do I really need to "wipeout the pc"

[Guest childofthe1980s]

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]]

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]

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]

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]

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..

 

 

 

 

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