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skeezer on 10 October 2008

So when I go to "My Pictures" folder, ever since yesterday I have found a link there that when I open it...firefox opens and this is in the sitebar.

 

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Yoshimar/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/about.Brontok.A.html

 

I delete the file and 5 minutes later its there again.

 

What do I do?



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supermariogalaxy on 10 October 2008

I think you can delete it and then go into the Recycle Bin and permanently delete it...Hope that helps...

EDIT: I just checked on my Recycle Bin...If you wanna delete something I think you have to permanently delete everything from your recycle bin...:(



 

skeezer on 10 October 2008
supermariogalaxy said:
I think you can delete it and then go into the Recycle Bin and permanently delete it...Hope that helps...

 

I tried that, thanks anyway.



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gomezc on 11 October 2008

Dude, you have a worm on your PC.

First, download this:

http://www.geocities.com/teddy_baykard/BrontokRemover.html

Then, boot your PC in safe mode:

Window Key + "R", Type in "msconfig". Under "boot tab" select "safe mode" and apply; reboot your computer, it will start up in safe mode.

Run the Brontok remover, it will destroy the worm.

The worm basically disables folder options, disable your registry editor and restarts the system when the registry is implemented. The tool will destroy the worm and rid you of the problem. Let me know when it's killed, good luck :)



akuma587 on 11 October 2008

Download the Kaspersky trial version and it should clear out any viruses/spyware you have in no time.



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blackstar on 11 October 2008

i have "avg" and it solved the problem once but it kept coming back everytime i restart my pc , here is what u have to do :
scan ur pc for viruses worms and to make sure that u completely solved it open ur control panel > scheduled tasks > delete the unusual or abnormal tasks



BenKenobi88 on 11 October 2008

I'd mix as many well-known spyware-checkers and anti-virus and see if it solves the problem.

If not, I'd do the "easy" thing...reformat your PC.



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nordlead on 11 October 2008
gomezc said:
Dude, you have a worm on your PC.

First, download this:

http://www.geocities.com/teddy_baykard/BrontokRemover.html

Then, boot your PC in safe mode:

Window Key + "R", Type in "msconfig". Under "boot tab" select "safe mode" and apply; reboot your computer, it will start up in safe mode.

Run the Brontok remover, it will destroy the worm.

The worm basically disables folder options, disable your registry editor and restarts the system when the registry is implemented. The tool will destroy the worm and rid you of the problem. Let me know when it's killed, good luck :)

 

I'd do this first. If it doesn't work

symantec has some of the best instructions for manually removing almost every virus/worm/trojan

http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/threatexplorer/index.jsp




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