File recovery virus

Jack

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Hello Webby123,
1.When you press “ALT + CTRL + DEL” while in Normal Mode will Task Manager come on?
2.If you go into Safe Mode with Networking does your desktop load?
 

Webby123

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Sep 11, 2012
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Hi Jack,

1. ALT + CTRL + DEL doesn't work in Normal Mode, it seems no keys or mouse work.

2. Yes Safe Mode with Networking does load my desktop. But I can't connect to the net.
 

Jack

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Can you transfer some utilities via an USB stick on the infected computer?If yes,then I'll need the logs from this tools:

STEP 1 : Run a scan with Combofix
Please read and follow very carefully the below instructions
 
Download ComboFix from one of the following locations: 

COMBOFIX DOWNLOAD LINK #1 (This link will automatically download Combofix on your computer)
COMBOFIX DOWNLOAD LINK #2  (This link will automatically download Combofix on your computer)
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VERY IMPORTANT !!! Save ComboFix.exe to your Desktop  
 
<ul>
<li>Close any open browsers.</li>
<li>Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix.
<>Very Important!</> Temporarily <>disable</> your <>anti-virus</>, <>script blocking</> and any <>anti-malware</> real-time protection <em><>before</></em> performing a scan. They can interfere with ComboFix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause <em>"unpredictable results"</em>.</li>
<li><>WARNING: Combofix will disconnect your machine from the Internet as soon as it starts</>.Please do not attempt to re-connect your machine back to the Internet until Combofix has completely finished.
If there is no internet connection after running Combofix, then restart your computer to restore back your connection.</li>
</ul>
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How to run the Combofix scan :
  1. Double click on ComboFix.exe & follow the prompts.
  2. Accept the disclaimer and allow to update if it asks
  3. When finished, it shall produce a log for you. 
    [*]Please include the C:\ComboFix.txt in your next reply.

Additional notes:
<ol><li> Do not mouse-click Combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.</li>
<li> Do not "re-run" Combofix. If you have a problem, reply back for further instructions.</li>
<li>  If after the reboot you get errors about programms being marked for deletion then reboot, that will cure it.</li></ol>



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STEP 2: Run the Complete Internet Repair utility.
<ol><li>Download <a title="External link" href="http://www.datum-forensics.com/down/comintrep.exe" rel="nofollow external" rel="nofollow">Complete Internet Repair utility</a> to your desktop</li>
<li>Unzip all the files to their own folder on the desktop</li>
<li>Within the folder double click <>CIntRep</></li>
<li>Select the following items,then press the GO button.
<ul><li>Reset Interent Protocol (TCP/IP)</li>
<li>Repair Winsock (Reset Catalog)</li>
<li>Renew Internet Connection</li>
<li>Flush DNS Resolver Cache</li>
<li>Reset Windows Firewall Configuration</li>
<li>Reset the default hosts fie</li></ul>
</li>
<li>Restart your computer</li>
</ol>
What's next?

Add the following logs to your next post (You can find here details on how to use the Attachment System):
1.Combofix log
2.Let me know if you had any problems with the above instructions and also <>let me know how things are running now!</>
 
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Webby123

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Sep 11, 2012
4
Hi Jack,

Your a genius.
I uninstalled all my antivirus programs as you said and the computer did a restart. Then everything was back to normal and working fine.
Thanks for taking time out and sharing your excellent advice, very much appreciated. :)
 

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