :blush __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 10:27 AM	#108
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	even after this avg cleanup, i still have spybot coming up repeatedly with kewedojisu trying to change some registry.....i blocked it, but it keeps coming back... is this a normal thing, should i let it do it's thing? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#109
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	No it is not Lumberjim, Boot back into the Ultimate Boot CD and open a command prompt. Go to c:\windows\system32 and type in the following: attrib -r -h -s kewedojisu.* erase kewedojisu.* This will un-hide the file and erase it.

02-11-2009, 10:44 AM	#110
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	file not found __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 10:56 AM	#111
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	One other thing to try. Download malwarebytes anti-malware from malwarebytes.org and run that. I've been testing that and have found it to be actually pretty decent at cleaning up "unknown" processes like that.

02-11-2009, 10:56 AM	#112
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jim, I had that problem and after trying a bunch of removal crap, I just had to go to the "control panel" then "add and remove programs". Found the strange program and removed it. I don't remember the name, but you should be able to spot a program that you don't know, if you have the same problem I had. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-11-2009, 11:31 AM	#113
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	im running spybot that came with the boot cd.....its finding stuff too. the version i have installed wont update.... after i ran avg from the boot cd, I went online and tried to dl and install the free avg, but when i went to instal, it said it wouldnt work with my puter. it referred to windows 2000, although im using xp on this machine it did fix the pop up problem it was havng though. which was the main complaint. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 11:51 AM	#114
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Lumberjim, Give malwarebytes a try and let me know how it works .

02-11-2009, 12:12 PM	#115
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	will do __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 01:43 PM	#116
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that found 69 items and fixed them start up took forever afterwards __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2009, 02:47 PM	#117
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Did it work well otherwise?

02-12-2009, 05:55 PM	#118
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	seems to have. either the malware one or the spybot from the boot disk got rid of the kewets...thing. i ran them back to back thanks a million for your help. i was ><thsi close to nuking it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-12-2009, 10:04 PM	#119
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	From the Washington Post of 12 Feburary 2009: A Little Economic Stimulus: Free Antivirus

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