Guest childofthe1980s Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Hello: I eliminted a virus on my laptop today that said the following: “Some dangerous trojan horses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download protection software now!” I eliminated the virus by downloading and installing FixIEDef.exe from the following URL and it worked perfectly: http://untamedmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-fix-the-%E2%80%9Cattention-some-dangerous-trojan-horses-detected%E2%80%9D-virus/ I have no issues on my laptop. I can browse files and the internet now just fine. When I e-mailed others at my firm just to let them know in case they get the virus, somebody said that I will now need to wipeout the pc and reload it. Is that true? childofthe1980s
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Re: do I really need to "wipeout the pc" Once your PC is infected with a computer virus or worm, your computer becomes compromised and nothing less than a reinstallation of the operating system is going to work. Yes, you can try to scan and eliminate the initial virus, but you generally cannot undo the damage caused by the virus to the system files. You'll need to reformat your hard drive and then reinstall your Windows operating system. Cleaning a Compromised System http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx Clean Install Windows XP http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html After restoring your system, consider installing a good antivirus program, such as Windows OneCare. You can try it absolutely FREE for 90 days. http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/default.htm -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "childofthe1980s" wrote: Hello: I eliminted a virus on my laptop today that said the following: “Some dangerous trojan horses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download protection software now!” I eliminated the virus by downloading and installing FixIEDef.exe from the following URL and it worked perfectly: http://untamedmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-fix-the-%E2%80%9Cattention-some-dangerous-trojan-horses-detected%E2%80%9D-virus/ I have no issues on my laptop. I can browse files and the internet now just fine. When I e-mailed others at my firm just to let them know in case they get the virus, somebody said that I will now need to wipeout the pc and reload it. Is that true? childofthe1980s
Guest Offer Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 RE: do I really need to "wipeout the pc" hi childofthe1980s you can also boot the computer with WINDOWS CD-ROM and choose repair installation. It might work as fine as reinstalling windows/ "childofthe1980s" wrote: > Hello: > > I eliminted a virus on my laptop today that said the following: “Some > dangerous trojan horses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files > corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. > Download protection software now!” > > I eliminated the virus by downloading and installing FixIEDef.exe from the > following URL and it worked perfectly: > http://untamedmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-fix-the-%E2%80%9Cattention-some-dangerous-trojan-horses-detected%E2%80%9D-virus/ > > I have no issues on my laptop. I can browse files and the internet now just > fine. > > When I e-mailed others at my firm just to let them know in case they get the > virus, somebody said that I will now need to wipeout the pc and reload it. > Is that true? > > childofthe1980s
Guest Kayman Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Re: do I really need to "wipeout the pc" On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:25:01 -0700, childofthe1980s wrote: > Hello: > > I eliminted a virus on my laptop today that said the following: ´Some > dangerous trojan horses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files > corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. > Download protection software now!¡ > > I eliminated the virus by downloading and installing FixIEDef.exe from the > following URL and it worked perfectly: > http://untamedmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-fix-the-%E2%80%9Cattention-some-dangerous-trojan-horses-detected%E2%80%9D-virus/ > > I have no issues on my laptop. I can browse files and the internet now just > fine. > > When I e-mailed others at my firm just to let them know in case they get the > virus, somebody said that I will now need to wipeout the pc and reload it. > Is that true? > 1. CCleaner - Free Cleans temporary internet files, cookies, history, recent urls, application MRUs, etc. ... http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ If Windows Defender is utilized go to Applications, under Utilities uncheck "Windows Defender". Reformatting of HDD is the preferred course of action! "The only way to clean a compromised system is to flatten and rebuild. Thatÿs right. If you have a system that has been completely compromised, the only thing you can do is to flatten the system (reformat the system disk) and rebuild it from scratch (re-install Windows and your applications)..." http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx There are however a number of valid reasons where this may not be possible or achievable. Not everybody is technically versed to do so or has an experienced acquaintance who may be able to assist. There are many users who reside in less developed environments where professional help just does not exist or is very hard to come by. Therefore, a user may find the procedures as per: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows too overwhelming and shy away from the perceived complexeties of re-installing the OS. The procedures as per: http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html (especially David's MULTI_AV Tool) have had helped solving malware issues for uncountable users for many years; And is (IMO) the next best thing to flatten and rebuild an operating system. It can keep you going until experienced and/or professional is available for thorough examination of OS and/or reformatting of HDD. Other quality Standalone Malware Scanners are: Kaspersky® AVPTool http://avptool.virusinfo.info/en/ http://downloads5.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/ There's no updating involved since the scanning engine is updated several times a day and you simply download the updated scanner whenever you want to do a scan. and Dr.Web CureIt!® Utility - FREE http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/ and Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe SuperAntispyware - Free http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html Once the scanners are updated it is suggested to scan in Safe-Mode. BTW, many experts would suggest to steer away from utilizing Windows One Care. There are impressively better (and free) applications available. Good luck :)
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Re: do I really need to "wipeout the pc" "childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D0E992BA-15F8-4BFF-A9F9-1BF2F557D54C@microsoft.com... > Hello: > > I eliminted a virus on my laptop today that said the following: “Some > dangerous trojan horses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP > files > corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in > C:\WINDOWS. > Download protection software now!” > > I eliminated the virus by downloading and installing FixIEDef.exe from the > following URL and it worked perfectly: > http://untamedmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-fix-the-%E2%80%9Cattention-some-dangerous-trojan-horses-detected%E2%80%9D-virus/ > > I have no issues on my laptop. I can browse files and the internet now > just > fine. > > When I e-mailed others at my firm just to let them know in case they get > the > virus, somebody said that I will now need to wipeout the pc and reload it. > Is that true? > > childofthe1980s If your laptop is ever connected to your firm's network, they may be telling you that to ensure that their network doesn't get taken out by anything residual on your computer.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
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