Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 This is really weird, my moms friend brought me her comp to fix and every single one of her program files were deleted. She said she didn't do it but i was thinking she did. norton said she had no virus or anything when i installed it. so i was like :/ anyway fixed her comp by formated it and other **** lol. But what is WEIRD!!! today my program files just started to disappear. This thing whatever it is deleted my A - C program files and just stopped once again norton didn't pick it up. my taskmanager says nothing is running and nothing starts up with windows so this is really freaky. anyone else have something like this going on? Windows xp is what i'm using if it matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Set program files folder to be read only, that might stop it temporarily, and try updating your definitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Weird stuff. My comps have been behaving strangely recently. Just last night i switched on my XP Box and the thing refuses to boot into windows. Blue screens on every attempt. Not even safe mode helps. :ermm: I ran "dir" from a command prompt and sure enough my entire windows directory has been trashed. Something odd is going on. The machine was fine when i used it last, so i dont know what could have happened.:confused: Anyhow, Moved to Security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 yes i know something is out there that is ****ing me off! if i lose my ;) collection aww postal will be served. yes my defin. are updated even downloaded that other virus protector thing still nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Maybe a courtesy of M$, bundled in SP1...??? Lol...!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 nope no sp1 on here lol. only thing i have beta on here is winamp lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 ...errmm.... thinking..... :ermm: Think what have you dowloaded/installed lately... and compare with things dowloaded/installed by your mom's friend... I will be alert... just in case.... :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by Keldyn Weird stuff. My comps have been behaving strangely recently. Just last night i switched on my XP Box and the thing refuses to boot into windows. Blue screens on every attempt. Not even safe mode helps. :ermm: I ran "dir" from a command prompt and sure enough my entire windows directory has been trashed. Something odd is going on. The machine was fine when i used it last, so i dont know what could have happened.:confused: Anyhow, Moved to Security Hey... have you been trying to overclocking a dress in your XP box...??? Lol...!!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 nope no over clocking. and on my moms friends comp she didn't have 1 thing on that comp that i got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 Possible causes: Boot-Sector Virus (try a low level format for those) Bad-Sector or two or two-thousand. (Buy a new hard drive for this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 This is Interesting Indeed :o :ermm: :paranoid: :rolleyes: :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 well how does all this just happen like recently? i mean its very weird seeing it happening to my moms friends comp, mine and then keldyn reported something of the same thing.... is there a way to check the boot sectors or bad sectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 I am curious too, I don't want that happen to my computer. Maybe WInamp contains a Virus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 I hope you and Keldyn finds out quickly what the hell was going on, this scares me :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 To scan sectors just use in command prompt CHKDSK /R But I don't think you have bad sectors.... :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 This sounds like a New Virus, Norton haven't come across yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 You don't happen to have this virus, do you? http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...ete.trojan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 noton didn't pick up 1 virus :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Alright, let's do some investigative work... 1. Have both of you (You, Keldyn) used IRC in the last twos before you were infected? 2. Have both of you downloaded the same rare programs, beta software, such as what? (I assume this virus must be rare, or else a lot of us would get it, if it's one of these programs 3. have both of you direct connected with any dudes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by JediXAngel Alright, let's do some investigative work... 1. Have both of you (You, Keldyn) used IRC in the last twos before you were infected? 2. Have both of you downloaded the same rare programs, beta software, such as what? (I assume this virus must be rare, or else a lot of us would get it, if it's one of these programs 3. have both of you direct connected with any dudes? i would have said irc but. my mom's friends comp didn't have irc on there believe me all it had was AOL i think it was distributed from email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 You can't get infected by just reading the email, you have to open the program first. Did you open an attachment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by JediXAngel You can't get infected by just reading the email, you have to open the program first. Did you open an attachment? Not totally true... You can receive an HTML page (or an HTML fragment) in an e-mail with a malicious ActiveX, Java program or JavaScript to start a virus, worm or something like that. Just opening or previewing that mail can start the malignous code. Windows Update posted a lot of fixes for that exploits. You have antivirus e-mail protection products for that reason... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 19, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 19, 2002 well i dont read my email cause all it is, is spam from neowin ;) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by unsanity well i dont read my email cause all it is, is spam from neowin ;) lol Lol...!!! Same here, spammed every minute from posting in forums... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJediMedia Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by JHAres Not totally true... You can receive an HTML page (or an HTML fragment) in an e-mail with a malicious ActiveX, Java program or JavaScript to start a virus, worm or something like that. Just opening or previewing that mail can start the malignous code. Windows Update posted a lot of fixes for that exploits. You have antivirus e-mail protection products for that reason... ;) That's why my current Browser security is Medium High!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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