- Dec 5, 2014
- 5
Hello all,
I am new here, so thanks in advance for any help. After googling around I was impressed with the site and its response to my virus, which seems to be especially tricky to remove.
I think this started in mid October this year when I was using a USB drive to print files for work at an internet cafe in Colombia where I live. I noticed that all the files on the USB drive became shortcuts which directed me to a .trashes file that could not be accessed. When I connected another USB to my laptop, the same thing happened. Shortly thereafter I noticed that my browser homepage was always http://login.lataminternet.com/search.php?q= and I could not change it.
There is a lot of info about these online, especially in Spanish. I followed a spanish language youtube tutorial to try and clear the .trashes, mostly just rooting around in newer files that look suspicious and deleting them. But I am not sure the virus is really gone. When I looked at the threads relating to lataminternet I decided I was in over my head. Also, I don't know how to back up my files since I can't connect any external drives without possibly infecting them!
All requested scans are attached. I live in an area where internet can be unreliable, so if I don't reply for a day it's probably just because the network is down. I'll be back!
Thanks again,
Kelly
I am new here, so thanks in advance for any help. After googling around I was impressed with the site and its response to my virus, which seems to be especially tricky to remove.
I think this started in mid October this year when I was using a USB drive to print files for work at an internet cafe in Colombia where I live. I noticed that all the files on the USB drive became shortcuts which directed me to a .trashes file that could not be accessed. When I connected another USB to my laptop, the same thing happened. Shortly thereafter I noticed that my browser homepage was always http://login.lataminternet.com/search.php?q= and I could not change it.
There is a lot of info about these online, especially in Spanish. I followed a spanish language youtube tutorial to try and clear the .trashes, mostly just rooting around in newer files that look suspicious and deleting them. But I am not sure the virus is really gone. When I looked at the threads relating to lataminternet I decided I was in over my head. Also, I don't know how to back up my files since I can't connect any external drives without possibly infecting them!
All requested scans are attached. I live in an area where internet can be unreliable, so if I don't reply for a day it's probably just because the network is down. I'll be back!
Thanks again,
Kelly