Re-installing XP to the Computer

[SickCert]

Hi guys im here out of desperation.

Firstly im not the greatest at computers, ive built a little forum and have a fotopic site - my limits!

I recently downloaded what nortons called a trojan horse and then i started tracking down where it was and trying to delete things, so my system is more like an old 386ibm slow as hell.

In the 2 years ive had the computer up and running ive never used the master XP disc that came with the computer, simply is it an easy task OR is there an old topic here with step by step instructions?

Any help welcome!!

Thanks.

[Andromeda43]

Simply put, Norton will do exactly what you're complaining about all by itself. NO Trojans required.

But if Windows is still running, I'd start by removing Norton and then cleaning up the mess before ever thinking about reinstalling Windows from the original CD.

There are several free Trojan removers available for download, but my program of preferance is "Trojan Hunter". It downloads as a 30 day trial, so NO money is required to use it to clean up a Dirty PC.

I clean up "Dirty" PC's for a living and I've gotten pretty good at it. Here's the list of the programs I use and share will all my customers.

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These are the programs I use every day to keep my own PC spotlessly clean.

I suggest every person having any Virus or Spyware issues get these programs

and use them immediately.

Do check for updates to all your security software on a DAILY basis. (when possible)

SPYWARE/Trojan BLOCKERS/REMOVERS:

Trojan Hunter, is a first class Trojan Horse Virus removal program.

The dowloaded version is a 30 day, Fully Functional, free trial.

Use the Free Trial to clean up a Dirty system or buy the retail license to have a year of

full service plus updates. Download "Trojan Hunter" here:

http://www.misec.net/trojanhunter/

From the web page, just click "Download Free Trial Version"

It's a 5.9 meg download.

Spybot Search & Destroy, a great anti Spyware program.

Can be downloaded from:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc...id,22262,00.asp

For instructions on how to set up Spybot for best operation,

See my Spybot Setup instructions on this webpage.

AdAware SE/Personal. Another top notch anti Spyware program.

Can be downloaded from:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html

Spyware Blaster, a great Spyware Blocker.

Protects both I.E. and Mozilla Firefox.

Can be downloaded from:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2859.html

ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION:

AVG 7.1 FREE:

World famous AVG FREE will keep your computer free of viruses, trojans, dialers, etc.

By default, it updates and scans for viruses on a daily basis.

Can be downloaded from:

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Save to your desktop and run the install from there.

Immediately get updates. More than one may be required.

vCleaner, Stand Alone Virus Checker from Grisoft.

Can be downloaded from:

http://www.infinitevelocity.com/tips/tips_vcleaner.htm

Save to your Desktop and run from there.

REGISTRY CLEANER:

Easy Cleaner, the best Registry Cleaner I've found so far.

Can be downloaded from:

http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

Personal Website = (http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts).

Just scroll down to "Download & Installation" and click on the first floppy disk symbol.

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Cleaning up a badly infected PC isn't a five minute job. It would take me, a professional, about three hours to install all the software and do all the scans, deinstall all the unwanted programs and clean out all the junk.

Shutting down unneeded services and tweaking the registry to improve XP's use of ram and HD space, greatly increases the efficiency of the system and speeds up the process.

Some systems that are exceptionally "Dirty" can take longer. Fortunaltely, I charge by Flat Rate and not by the hour.

I've incorporated most of the tweaks, etc., into one package and placed it on a site where I've rented space just for this purpose.

Download my "Care Package" from Here.

Unzip the package and read the "Instructions" file before running any of the programs.

With the proper application of tweaking and cleaning, you can realize a 100% increase in system efficiency.

Good Luck,

Andromeda43 B)

[SickCert]

is this any use!

[Andromeda43]

Look where it's at!!!!!

It's in the temp folder, for goodness sake!

If you were running my XPCleanup.bat program from your Startup folder, like I set it up for all my customers, that program wouldn't even be there. It would have been deleted the very first time you rebooted your computer, which I hope is at least once a day.

You're killing yourself (well, your computer anyway) by just not keeping it clean.

Just a simple thing like running the "Disk Cleanup" program that's already installed in Windows,

C:\Program Files\Accessories\Stytem tools\Disk Cleanup

will take care of that problem.

You may want to do your cleanup in safe mode to preclude any Malware from running and avoiding the Cleanup.

So why didn't Norton just delete the darn'd thing?

Again, Norton is a useless P.O.C. Get rid of it!!!!!!

[SickCert]

Im not very good at this.

when i turn on the machine it say 'windows installer loading' in a pop up box

then nortons 2006 says it hasnt the fixing for it and to re-install.

then them trojan boxes keep popping up from temp files and srvigh[1].exe AND srvndp[1].exe

AND bgates[1].exe.

In the F8 mode what do i type to re-install?

Having a bottle Merlot, stressed out!

[Andromeda43]

Just a bottle? Hey, I like Merlot too, as long as it's Blackberry Merlot.

Right now I don't have any so I'm tempering my own frustration with some Southern Comfort and Coke.

Get into safe mode with your F8 key during bootup. Then run Disk Cleanup from the location I gave you.

Then go into your Control Panel and access your Add/Remove program.

Then DE-Install Norton. That's probably causing you a lot of unneeded distress.

Norton is so bad that they (Symantec) were forced to provide a Norton removal tool.

Finding it and its accompanying registry cleaner was no easy task. Finally I found everything I needed to clean Norton out of my customer's PC's.

I thought maybe others could benefit from it too, so I zipped the two files together and put the zip file on my Download Site (a web site where I rent space, just for this reason).

You can get the "Norton Killer" file Here.

Unzip it and run both files.

The .exe file will remove all Norton files and folders from your HD. The .reg file will remove up to 1891 lines from your Registry that Norton installed there.

Since I put the "Norton Killer" on my site, there have been hundreds of downloads of it.

I repeat.....I did NOT write it. In-total, it was written by Symantec (possibly under federal court order).

I just made it easier to find and download.

I've already given you the URL's to download all the Security Software you'll ever need. And, it's 100% FREE. It's what I use for myself and all my hundreds of customers to keep us completely safe from malware. The only program that I bought was "Trojan Hunter". I really like it!

It's removed Trojans from customer's PC's that no other program could find and remove.

The 30 day free trial is all you'll need to clean up your PC.

Good Luck,

Andromeda43 B)

Edited July 29, 2006 by Andromeda43

[T D]

C'mon andromeda!! The file's in use by a virus and can't be deleted!!

Just download unlocker ( http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker ). Browse to C:\WINDOWS\Temp, unlock win79.tmp and delete it!

And yeh, Norton would give u all that hassle by itself without any virus or anything on ur pc. And the worm detection feature detects everything

Edited July 30, 2006 by T D

[SickCert]

the story so far.

scrapped nortons. F8 safe

disk cleanup

installed trojan hunter which found and removed - agent 100?!?

Installed avg and it found.

and not has on its report 'trojan horse generic. wue'

4 more trojans from the avg scan so far.

One pop up on restart is.

processguard, cannot open mutex2

Terminated trojan process 2496 (C:\Program Files\Common Files\{903E0C24-0BF0-1033-1202-030512200161}\Update.exe)

Renamed file C:\Program Files\Common Files\{903E0C24-0BF0-1033-1202-030512200161}\Update.exe to C:\Program Files\Common Files\{903E0C24-0BF0-1033-1202-030512200161}\Update.exe.tcf

Trojan cleaning finished.

[SickCert]

Just scanned again and this guy popped up and is being thrown out!

downloader.generic2.cvb