chris said:
I recently had to do a full sys recovery because my unit was
compromised........ now that i have done this i can get online and view most
websites and pages ..... what i am haveing problems with are..... RE: for
instance, my wife and i can get onto myspace do our normal talk with friends,
but when we try to do our applications all we get are white screens???????
what can i do or fix to correct this problem ......
as for java and activeX that has all been installed and up to date ....
A recovery will not clean a compromised computer!
Unexplained computer behaviour may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
Run a thorough scan by doing the following steps:
Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .
Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.
= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Click [OK] to close the IE properties window.
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/rr-update/rr-free-setup.exe
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html
Download this and run it to clean up:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
If you want further help, try the hijackthis tool.
Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many forums for analysis and troubleshooting or you can send it to me on my
email provided at the bottom:
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php)
Can you please send me a copy at (e-mail address removed) ,
remove the obvious to email me, note ( _ it is underscore not - ).
Windows Script 5.7 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...25-D896-482E-A0D6-524E7E844D81&displaylang=en
HTH,
nass
