O.k -this is going to take some explaining so please bear with me –
Around the first of November I noticed my 2005 Dell notebook had contracted the “antivirus 2008′ virus. I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes, ran my AVG, and did a system restore – problem solved (or was it?!)
Fast-forward to last Tuesday – I notice an icon in the taskbar “spyware guard 2008″ – Here we go again…. Run the AVG and malwarebytes like last time – objects detected and deleted (msg said some had to be deleted during restart). A few hours later, I notice the icon is back, along with pop-ups. NOW the real trouble begins!
I begin to look for better free anti- software online. Open firefox, type criteria in google, google results appear. I select a link to lavasoft.com for S & D, but my browser gives me an error msg asking me to check the address or check firewall settings. Strange….I return to search results and select another option (a site that recommends free protection downloads. This is when I noticed my browser was taking me to a different website that resembled a pop-up. I bypassed the search engine and pasted the link in the address bar. I was not allowed to go to any website re: antivirus, spyware removal, etc. However, I have no problem accessing other websites like this and myspace. My firewall settings seem fine.
At this point I realized something was def. wrong. I restarted my computer and along with the antivirus msg, I got 2 a RUNDLL error msgs from windows (they look authentic) “could not find c:\windows\system32\subiruhu.dll & could not find…..\kitejieudl.
Ok – time to system restore, right? Nope! I was able to select the last restore point on the computer, but the ‘next’ button would not work. I am unable to do it, I cannot even back up the calender to the previous month! Whhhaaaaat?
Since I was not able to access antivirus websites, I looked up tips for a manual removal of the virus. However, I could not find most of the files for removal ( checked hidden also).
Something is seriously wrong! I attempted to backup my pictures and docs in case of an emergency but my CD drive is not working either! I zipped the files and tried to email them to myself and my mom through gmail but the email would not send ( I spent my afternoon loading 300 pictures onto photobucket as it was my only form of backup). I then removed all adobe, java, and other programs. I cannot run a disk defrag.
O.K I know that no one will probably even read this because it is entirely too long and boring, but there is no use in finding a possible sure if I don’t give details. My computer is a wreck – pop-ups from the spyguard are everywhere, I cannot re-install adobe, etc. Browsers stop working abruptly and I have to restart to get it to work. My computer wont complete restart unless I unplug the adapter and remove the battery…….What is going on? Should I try to Repair install Xp or clean install? ANY info would be helpful. To those of you who are still managing to read this crap, thank you soooo much!
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