virus help

[mcmasterg]

hi
i have a problem with my laptop i cnt get on the tinter net and it keeps coming up with win32/mozinject.a i am working with etrust anti virus and i have ran a full scan (2hrs 30min) it did detect the trogen marked as above but as soon as i reboot the same thing happens plse it is opening loads of pages in the background nothing coming on screen but if you check history there is at least 100 hits all poker or add sites i can check my mail and i can get msn and bbc but that is it but i get no logos or pictures on any of the sites google loads up again with no logo but does not run can anyone help

[Devilfish]

Download and install these apps...

SpyBot Search and Destroy
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10861988.html?tag=lst-1

Ad-Aware
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10844457.html?tag=lst-1

Make sure you update the definitions before running a scan. If you can, run them in safe mode and disconnect your PC from the internet.

I'll see if I can find out more info about that specific trojan/worm.

You'll need to stop going to those russian ~~~~ sites m8. :roflmao:

[smirnoff_rules]

have u tried a system restore ? XoftSpySE_433.rar is a great programe too pm sent

[djprezes]

most effective you can do is reinstall your system again :)

[Dazza]

I would agree with djprezes, often it's easier to start again, once you've backed everything up to a secure location. (files, folders, emails, favourites, music, photos, etc, etc. Otherwise you will probably lose these things!)

But, I'd also try, Webroot's SpySweeper, they do a free 30 trial, and also MalwareBytes, who again, do a free version. Both are excellent malware catchers...

An online scan, say at Trend, or Symantec, would be good too, IF you can get online and stay online, long enough for the scan to do it's business...

[BEATHEART]

If you can get online m8 goto

TREND MICRO HouseCall 6.5 (http://housecall65.trendmicro.com)

Its a comprehensive scanner, House call checks for viruses, spyware and system flaws.

Also do you have SpywareTerminator ?

Free spyware removal and spyware protection - Spyware Terminator
(http://www.SpywareTerminator.com) ( Has Real Time Protection as well )

I use Trend Housecall if any probs

BUT a combo of Spybot Search & destroy & SpywareTerminator are Ve good cos if one does not pick anything up the other one will.

Remember when all is well Switch off System Restore and create a new checkpoint.
If you turn back to an earlier checkpoint it will probably be no good as you will reinfect yourself again !!

[biffo1]

im in agreement with smirnof xoftspy is up threre very good , along with webroots spy sweeper plus make sure u have a decent antivirus fully uptodate and run the scans

[caveman_nige]

I am a bit late coming in on this also and i guess by now that you will have sorted it, But i would defo go with Devilfish's recommendations, they are the same products i have used time after time to clean up systems. You can add others to this, but use the cocktail approach to system security, have more than one ingredient to make it better.

What firewall are you using with the that AV software.. We all ahave our favs but get a system set up with for example (not an unwritten law):

Zonealarm Firewall (free)
AVG Antivirus (free)
Spybot S&D (free)
Spywareblaster (free)
Adaware (free)

It makes for a good safe base to work on, but remember to update them regularly and run scans regularly.