Despite my active anti-spyware and anitvirus software, my desktop now has spyware. The tricky part is, not only does it prevent me from going to any websites where I can download antispyware, it will not allow my antivirus and antispyware programs to run, giving a pop-up message saying the .exe files are infected. Starting in safe mode does not work, as the computer goes to blue screen and shuts down “to prevent further damage”.
Do I have any options short of doing a complete restore?
if you can get online, run a free scan from Trend Micro
I would format a flash drive and install a anti virus right onto it. Then run it off there hoping the spy-ware does not block it. But it seems like you might have to do a system restore.
At this point, its your best option. Now that you see that virus and malware protection is not 100 percent effective and the truth is none of it is even 90 percent effective, common sense, add to your protection tools. It doesn’t matter what you use for protection and using protection gives a user a false sense of security. If you are going to use P2P, torrents, download free software, visit porn sites, you WILL become infected.
Looks like you will have to reinstall your operating system, you can use your recovery CD or DVD or operating system to reinstall the system If you do not have one and would like to know of a free one Ubuntu 9 04 and it also has the best security.
Same thing happened to me about a month ago. Ultimately I had to do a restore. That did not work and I had to reformat. Take note of the anti-virus and anti-spyware you have used. Maybe a switch is in order. I have since switched mine and have not had any issues. I use the freebies – Spybot and http://free. avg. com / for protection. Good luck.
I suggest you try Avira AntiVir Rescue System “Avira AntiVir Rescue System is a Linux-based application that Allows accessing computers that can not be booted anymore Thus it is possible to:. Repair a damaged system, rescue data, scan the system for virus infections “. Download it on your computer (if you can) and burn it to a disk, if not use another computer to download it. Then boot your machine using the disc. You may need to change the boot order in your BIOS setup to have your computer boot from your CD / DVD drive first. Depends on how you have your machine setup. Most new computers have no floppy and want to boot from the CD / DVD drive first. Free: http://www. free-av. de/en/tools/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system. htmlBTW, this rescue disk does not seem to work with Asus motherboards.
Try to start the System Restore tool by using the safe mode option with the command prompt in Windows XP This article describe how to start the System Restore tool in Safe Mode by using the command prompt (SAFEBOOT_OPTION = minimal (alternate shell)). This option is used when you can not start Windows XP. System Restore is a tool that automatically monitors and records any changes that are made to the core Windows system files and to the registry. If a change causes your system to become unstable, System Restore can undo (or “roll back”) the system to a point in time when your computer was known to function correctly. How to start System Restore by using the command prompt note, just log on to Windows with a user account that is a computer administrator to complete these steps. To verify that you are logged on to Windows with a user account that is a computer administrator, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support. microsoft. com / gp / admin (http://support. microsoft. com / gp / admin) If a new program has made your computer behave unpredictably, and uninstalling the new program did not help, you can try the Windows XP System Restore tool. Important If you have not previously set a restore point in System Restore, you can not restore your computer to a previous state. If you are not sure, or if you have not previously set a restore point, contact support. To start System Restore using the command prompt, follow these steps: 1 Restart your computer, and then press and hold F8 during the initial startup to start your computer in safe mode with a command prompt. 2nd Use the arrow keys to select the Safe mode option with a command prompt. 3rd If you are prompted to select an operating system, use the arrow keys to select the appropriate operating system for your computer, and then press ENTER. 4th Log on as administrator or with an account of that has administrator credentials. 5th At the command prompt, type% systemroot% system32restorerstrui. exe, and then press ENTER. 6th Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to a functional state. Note To start the system restore tool using another safe mode option, visit the Microsoft Help and Support Web site and see the article “A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP.” For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt , click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 315222 (. http://support com/kb/315222 microsoft /.) http://support A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP. microsoft. com/kb/304449
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Your cpu sounds pretty badly infected. Have you tried disabling your internet as well as starting in safe mode? If you can download a fresh new scanner so that may help, as your current scanners may already be infected. I wish you the best of luck. http://spyware-review. net