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February 4th, 2004, 09:39 PM
#1
Some help.
I have suspicions about my Windows XP.
Well I no longer seem to be able to download anymore, even AV updates. I could at one point and got some, doing a scan now but still unsure whats going on.
There is also a reg entry I found in CodeStuff Starter that is completly blank with nothing at al that I can stop but I dont kno what it is.
I am just suspicios as I also cant start my firewall anyway and cant download one.
Any theories/
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February 4th, 2004, 09:47 PM
#2
try booting in safe mode, then downloading a firewall, updates for your AV and whatever else. do a full system scan, i sugest at least 2 AV, you can use Trend micro's online scan . see if that turns up anything....
slick
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February 4th, 2004, 09:50 PM
#3
The Mydoom.B virus will overwrite the systems hosts file as per the following:
This will result in you not being able to contact any of the listed sites. You may want to check to see if your hosts file has been tampered with.
Cheers:
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February 4th, 2004, 10:49 PM
#4
My hosts file has not been tampered with, I can access the sites. I dont seem to have MyDoom.
Has anybody any more suggestions, it is quite dangerous I think that I cant download as it means I have no firewall and cannot update AV subscriptions etc.
Did a scan with Avast and nothing turned up, trying Trend Micro online scan now.
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February 5th, 2004, 03:17 PM
#5
My hosts file has been tampered with,{...}
Try nuking the hosts file. The only thing you'll need in there is:
Code:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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February 5th, 2004, 03:24 PM
#6
I meant to say it hasnt been tampered with sorry.
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February 5th, 2004, 03:40 PM
#7
Ah. Did you tweak your security settings?
Check (in IE) Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Internet -> Custom Level.
Browse down to Downloads:
Make sure File Download is enabled.
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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February 5th, 2004, 03:41 PM
#8
First, run netstat (preferably netstat -an or if you're connected through ethernet netstat -e) to see what connections you have open. If you see anything suspicious, that might be it.
Also, take a look at your running processes. Ctrl+Alt+Delete will open up the task manager. Click on processes, and start scrolling down. If you see anything weird, that also might be it. If you're pretty sure that it is, try closing it down (end-task.) That might fix it for you.
You can check on your services by either loading up Services or msconfig (both through start>run>(name of prog) msconfig will have a tab called services, where you can enable or disable them. It will also have a list of whether the processes are running or not.
....One other thing just occured to me. When you try to download, are you using any download accelerator program, like DAP, or kontiki (SP) If they've crashed, they may still try to take over the download, but be unable to because they don't work. If that's the case, just try re-installing one of them.
Aside from that....check for adware. Adware and malware can love to interfere with where you go online.
Let us know how it turns out!
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