Yes Kevin, you could easily; burn a CDROM, copy to a ZIP disk or place the utilities in
instruction #1
on a USB Flash drive. Basically any removable media that holds at least 25MB.
With Adaware, you can install on one PC and update it. Then you can copy to media or burn
to CDROM the directory tree Adaware was installed in. You can then use it on the affected
platform without formally installing through an installation file.
If that cleans sufficiently, then you may be able to use or more of the online scanner URLs
provided after instruction #9.
FTP and floppy disks are NOT options. I won't get into the technical aspects why.
Dave
| Thanks for your help David, but I have one question. How can I download
| these programs if IE won't run? I mean, will I have to download it to my
| machine, burn it to a cd and install it on his? I have ws-ftp on a floppy,
| could I upload the required files and then ftp them to his infected machine?
| I know at work he has dsl, but at home he either has dsl or dial-up, no
| cable I don't think. I just tried my wireless laptop with a wireless router
| in safe mode for a connection with no luck.
| TIA
|
| | > 1) Download the following four items...
| >
| > Trend Sysclean Package
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
| >
| > Latest Trend Pattern File.
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
| >
| > McAfee Stinger
| >
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
| >
| > Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
| >
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
| >
| > Create a directory.
| > On drive "C:\"
| > (e.g., "c:\New Folder")
| > or the desktop
| > (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")
| >
| > Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
| > Dowload the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
| > For example; lpt238.zip
| >
| > Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same
| > directory as
| > sysclean.com.
| >
| > 2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions
| > 3) If the PC is using WinME or WinXP, disable System Restore
| >
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
| > 4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
| > 5) Using; Stinger, Trend Sysclean and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of
| > the
| > platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
| > (a few cycles may be needed)
| > 6) Restart the PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of the platform
| > using;
| > Stinger, Trend Sysclean and Adaware
| > 7) If the PC is using WinME or WinXP, Re-enable System Restore and
| > re-apply any
| > System Restore preferences, (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~
| > 600MB),
| > 8) Reboot the PC.
| > 9) If the PC is using WinME or WinXP, create a new Restore point
| >
| > You can also try some of the below online scanners.
| >
| > BitDefender:
| >
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
| >
| > Computer Associates:
| >
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
| >
| > DialogueScience:
| >
http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/
| >
| > F-Secure:
| >
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
| >
| > Freedom Online scanner:
| >
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html
| >
| > Kaspersky:
| >
http://www.kaspersky.com/de/scanforvirus
| >
| > McAfee:
| >
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
| >
| > Panda:
| >
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
| >
| > RAV
| >
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
| >
| > Symantec:
| >
http://security.symantec.com/
| >
| > Trend:
| >
http://housecall.antivirus.com
| >
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
| >
| >
| > * * * Please report your results ! * * *
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | A friend of mine has adopted some type of viral infection and I told him
| > I
| > | would try to find a fix for him. He said that when he starts Internet
| > | Explorer, it just quits abruptly. Could someone post a general
| > | backdoor/virus/adware procedure for cleaning this up? Thank you for
| > your
| > | time in advance. Oh yes, he said he bought some kind of pc mechanics
| > | program or something like that which was suppose to get rid of it, but
| > to no
| > | avail. Also, he doesn't want to restore the machine and I am pretty
| > sure it
| > | is an xp op sys.
| > |
| > | TIA
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
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