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ok I tried using the program Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, which was the first thing sarahw suggested me to do the time she helped me, after doing a full scan it removed some malware entries, and it seems that I can access hijackthis now, here's the log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:06:12 AM, on 12/25/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDO

The computer got infected with a virus, and it's a strange one, this is what happens: I can't launch avast or hijackthis at all (I'm guessing) it's work of the virus, every time I click any of the two it says there is an error and won't let me run them. I can't access any of my 2 drives (whether C or D) I get a virus message and no access at all. How can a virus be removed without the help of Avast or Hijackthis? Does anyone know how to?

The computer got infected with a virus, and it's a strange one, this is what happens: I can't launch avast at all (I'm guessing) it's work of the virus, every time I click avast it says there is an error and it won't let me run it. I can't access any of my 2 drives (whether C or D) I get a virus message and no access at all. Does anyone know how can I get rid of him, without the help of avast, since it has been knocked out?

thx for all the suggestions guys, shanenin I tried the second sytem recovery and now it goes straight to the desktop without stumbling into an error, thanks!

I found out I can skip the error message by using f8 as soon as the system boots and from there in the options that follow choose to "start windows XP normally" still, I'm trying the suggestions you guys gave me since it would be rather troublesome having to use f8 every single time I turn on this computer.

This machine has a recovery partition instead of a disk

I'm trying to revive an old desktop with windows XP in it, nothing seemed to be wrong with it except that it was extremely slow (had too many programs, spyware and very few memory in it). So, I decided to use the recovery partition that the system had, and after having made a full system recovery I proceeded to power the system and it was back to it's initial state. Granted, this means that it has all the crapware that came along with it, so I decided to uninstall some programs. I started with Norton Antivirus, and after uninstalling it went on with the usual "restart the system" requirement.

Can anyone post a beginner's guide on how to use hamachi for transferring folders and big files? I tried their forums but it didn't have any how-to guide.

Sometimes the DVD drive on our computer desktop doesn't read some discs, and I know the discs aren't damaged since I have tried them on the DVD player on the living room. Why is it that a computer DVD drive can't read the discs while a normal DVD player can? How can this problem be fixed?

I'm looking for a beginners textbook, something to read for someone who's starting from zero. Does anyone know of any good recommendations? I've heard that it helps if you start learning about basic notions of algorithms and data structure. Is this true? and if so, which book on the subject would you recommend?

thx Pete it worked

Just one small question do I have to reinstall the programs that I had installed b4 in drive D?

Finally! I was able to gain access!! Thx sarahw!!

Here's the log: Explorer killed successfully d:\autorun.inf moved successfully. Explorer started successfully OTMoveIt2 by OldTimer - Version 1.0.4.3 log created on 09072008_223122 I'm rebooting the computer right now

The first 2 gibberish options don't appear on drive C when I right-click it, I'll proceed to follow your instructions using MoveIt right now.

Yes, it does, it changes from C:\ to D:\

still same result as my last 2 screenshots, here's the last OTMoveit log: Explorer killed successfully File/Folder d:\autorun not found. Explorer started successfully OTMoveIt2 by OldTimer - Version 1.0.4.3 log created on 09072008_213946 I also see a couple of options in gibberish if I happen to right-click the drive:

I still can't access the drive, here's what I get instead when I try to do it:

I bought a LaCie 1TB external hard drive after seeing the review made in this site about it, the drive seems fine except for one thing: Every time I select the "Eject/Remove Hardware" icon on the task bar to unmount the drive through the "Safely Remove Hardware" window, the process starts but never finishes, it just hangs in there, and it never unmounts the drive. I'm worried that in the long run, this problem causes data to be lost. Does anyone know how to solve this issue? Thanks in advance.

OTMoveit log: D:\Software Backup recent\ShrzaDowns\232.Images.Of.The.Universe.HiRes.zip moved successfully. File/Folder D:\Software Backup recent\ShrzaDowns\80.Motorcycles.Wallpaper.1024x768.and.Easyriders.Magazine.May.2006.ebook.zi not found. File/Folder p not found. D:\explorer.exe moved successfully. C:\cg2\docfromsandiskFD\ut2004_Demo3334.exe moved successfully. D:\GLXB.PIF moved successfully. OTMoveIt2 by OldTimer - Version 1.0.4.3 log created on 09072008_140332

Here's the Hijackthis report: StartupList report, 9/6/2008, 2:30:57 PM StartupList version: 1.52.2 Started from : C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.EXE Detected: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Detected: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512) * Using default options * Including empty and uninteresting sections * Showing rarely important sections ================================================== Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C

Here's the kaspersky report: Program database last update: Saturday, September 06, 2008 15:47:35 Records in database: 1198581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scan settings: Scan using the following database: extended Scan archives: yes Scan mail databases: yes Scan area - My Computer: A:\ C:\ D:\ E:\ F:\ Scan statistics: Files scanned: 70719 Threat name: 4 Infected objects: 6 Suspicious objects: 0 Duration of the scan: 01:36:20 File name / Threat name / Threats count C:\cg2\docfromsandiskFD\ut2004_Demo3334.exe Infected: Virus.Win32

You were right in your assumptions sarahw, thanks

I didn't get any "install Active X message" Also there isn't a single link to access in that Kapersky screen.

Hello sarahw, thx for the help, here's the Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware log: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.26 Database version: 1113 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 9/4/2008 3:18:34 PM mbam-log-2008-09-04 (15-18-34).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|) Objects scanned: 99065 Time elapsed: 29 minute(s), 30 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 0 Memory Modules Infected: 0 Registry Keys Infected: 1 Registry Values Infected: 0 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 0 Files Infected: 0 Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detec