(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:06 am
Post subject: How to get rid of this malware? Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
To all,
I know there's some malware/trojan/virus inside my PC, because it is
acting very very weird, but I can't do anything about.
Although I have Norton Antivirus installed, NAV doesn't seem to be
working.
Spec: Dual Core CPU with 4GB RAM, XP Pro
Now the symptom:
There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
Then I try download the rsit.exe file, Firefox again gives me that
"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
That virus or trojan has blocked me from reaching almost ALL the known
anti-malware / anti-virus sites. It keeps on giving me the "Firefox
can't establish a connection to the server".
I tried using Opera, Google Chrome and IE to get to those sites, no
luck.
What is going on, and how to get rid of this malware?
Please help, as I am out of idea how to fight this thing.
Thank you for reading, and please help !!
Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas !!
PS: And I just found out that the darn thing has erased ALL MY
COOKIES !!! Please help !!!
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:08 am
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
> To all,
>
> I know there's some malware/trojan/virus inside my PC, because it is
> acting very very weird, but I can't do anything about.
>
> Although I have Norton Antivirus installed, NAV doesn't seem to be
> working.
>
> Spec: Dual Core CPU with 4GB RAM, XP Pro
>
> Now the symptom:
>
> There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
> upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>
> So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
> Then I try download the rsit.exe file, Firefox again gives me that
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
> That virus or trojan has blocked me from reaching almost ALL the known
> anti-malware / anti-virus sites. It keeps on giving me the "Firefox
> can't establish a connection to the server".
>
> I tried using Opera, Google Chrome and IE to get to those sites, no
> luck.
>
> What is going on, and how to get rid of this malware?
>
> Please help, as I am out of idea how to fight this thing.
>
> Thank you for reading, and please help !!
>
> Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas !!
>
> PS: And I just found out that the darn thing has erased ALL MY
> COOKIES !!! Please help !!!
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:42 am
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
pg wrote:
>Now the symptom:
>
>There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
>upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>
>So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
Just a second thought.
Unplug your modem for a minute or two and try again.
Start | Run <type in>
cmd /k ipconfig
<enter>
and see if your even connect to the internet.
The blinking lights could be the modem trying to renew/aquire a
license.
--
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:22 am
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:06:18 -0800 (PST), pg
wrote:
>To all,
>
>I know there's some malware/trojan/virus inside my PC, because it is
>acting very very weird, but I can't do anything about.
>
>Although I have Norton Antivirus installed, NAV doesn't seem to be
>working.
>
>Spec: Dual Core CPU with 4GB RAM, XP Pro
>
>Now the symptom:
>
>There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
>upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>
>So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
>Then I try download the rsit.exe file, Firefox again gives me that
>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
>That virus or trojan has blocked me from reaching almost ALL the known
>anti-malware / anti-virus sites. It keeps on giving me the "Firefox
>can't establish a connection to the server".
>
>I tried using Opera, Google Chrome and IE to get to those sites, no
>luck.
>
>What is going on, and how to get rid of this malware?
>
>Please help, as I am out of idea how to fight this thing.
>
>Thank you for reading, and please help !!
>
>Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas !!
>
>PS: And I just found out that the darn thing has erased ALL MY
>COOKIES !!! Please help !!!
Malwarebytes at http://www.malwarebytes.org/. If it won't let you on
the site I can email it to you. I'm betting it will clear it up as I
know the symptoms well.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:00 am
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:06:18 -0800 (PST), pg
wrote:
>To all,
>
>I know there's some malware/trojan/virus inside my PC, because it is
>acting very very weird, but I can't do anything about.
>
>Although I have Norton Antivirus installed, NAV doesn't seem to be
>working.
>
>Spec: Dual Core CPU with 4GB RAM, XP Pro
>
>Now the symptom:
>
>There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
>upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>
>So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
>Then I try download the rsit.exe file, Firefox again gives me that
>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
>That virus or trojan has blocked me from reaching almost ALL the known
>anti-malware / anti-virus sites. It keeps on giving me the "Firefox
>can't establish a connection to the server".
