kidstar64 Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Ok so i can usually nip viruses in the butt, but, i am have some issues with one. I am getting pop ups from CiD and AVG says a file "colbac.dll" in the system 32 folder is infected. i also have some weird startup programs with names such as TheAce.exe and Ante Thunk.exe. any one know of a way to rid me of this virus. I have Windows Xp SP2. If more info is needed tell me what you need. Thanks in advance. Quote
Joerg Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 [advice]The best and securest way would be a reinstall.[/advice] Delete those files and/or the autostart links Quote
Sparda Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 [advice]The best and securest way would be a reinstall.[/advice] That's more then advise, thats the only way to know it's fixed. Quote
digip Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Ok so i can usually nip viruses in the butt, but, i am have some issues with one. I am getting pop ups from CiD and AVG says a file "colbac.dll" in the system 32 folder is infected. i also have some weird startup programs with names such as TheAce.exe and Ante Thunk.exe. any one know of a way to rid me of this virus. I have Windows Xp SP2. If more info is needed tell me what you need. Thanks in advance. Try booting in safe mode and see if they still load. If they do, you may have to figure out alternative methods of removing them. If they don't, remvoe all copies of the files as well as registry keys to them and any services and start ups linked to them, then reboot and see what happens. Also, check to see when these files were created, as you may be able to remove and then go to a restore point before these files. If all else fails (google, etc) offload/backup any important files to an alternative drive using a live cd or in safe mode and then reinstall the OS. Also, be sure to scan the offloaded files before opening any of them, as copying them should not be a problem so long as you do not execute any of them on another pc. Quote
VaKo Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Reinstall and try again. Start with a clean base and secure it. Quote
kidstar64 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Reinstall and try again. Start with a clean base and secure it. what would you recommend to secure it Quote
Sparda Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 what would you recommend to secure it Ubuntu or unplug that ethernet cable Quote
Larrysmelter Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Don't surf for porn unless you are on a linux box, otherwise I use Spy Sweeper, and haven't had any problems. Quote
SomeoneE1se Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 spybot S&D running at every boot and kaspersky Quote
Sparda Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 When I use windows on my computers I tend to: Never apply windows updates Never run the windows firewall (except on laptops that connect to untrusted networks) Never run a firewall at all (same as above applies) Never run real time anti virus Exclusively use Firefox with NoScript (with flash set to on demand) + AdBlock + Cookie Safe Enable DEP Disable all annoying crap Disable the IE rendering engine As far as I can tell nothing has ever managed to seek in to computers that run windows that I use (can't say the same about family members, thats why there computers are now Ubuntuized with out wine installed) Quote
K1u Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 When I use windows on my computers I tend to: Never apply windows updates Never run the windows firewall (except on laptops that connect to untrusted networks) Never run a firewall at all (same as above applies) Never run real time anti virus Exclusively use Firefox with NoScript (with flash set to on demand) + AdBlock + Cookie Safe Enable DEP Disable all annoying crap Disable the IE rendering engine As far as I can tell nothing has ever managed to seek in to computers that run windows that I use (can't say the same about family members, thats why there computers are now Ubuntuized with out wine installed) If I am on a Windows box then the first thing I usually do is tell the user to switch to Linux or if Windows is on my box panic and Dban. Quote
VaKo Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Windows is a good OS... if you know what your doing. Quote
K1u Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Windows is a good OS... if you know what your doing. Think of how many people in this country are computer illiterate. Quote
digip Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Reinstall and try again. Start with a clean base and secure it. what would you recommend to secure it Stop viewing PORN! j/k A decent firewall like ZoneAlarm. A secure browser like Opera with plugins and maybe even Javascript turned off for pages you don't need it for. Quote
VaKo Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Windows is a good OS... if you know what your doing. Think of how many people in this country are computer illiterate. People being idiots isn't Microsoft's fault. Quote
moonlit Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Providing you use a little computing streetsmart, Windows can even be used without an antivirus providing you keep it patched and don't visit random porn sites, open random emails, downloads cracks or run random exe files. Sure, that's not the only way to catch stuff, and sometimes you get caught unaware so use an AV anyway. I recommend AVG or Avast, I like them both but AVG has alerted me to more than Avast has. Quote
Larrysmelter Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 May I point out to you K1u that Hak5 is international, and Vako probably lives in a different country than you. And Vako you are right for all the shit MS takes it is still the best OS out there. Quote
Sparda Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 Windows is a good OS... if you know what your doing. Think of how many people in this country are computer illiterate. People being idiots isn't Microsoft's fault. However, the lack of basic functionality is (where is wget, dd, bash, ssh, cat and so on?) :P Quote
VaKo Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 my copy of windows includes the basic unix tools, so i can indeed grep my documents for the file i downloaded with wget... Quote
Sparda Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 but you can't apt-get install wget in windows, and you don't need to in not windows :P Quote
K1u Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 but you can't apt-get install wget in windows, and you don't need to in not windows :P yum -y remove windows :-P Quote
SomeoneE1se Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 but you can't apt-get install wget in windows, and you don't need to in not windows :Pyou kinda can http://windows-get.sourceforge.net Quote
Sparda Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 but I still can't apt-get install apt point is, windows is a bit inconvenient :P Quote
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