-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need Help with Virus
- From: donelias@xxxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 23:48:10 -0500
I am using W98Se - no system Restore.
Thanks
Don Elias
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 09:00:10 +1300 DH Holmes <hayvan2@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Don,
> Have you tried the System Restore trick? If this virus is located in
> those files it is not, apparently, going to be deleted by an AV prog.
>
> The fix is simple, but is done at the cost of losing all previous
> footprints of your system. Go to System restore and disable System
> Restore. Reboot(a MUST), then Re-enable System Restore and create a
> restore point(important). That will be the ONLY restore point you will
> have, all earlier ones being deleted. That may solve your problem. I
> can't tell.
>
> Just remember that all your previous restore points are lost when
> you
> disable!!!!
>
> HTH
>
> Rick H
>
> Donelias@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I don't think people really read the description of my problem.
> > I can't use an on line scanner if the virus keeps me from
> > getting on line. I tried Avast, AVG, Spybot, and AdAware
> > and none of them found the problem with my system.
> > I manually deleted the files that the virus installed on my
> > system and it is now working without problems from the
> > virus. The only problem remaining is that my computer
> > still tries to download files from www.zviframe.com but I
> > have it blocked. But there are resources being expended to
> > continuously try to connect to that site.
> >
> > I requested that anyone google to try to find out about this
> > site but nobody responded. I have since tried it myself
> > but did not find any useful information.
> >
> > Don Elias
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