>
>I tried using Opera, Google Chrome and IE to get to those sites, no
>luck.
>
>What is going on, and how to get rid of this malware?
>
>Please help, as I am out of idea how to fight this thing.
>
>Thank you for reading, and please help !!
>
>Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas !!
>
>PS: And I just found out that the darn thing has erased ALL MY
>COOKIES !!! Please help !!!
One thing you can try.
Try downloading again. If the same screen shows up immediately open
task manager. Check the first 3 tabs for any clues.
You can also try downloading from a site such as downloads.com or
tucows.com.
If you're still having problems I can upload it to my site and you
should get it from there with no problems.
I know my little site ain't gonna be on their list.
(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:26 am
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
On Monday December 22 2008 10:06, pg wrote in message
> To all,
>
> I know there's some malware/trojan/virus inside my PC, because it is
> acting very very weird, but I can't do anything about.
>
> Although I have Norton Antivirus installed, NAV doesn't seem to be
> working.
>
> Spec: Dual Core CPU with 4GB RAM, XP Pro
>
> Now the symptom:
>
> There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
> upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>
> So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
> Then I try download the rsit.exe file, Firefox again gives me that
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
> That virus or trojan has blocked me from reaching almost ALL the known
> anti-malware / anti-virus sites. It keeps on giving me the "Firefox
> can't establish a connection to the server".
>
> I tried using Opera, Google Chrome and IE to get to those sites, no
> luck.
>
> What is going on, and how to get rid of this malware?
>
> Please help, as I am out of idea how to fight this thing.
>
> Thank you for reading, and please help !!
>
> Wishing all a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas !!
>
> PS: And I just found out that the darn thing has erased ALL MY
> COOKIES !!! Please help !!!
Some malware modifies your HOSTS file and you may have to edit it. It resides at C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc and you'll have to choose Notepad to open it up with. There should be several lines with a "#" at the beginning. Ignore these lines, they are comments. Following these comments, you should only have one line which looks like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost
If you have any other lines than this, especially if they relate to the anti-malware sites you're trying to get to, delete them or add a "#" to the beginning of the line to comment them out. Save and close the file, then try browsing to the sites again.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:42:48 -0800, Pennywise.RemoveThis@DerryMaine.Gov wrote:
> pg wrote:
>
>>Now the symptom:
>>
>>There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
>>upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>>
>>So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
>>"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>
>Just a second thought.
>
>Unplug your modem for a minute or two and try again.
>
>Start | Run <type in>
>cmd /k ipconfig
><enter>
>
> and see if your even connect to the internet.
>
>The blinking lights could be the modem trying to renew/aquire a
>license.
I'm just curious. How exactly do you do this in vista?
As I don't see the command line in my start button.
All I get is a "search" and anything I type there opens up windows
explorer.
(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:33 pm
Post subject: Re: How to get rid of this malware? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
richard wrote in message
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:42:48 -0800, Pennywise.RemoveThis@DerryMaine.Gov wrote:
>
>> pg wrote:
>>
>>> Now the symptom:
>>>
>>> There are times when I am not downloading anything, I can see the
>>> upload/download light is on, and I know there's something going on.
>>>
>>> So I try downloading hijackthis, but my Firefox keeps telling me
>>> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server"
>>
>> Just a second thought.
>>
>> Unplug your modem for a minute or two and try again.
>>
>> Start | Run <type in>
>> cmd /k ipconfig
>> <enter>
>>
>> and see if your even connect to the internet.
>>
>> The blinking lights could be the modem trying to renew/aquire a
>> license.
>
>
> I'm just curious. How exactly do you do this in vista?
> As I don't see the command line in my start button.
> All I get is a "search" and anything I type there opens up windows
> explorer.
You're such a lazy b'st'd - You do know how to use Google, don't you?
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