Re: "unable to use windos update......" 22/6/2004

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: madmax (maxpro4u_at_nomail.afraid.org)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:47:45 GMT

Charles wrote:
> As per the grateful advice given in reply to the origional
> posting I have managed to make some progress... and eh..
> open a further can of worms(forgive the pun).
>
> I got rid of the corrupted hosts file and was able to
> reactivate both windows and norton update. Both of these
> have been updated. NAV managed to detect
> W32.HLLWGAOBOT.GEN which was removed manually as the
> removal tool on the Symantec website did not work even in
> safe mode.
>
> After cleaning this virus the host file was still being
> corrupted so I ran the on site checkers from Symantec,
> Trend Micro and McAfee.
>
> Symantec nothing.
>
> Trend Micro found DOS.ARGOBOT.GEN which was simply deleted.
>
> McAfee found EXPLOIT-MIME.GEN, W32/GABOT.WORM.GEN.E,
> W32/BUGBEAR.BLDATA, W32/NACHIT.FTPD. The last of these I
> may have removed by following the instructions on the
> Mcafee site. As for the first three I evidently will have
> to purchase their virus checker to go any further.
>
> Is this the best course of action or should I strip the
> hard drive and start again?
>

There are a couple of other online scanners;
Panda,RAV,Kapersky, that you could try.
A clean install is best. Are you using anything else besides
NAV? Any spyware checkers? You need to learn how to protect
yourself so it doesn't happen again. There are some links on
my site.
-max 

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