Sooooo, I have a visitor, Antivirus soft. I was able to find a tutorial on how to remove this bitch, but in order to do so, I need to reboot my computer into safe mode. The instructions provided at the site I was at do not work. This is pissing me off, and is probably my own fault. Any help would be appreciated.
Fuck it. It's going in the trash.
Turn your computer off wrong, and when it starts up, there should be a black screen that gives you three options or so, safe mode being one of them. This is if you have a Windows system.
Quote from: Professor Freeky on March 22, 2010, 06:00:31 PM
Turn your computer off wrong, and when it starts up, there should be a black screen that gives you three options or so, safe mode being one of them. This is if you have a Windows system.
Thanks. I actually got it into safemode, but can't get it to download the thing I need to remove it. I'm trying to save it to a flash drive on my folks' desk top, but for some reason I can't get it to download.... This is frustrating...
I hate when that happens. Did you try right clicking on the download button/link and selecting "Save target as"?
Quote from: Professor Freeky on March 22, 2010, 06:06:17 PM
I hate when that happens. Did you try right clicking on the download button/link and selecting "Save target as"?
That worked. Thanks.
I'm always glad to help. :D
safe mode is usually activated by hitting F8 a couple of times during the first bit of booting. then you get a menu. but I see you already figured that out.
Well, I'm on the home stretch. Let's hope this works. Thanks guys for your help.
I have learned something in all this: I am a dick.
A USB DICK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6ToHzAlxo) ? :D
Quote from: Triple Zero on March 22, 2010, 07:00:23 PM
A USB DICK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6ToHzAlxo) ? :D
I don gettit
Fail. I go smash my head in now.
Quote from: dimo on March 22, 2010, 07:01:52 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on March 22, 2010, 07:00:23 PM
A USB DICK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6ToHzAlxo) ? :D
I don gettit
It's a song. And since you (almost) saved the computer with a USB stick, and came to the conclusion you;re a dick ---> USB DICK
haha
Goddamnit. If I had spent all those years ignoring technology learning it instead, I'd have this fixed by now. I AM A DICK. I've come to the conclusion that I now own a fucking brick. I will choke a motherfucker.
It didn't work in Safe Mode?
Are you sure the instructions you followed are recent? (Check the dates on the article)
Quote from: Remington on March 22, 2010, 08:26:29 PM
It didn't work in Safe Mode?
Are you sure the instructions you followed are recent? (Check the dates on the article)
It worked in safe mode, I just haven't been able to remove the shit that's fucking it up.
Dude, relax. Don't hit yourself on the head about it.
Spyware/malware is fucking persistent poopy crap. I refuse to fix friends or family's computers if I can possibly avoid it because of that. Usually they turn the computer into something utterly slow, unusable and unstable. And then, if you manage to remove it, the computer still acts up, even if the spyware is gone. Sometimes it's just best to wipe the whole thing and install the OS anew.
Really, prevention is the best cure. Better to learn what to click and not to click, when the dialog box means it will install shit on your computer and never ever surf with Internet Explorer.
No really, spyware is a bitch and if I have to battle with it, I don't always win either.
Ok that doesn't help you, but should make you feel a bit better :)
And, since you said that the machine still boots to safe mode, it probably still works. So it's not a brick. Promise a geeky nerd friend a sixpack of good beers and ask them if they can come over an evening and look at it.
Quote from: Triple Zero on March 22, 2010, 08:29:05 PM
Dude, relax. Don't hit yourself on the head about it.
Spyware/malware is fucking persistent poopy crap. I refuse to fix friends or family's computers if I can possibly avoid it because of that. Usually they turn the computer into something utterly slow, unusable and unstable. And then, if you manage to remove it, the computer still acts up, even if the spyware is gone. Sometimes it's just best to wipe the whole thing and install the OS anew.
Really, prevention is the best cure. Better to learn what to click and not to click, when the dialog box means it will install shit on your computer and never ever surf with Internet Explorer.
No really, spyware is a bitch and if I have to battle with it, I don't always win either.
Ok that doesn't help you, but should make you feel a bit better :)
And, since you said that the machine still boots to safe mode, it probably still works. So it's not a brick. Promise a geeky nerd friend a sixpack of good beers and ask them if they can come over an evening and look at it.
Thanks. I'm
trying to relax. My guitarist is very handy with this kind of stuff, and he's gonna stop by after work to help me out. Hopefully he can take care of it, but considering what he does for work, I think he'll be able to do it. Thanks for dealing with my crap.
I had to reinstall a few weeks ago because of a bad Vundo infestation.
Sometimes its possible to rip the shit off your computer, but sometimes... you just have to bite teh bullet and reinstall.
Which is why people will tell you to back up your important data, always.
(also, I think that Teenage Bad Girl is bad-ass)
Ok, safe mode isn't.
Go to http://www.ubcd4win.com/ (http://www.ubcd4win.com/) and download it. Use a non-infected computer to be safe. You need a windows CD, then follow the instructions.
Reboot from your new "Ultimate Boot CD For Windows".
Enable networking (don't try to use wireless, plug in).
Run the various anti-virus/anti-malware scanners on the disk.
If you don't have a windows CD available, I recommend Knoppix Security Tools Distro (http://www.knoppix-std.org/) or the avira anti-vir rescue CD (http://www.free-av.com/en/products/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html).