Virus problem

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ToxicBug
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Virus problem

Post by ToxicBug »

Hello!

I have a virus of some sort. It causes Internet Explorer to not display any pages, at all. It displays "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".

Firefox works fine. I wouldn't mind this, since I never use IE, but Gmail Notifier can't connect either. Further, Quicktime Alternative can't connect, so I can't watch any HD trailers.

I've downloaded AVG Free, but it doesn't find the virus.

Suspicious processes:

x2 rundll32.exe processes in the task manager, not SYSTEM but User
SSMMgr.exe (I do have a Samsung printer, but there's nothing in the tray, and the description shows "SSMMgr.exe"

What could I do to fix this, but without formatting?

EDIT: I can't dl spybot because it can't connect either weee :)
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Foo
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Re: Virus problem

Post by Foo »

Check your proxy settings in IE. Firefox doesn't respect them but various other apps do. If it's set incorrectly you would see similar behavior to what you describe.
ToxicBug
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Re: Virus problem

Post by ToxicBug »

Fixed the proxy settings. IE and QA work, but gmail notifier still doesn't :(

running spybot...
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Captain
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Re: Virus problem

Post by Captain »

Uh oh, someone got Conflickered! See if you can access Windows Update and safe mode.

Regardless, you should try system restore and go back a couple days before things went wrong.
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