shaggy Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Hello right i need some help my computer has gone tits up. It started when i downloaded an update for zone alarm installed it and then my connection went. Have tried Adaware, AVG, Spybot, BPS & Mcafee, none sorted the problem. So i decided to format, from a fresh install of XP ran adaware again and it found 470 programs. AVG then kept finding the same Trojans everytime i restarted. So formated again ran AVG and this time it only found 2. AVG got rid of them but my connection is still not right. Only time i have connected to the internet is to get AVG or Adaware to make sure there is nothing there. So these things keep coming back i cant get rid of them. AVG isnt finding anything at the mo, but i can only download at 1k/sec when its normally 50-60k/sec and my connection is sending loads of info and reciving none. After a while i cant diconnect and end up just pulling the plug. The only thing i can think of is the copy of XP i have might be full of the crap but i could be wrong. Anyway is there anyway i can get rid of these things? Or am i just going to have to buy a new hard drive and hope the copy of XP i have is ok? Any help would be great Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The enchanted broomstick Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 did you use command prompt to format the hard drive? If there are trojans in there they can be removed, moved or renamed, renaming and moving them can stop them from working because they are designed to work from a specific location with a specific name for them. If you tamper with these its a bit like putting diesel in a petrol car :S the thing i would first suggest is look in your startup configuation, go to start > run > tap in "msconfig" hit ok, then click the startup tab at the top of the box that should of just appeared. Here is a list of all programs that start with windows, ie: if you dont want quicktime to be loading up with windows which generally you probably wouldnt need then untick the box that says "qttask" it doesnt stop the program from working but just leaves it alone untill you decide you need it, thus making your computer faster at starting up. Now if you look through this you may be able to find something out of the ordinary in the startup box such as a trojan. If you are unsure post up a list of what you see and the wizzes all across this forum will be able to tell you what is what :D stu (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Try running this tool it detects alot of virus or trojans and removes them... http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwarer...efault.mspx#run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Or spybot search and destroy is very good and free...you should always run two different virus/trojon removers to make sure of getting rid of the threats. I use Spybot and Adaware, Norton Anti virus and have a hardware firewall. Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html Adaware - download http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Person...ubj=dl&tag=top5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Or spybot search and destroy is very good and free...you should always run two different virus/trojon removers to make sure of getting rid of the threats. I use Spybot and Adaware, Norton Anti virus and have a hardware firewall. Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html Adaware - download http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Person...ubj=dl&tag=top5 ← No offence mate read my post i have tried all of this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 if its an internet trojan it sounds exactly like the problem my friend had , all we did was deleted his temporary internet files and then it was problem solved try that it might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 right heres whats in start up menu Dragdiag unpak32 registr32 avgcc avgemc ctfmon unpak32 Not got a clue what any of them are apart from AVG any one know whats supposed to be there and what isnt. Internet is still crap slow and AVG is finding nothing. Why do i have 2 unpak32 in there? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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