Re: Please help! Im close to trashing the computer
From: BarCom (PetitMal_at_nowhere.net)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:45:00 -0500
Advise is a verb.
"Stephan" <ask_me@maybe_i'll_tell.guess> wrote in message
news:O89WKdogEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> maybe someone will give you better advise, but here's mine.
> I find that, on average, I have spent at least 10 hours trying to fix my
> computer
> when it messed up from virus.
> it takes 4 hours to "reinstall" everything from scratch.
> I partitioned my hd in three parts:
> C: is where windows lives. (30G)
> D: is where all install files (web-purchased software, like AV stuff) and
> drivers live (10G)
> E: is data.(120G)
>
> when you pop the XP cd in teh drive, and start the compuer, it runs the
> install.
> ther are good directions on how to do this on the web.
> I'm sure someone here can give you the address.
>
>
> have fun, good luck
> Stephan
>
> "d_shelton1975" <d_shelton1975@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:648742FD-1471-41F0-91A5-F0B3EC5F7E13@microsoft.com...
>> I noticed how sluggish the computer was processing. So I ran Adaware and
> got
>> results, cleaned that. I ran Spybot search & destroy, I received an
>> error
>> message. So I uninstalled the program and reinstalled it, I did the
> updates.
>> I did a run and problems came up along with a funny message that I have
>> never seen before. So I chose to fix the problems. I closed the program
> and
>> noticed no difference in the computer. So I ran my McAfee. I kept
> receiving
>> a error message. So I installed AVG. I ran this program it found a
> virus.
>> This is the message: Trojan horse downloader.wren.f is found in file;
>> c\windows\downloaded program files\tetra.dll
>> I was given the option of sending it to the vault, so I did. I tried
>> running McAfee again, the program gets to the windows file and the
>> program
>> closes. I am not able to retry unless I restart the computer. I tried
>> to
>> clean my disk, the computer crashes. The tech at McAfee and I tried to
> find
>> some info on this virus, we were only able to find something on it at
> Spybot
>> search and destroy. It said that it is a hybrid virus, trojan and
> spyware.
>> I am being told that I will have to reformat my hard drive, I dont want
>> to
> do
>> this. I also dont remember what to do. I also need to mention I tried
> using
>> the stand alone scanner provided by McAfee, Stinger. I get error
>> messages
> or
>> either the computer crashes. Please Help someone!
>
>
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