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[S3it0*]

Heya, I was just wondering if anyone could help me out here, I think I have an undectable Virus/Worm (I use AVG 7.0 Professional and Norton Anti Virus 2004 Pro - always upto date of course) thats seriously screwing with my net connection. I have 128kbps adsl (16KB/s upload and download max), and this file is forcing a little over 50KB/s upload, which is totally lagging me out, making me not able to load webpages, signs me out of MSN, dropping connections etc. Usually I would just go and delete this file, (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuxat.exe), but it has locked permissions(its also set to hidden, but thats not an issue) and I can't delete it thru windows or DOS.. Im not too keen on formatting either, so what should I do? any help greatly appreciated

Cheers,
S3it0*

Edited by S3it0*, 07 May 2004 - 11:35 PM.

[JLH]

if you can't delete it from dos, you are not in true dos
when booting (98 i assume since folder is "windows"), hit f8, go to safe mode command prompt, then delete the file IF you are sure it is a virus
or, install zonealarm firewall and tell it not to allow that file access

[S3it0*]

I think I'll install Zonealarm, thanks JLH (I use winxp pro btw i prolly shouldve said :-/)

[JLH]

did you upgrade from windows 98/me? since a default winxp install uses the folder winnt

[S3it0*]

yea I installed 98SE and then winxp pro on top of that, because the winxp cd I have isnt a bootable cd, so I needed to run the windows OS then use upgrade its a shame really, when I need to format it takes a lot longer to have my pc fully working again because I have to install 2 OS'

[Shane]

Is the XP disk you have just an upgrade or the full version?

Reason I ask is that I formated the hard drive on this computer and then intstalled XP Pro from the disk by booting it up. I just put the cd into the drive and turned the pc back on.

[Bean]

Dear god, dont get zonealarm, there is something seriously wrong with that program, I mean like seriously.

[Limit]

ya ive been trying to find the right dl.. ive been having the problems and i even did the virus scan from www.trendmicro.com and it found nothing. heh

[JLH]

yea I installed 98SE and then winxp pro on top of that, because the winxp cd I have isnt a bootable cd, so I needed to run the windows OS then use upgrade its a shame really, when I need to format it takes a lot longer to have my pc fully working again because I have to install 2 OS'

on the winxp cd there will be a folder called bootdisk, get 4 floppy disks, and run the file in there. this will make you 4 boot disks that will start the pc up and let you do it without using windows 98

[Dan]

Sounds like your doing a "dirty" reinstall of your OS's to begin with. If you reinstall your OS (any of them) you really don't need the 4 floopy boot-up kit.

A "dirty" reinstall is how Shane described how he does his. Doing it that way your bound to lose a few files simply because some Windows files will not allow you to delete/overwrite them.

If you want to simply check for worms/viruses, the best program I've toyed with so far is EZTrust Antivirus (search for it on downloads.com. It has a free trial period upon download, but after it expires your not going to get the automatic updates unless you shell out a few bucks.

[Shane]

after it expires your not going to get the automatic updates unless you shell out a few bucks.

Or crack it. And dont say it cant be cracked. Everything can be cracked with time and enough effort.

[Dan]

I won't condone or urge others to crack programs. Telling people in a public forums to crack copywrited/trademarked programs is just stupid, you never know who's watching. Plus if a program such as a virus scanner saves you valuable time and computer fix costs, such a small price is worth it.

And yes, I have yet to pay for my goods.

[JLH]

Sounds like your doing a "dirty" reinstall of your OS's to begin with. If you reinstall your OS (any of them) you really don't need the 4 floopy boot-up kit.

you do if your cd isn't bootable or your bios doesn't support boot from cd
i would consider a "dirty" reinstall if you did a reinstall over the top of windows, rather than formatting the hard drive.

[Dan]

Yes, my point was that if it is done correctly to begin with, the floppy's aren't needed. And yes a dirty reinstall is just going over the top of the old OS instead of configuring your booting order, formatng, etc.. is that not how it was described above? or were you trying to make a statement?

[JLH]

Yes, my point was that if it is done correctly to begin with, the floppy's aren't needed.

they are though, many systems do not have the ability to boot of cd, so discs are used.

[Angelus]

And a lot of cracked CD's cant be booted either, like my win xp pro...


*looks over his shoulder incase he's being watched*

[Dan]

What systems would these be?

[JLH]

any system with a bios that doesn't support boot from cd
or any system with a cd that doesn't support booting
new machines are ok with this, older ones are not always, i know this as i deal with them at work

[Crane]

This won't get rid of the virus EXE itself, but should hinder the virus from doing its dirty work... unless the virus is particularly clever.

- Look for any suspicious processes under Task Manager that might relate to this virus, and terminate them.

- Look in the STARTUP folder and the registry (be careful with this) for any keys/values or shortcuts pointing to the virus EXE, and delete them.

I recently had adware on my computer - the shortcut to it was in the Startup folder, but it didn't appear in Task Manager because it was a VB Script.

[Shane]

Telling people in a public forums to crack copywrited/trademarked programs is just stupid, you never know who's watching.

Anyone can take what is said on a forum/website and think what they want about it. In the end what is said on the forum/website is about a useful to them as belly button lint, they would need proof of the crime to do anything.