Need Help With A Virus

[the stig]

First of all, this is ImaGonnaGetYou, and I am Teamviewing Stig. Why? A backdoor/trojan recently infected my computer, and I only just noticed that it was in my computer today, most likely because it "activated" today.

The trojan has been deleted. HOWEVER, two IP Addresses are redirecting my internet browser, and my internet connection (or, atleast Internet Explorer 7) is locked up almost completely. I can't visit any websites, or download any files or programs on Messenger or IE 7.

I can talk on Messenger and use Teamviewer, but that is the very peak of my capabilities with my current internet connection. If you can give ANY help on how to cut my connection to the IP Addresses, it would be much appreciated.

Ironically, whoever is doing this to me gave me their personal information indirectly, so I know where they live exactly. If you need the IP Address, please post here, and I'll have Stig PM you it.

I'm using McAfee SecurityCenter, and I used the Traffic Monitor tool to find the IP Address of the person giving me this crap. Here's the directory in that tool:

Generic Host Process or Win32 Services > 127.0.0.1 (which, of course, is redirecting me to my own computer), and the culprit's IP (which is located somewhere in California, in a hotel, and is the default IP of a certain company's routers).

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I'm calling it a night since it's 2 a.m. right now, but I'll check the thread through Teamviewer tomorrow. Please help ASAP so I can download some Power Armor pep files.

...and do other stuff too, but mainly the pep files, lol.

 

[ImaGonnaGetYou]

Seriously? I just spent 30 minutes trying to redirect my browser here, and nobody even looks at this topic?

Nice job.

 

[Das Brutus]

I'm using "maleware antivirus"... scan 2x a day... it's free.

I hope you can get your problem fixed without too much expense...

 

[rvb4life]

if it is really messing you up that badly, you may just want to reformat the hard drive. It'll erase everything, but that is including the virus. Back up all your files and run a recovery disk if you have one.


inb4 delete system32

 

[Das Brutus]

That's one reason I store EVERYTHING on an external hard drive I disconnect unles in need to access it. I learned a long time ago that little secret...

 

[Seno Ypsamee]

I had this same issue awhile back. What you're gonna have to do is use some kind of malware scanner and write down the names of the infected files. What happened to me is that I did delete the virus, but some files were left behind that could not be deleted.

Okay, now, with the names written down, reboot in Safe Mode, go to Start > Search (or just go straight to the directory of the files if you know it), then search for the files. Delete and enjoy!

(Note: This is what I had to do, it may or may not work, but this is all I have to offer.)

 

[kensai111]

System restore point or backup and reformat. You can also use a linux live cd to scan for viruses or something like Bart PE to scan for malware and viruses.

Good luck, when you finally get it up and running, get a firewall setup.

Cheers,
Kensai

 

[Das Brutus]

External Hard Drives are getting larger in storage space, and cheaper... I'd invest.

 

[rube]

Lose McAfee and install AVG.

Seriously.

 

[Seno Ypsamee]

Lose McAfee and install AVG.

Seriously.

McAfee > AVG if you have access to it.

 

[eggfooyoung]

McAfee works pretty well for me right now, but if you ain't got the money, AVG I heard is top notch.

 

[rvb4life]

well i'm talking to him right now, the problem is the dllhost.exe and dll32.exe files. I'm not a software expert, i dont really know how to fix it. its definitely a virus though.


also, sophos>all

 

[rube]

McAfee > AVG if you have access to it.

He was running McAfee and has been infected. Not a really good product endorsement if you ask me.

 

[adventchildmatrix]

A) ur antivirus has very little to do with stopping viruses if you dont have a firewall you will get a virus no matter what antivirus software you have

Buy mcafee firewall when you can as AVG sucks it does an update everyday and takes most of the time half an hour

ive had this virus on my old computer for over 6 months now it is a bitch to eradicate so grab files from your pc and scan them on an independant computer and buy a terabit drive there only about £85 these have 990gigabites worth of space so there worth the money
once you have saved what you can format your pc and start afresh and before you download anything get all the security updates for both windows and mcafee

make sure you virus scan every file before you put them back onto your pc and back up your pc onto the portable hard drive every week and run both windows defender+ a full virus scan and a malware scan at least twice a week i go with mondays and fridays

 

[rube]

A) ur antivirus has very little to do with stopping viruses if you dont have a firewall you will get a virus no matter what antivirus software you have

A firewall is good but that won't save you from a virus that exploits a vulnerability in a service or program that requires an open port.

Buy mcafee firewall when you can as AVG sucks it does an update everyday and takes most of the time half an hour

AVG updating often is a good thing! If the threat is changing so must the defense. If it takes half an hour to install an update on your box then something is wrong with your machine. Mine is about 30 seconds.

 

[Toby]

Okay, enough with the half-truths and downright lies.

The easiest and fastest way to get rid of the virus 99.7% is to wipe the drive and install new. If it's not the easiest thing to do, then get your data organised on an external drive, and then wipe the drive. No program can do that for you or "fix" your windows as good as new.

Second, AVG is top-notch, but even the best/worst anti-virus software has no chance against stupidity, dodgy (porn) sites or illegal cracks, etc. No offence, but chances are you downloaded/clicked something you shouldn't have, and I don't blame you, but think about it so you don't make the same mistake twice, on your freshly formatted PC.

 

[Keegan]

Second, AVG is top-notch, but even the best/worst anti-virus software has no chance against stupidity, dodgy (porn) sites or illegal cracks, etc. No offence, but chances are you downloaded/clicked something you shouldn't have, and I don't blame you, but think about it so you don't make the same mistake twice, on your freshly formatted PC.

Hehe,
Thats what I get for trying to get a free copy of Sony Vegas.
I know have quite similar or the exact virus, that is being discussed in this thread.
I am on my moms computer right now, and its annoying the heck out of me.
Is there any way to back up my files? Im waiting for ImaGonnaGetYou to get online so he can tell me how he solved this problem, but until then I am going to debate about wiping my hard drive.