apples24

a sec hand laptop, from word go since reinstalled xp was a nightmare it all started with the m blast jobbie

various updates tried to sort that one and now it doesnt pop up


ive installed AVG and adaware also

i get a pop up from avg maybe every 4 mins with a diff virus found, back door trojans, dialers etc etc, when log on to net it redirects my explorer to some page were i think it tries to download stuff


basicly its totally wanked explorer its constantly freezing etc, now the laptop doesnt even turn off properly on its own it gets to the windws is closing and freezes there

everytime i run a adaware or avg for a scan they find countless items and i prob have 300 viruses just sat in the avg vault lol

TIFF

Format the whole fookin lot mate

apples24

ive done that 5 times and reinstalled xp m8


but the mblast reapears, i then spend the next 12 hrs trying to update windows with all patches etc but it never gos right, sp2 i tried to install also but that totally screws the laptop and i had to reinstall

Azrael

You have to update it BEFORE you connect to the internet.

It's best to make windows install CD with most up to date patches. Then you install antivirus software, then you connect to internet through a firewall of some kind. And it's going to be all right then.

If you connect fresh windows to broadband it will die in couple of minutes from trojans and similar stuff.

apples24

hmmn so how do i make a cd??? my pc is fully up todate and has never given me any grief

so how do i copy all the details and updates to disc?

saff_cossie

Could well be in the BIOS. Maybe a good reason it was second hand like it is corrupt. Had one of our work PC's with some nasties in the BIOS and ended up sending it back to our Antivirus software manufacturer. Try a different hard drive in the first instance and I would get some other antivirus software as well.

Ps Try the IT forum in here as well or try specialist ones online for more suggestions

LEE-RS

had the same trouble as you mate thing i did is download firefox browser (instead of that $hite internet explorer) before you reinstall windows then put it on cd when you reinstall windows load firefox off your cd before connecting to the internet worked for me as firefox is alot more secure than explorer

lee

The Sludge

had a similar problem 2 weeks ago in the fact google would not work. So through mcafee i did the following

go here and download hijack this
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

then join this forum
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?act=idx

when you run hijack this, you create a log of your pc okay. Post it on the forum and within an hour an engineer will check it out and tell you what to delete.

Hope this helpss, as they were brilliant with me.

Redkop

Go to Cyber Tech Help Forum and go to Cyber Safety, post your problem and one of the tech helpers will assign themelves to your problem. They were fantastic with me when I experienced multiple viruses/trojans etc. They are experienced in reading the HJT logs.

brayspeed

Try - Registry Mechanic - worked for me

Azrael

There is a procedure for creating up to date installation CD descibed in knowlege baseoon Microsoft.com. It isn't that hard but I always got somebody to do it for me. For pro administrator it's couple of minutes work.

heepsy1

Avg aint gd either m8 was giving me grief better of with nortons.

u can get patches from the microsoft web site 4 ms blast it tells u how u get rid of it too hope this helps ya

Azrael

I'm very happy with AVG for some time. But there isn't antiviral software that will help for every virus ralated problem. It's kind of last barier against them, good firewall and network setup is the most important thing.