Windows Security Center virus

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N|K wrote:You are probably using a pirated version. If this is the case then I am assuming that the image integrity has been compromized; as with all warez.
learn to read :dork:
andyman wrote:Went to comp usa and got a new hard drive and os disk
you're the same semi-literate cleft that posted in gd about being a nazi and a half-breed at the same time? f1 for ban.
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Thread pruned of idiocy. Keep your bullshit in Gen D N|K. The people in T&T are decent folks looking for help. If you're not willing to help out without acting like an ass then don't bother posting here.
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So I got a new mobo and processor, hooked everything up and right now it's reformatting for a clean install of xp pro. Also got a new external hdd to use with this computer ONLY. Hope this works and stays working :)

motherboard is Nvidia nForce 730i and processor is intel 2.33GHz quad core Q8200. everything else is being reused. it'd be cool if mw2 can run at 1024 or maybe even one step better with some of the extra effects turned off.
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all that money you blow on cars and you can't pony up for a decent rig?
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:all that money you blow on cars and you can't pony up for a decent rig?
MAYBE SOMEONE COULD TELL ME WHY THIS SHIT IS NOT WORKING, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL. NEW MOBO, NEW HARD DRIVE, NEW PROCESSOR, NEW FUCKING OS, AND IT IS STILL FUCKING UP. 3 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP, IT STARTS A 1 MINUTE COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN THE COMPUTER.

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK

On a fresh install, it takes forever to startup. I think I will take a video if it does this again, it's absolutely rediculous. The only things I have installed is the driver disc that came with the motherboard, and internet security suite plus 2010. Haven't even plugged it into the network yet..
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what is this

Image

i took a video of a startup but after 6 minutes of sitting at the 'loading settings' or some shit splash screen, the camera battery went dead.

I don't know what to do. Can I save the motherboard and processor and just get new everything else that could possibly connect to it? or am i out $250?

Oh and did i mention that the lan port on the motherboard doesn't do anything? the green light comes on and that's it. all drivers that came with it are installed btw.

If anyone thinks they can fix this i'll mail it to you. but be warned.....
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Re: Windows Security Center virus

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Boot it into Safe mode, and disable the RPC process...

thats an old virii...
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for Testing purposes
Get into the bios and use Fail Safe Settings .. not the Optimized settings.

In the bios turn OFF .. onboard Sound ... onboard Lan ..

On your computer take out hardware that you do not need to boot into windows.

THE last time i had issues with a windows installation was due to faulty ram.

Can you boot into safe mode?

I have very slow boot times when i use 2 hard drives

If SATA drives .. try plugging in the SATA cable to a different port. That solved my Cdr and Hard Drive conflict causing windows errors.

Boot XP with the XP CD
-master the Recovery Console .. google
-use to google to figure out how to turn off the service that is causing the error.
-use google to figure out how to prevent windows from automatically restarting on windows errors
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That 1 minute shutdown thing was patched in service pack 2, did you update?

Alternatively, you can just run cmd and type in shutdown.exe -a and the box will go away... I forget the downside to it though

Just update to SP2

Edit: I have the SP2 installer if you want it (If you cant use windows update)
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AmIdYfReAk wrote:thats an old virii...
Yes indeed. Hope you're using official discs for all the software you're installing.
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The install disc is sp3 but i'll try the cmd box when it does it again. I pulled the video card, can it run with no ram in it?
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No, it needs to have some ram in it to boot.

And for shits and giggles, try a fresh install without Internet Security Suite or being hooked to the internet in any way. I got a feeling that it's something you're installing that has the virus.
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Scourge wrote:No, it needs to have some ram in it to boot.

And for shits and giggles, try a fresh install without Internet Security Suite or being hooked to the internet in any way. I got a feeling that it's something you're installing that has the virus.
alrighty, i'm going to try a complete reinstall with zero cards and one stick of ram in computer, lan disconnected, and yeah bare bones. The os copy is valid, i got it at the store a few months ago the last time i tried to tackle this beastly beast....
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It's installed and took a lot less time than normal, on the sys properties window it reads xp pro sp3...

I am going to have to at least install the drivers that came with the motherboard since none of the usb ports will read my mouse. With a ps2 adapter the mouse will get power but the cursor won't move.
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Ok here's a new problem that again has me baffled and it's a hardware problem (maybe):

I plug in a usb mouse and the mouses flashes then turns off right away. I wiggle the plug into the port and get it in 1/8th of the way, the mouse stays on for 4 seconds, then turns off. It's doing this on every usb port including the ones on the front of the case so I figure it to be a driver issue or something... but the menu for the driver installer won't let me navigate with the keyboard. :( USB -> PS2 adapter powers the mouse but the cursor wont move.

edit: and i restarted with the mouse plugged in the usb port, now once it starts up it just completely freezes. could this fucking virus really have embedded itself onto the mouse somehow??????? THe mouse is an mx518 and it installs it's own stuff when it's first plugged in so I could see how it's possible, especially since my dads laptop had become infected after i plugged in the memory card for my camera into it.


So then I try another format and reinstall, but when installing it pops up about 15 times that the cd drives could not be installed, and then the 'system' drives could not be installed. When everything is finished, it restarted, then just kept restarting. It would go to the prompt to select which boot mode, and i'd just pick normal and it would immediately restart. So i'm trying another reinstall so that maybe the files that had to be skipped over last time are installed this time.

What a pain in the ass this is.
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lol @ caps.
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i assume you have another mouse handy to try?
If possible see if you can use a PS2 mouse
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Had a spare mx, but it did the same... i'll pick up a ps2 mouse today
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Check to see if your chipset drivers are installed, it may cause the USB ports to not function properly. A mouse, once plugged in should at least function on the default Windows driver, you only need to install Logitech Setpoint for the extra button features, DPI settings, etc.
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andyman wrote:
Deathshroud wrote:Did you try resetting or updating the BIOS yet?

Not yet. I could do that tonight... I'll try the update.

My roommate wanted some media files from the laptop so i plugged in his external hard drive and gave them to him, now his laptop is infected lol
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I'd scan the install disc for a virus.
Maybe pull out the power from the mobo and the battery and leave over night.
Sometimes just pulling out those 2 and putting them back in isn't enought to reset the BIOS.
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If the Mac keyboards can be infected with a virus, I'd say it's within the realm of possibility that MX mice could as well, although I don't know much about them.

What I'd do next is the kitchen sink...
Unplug/remove everything not essential for booting, and don't plug it in to the network. Make sure you're using a PS/2 keyboard (no mouse)
(if possible go to a friend's house or work and re-download Ubuntu and burn it, to make sure you have a clean copy)
Boot to your Ubuntu Live CD, run a complete file system format of the HDD
update/reflash your HDD's firmware if possible
shut down
take the HDD out, update your BIOS again
shut down
clear the CMOS
go into BIOS and disable all onboard peripherals (USB, network, etc)
install windows
install mobo drivers
reinstall XP SP3 (download from a clean machine) to make sure your drivers didn't overwrite any system files with older versions

see if any nastiness exists on the machine at this point -- it shouldn't. set your IE homepage to about:blank. open IE a couple of times, browse the file system and open some readme files or something...

if nothing nasty pops up, then install a decent 3rd party firewall (i use Kerio, but they've been bought and it's no longer free. i can give you a copy of the old, free version i use if you need it -- you're running XP, right? -- or you can download a 30-day free trial of the new one here, which should be just as good: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/home-hom ... -firewall/ ). make sure you download it from a clean machine, of course.
install the firewall, go into the advanced rule creation, and create a rule at the very top of the list that blocks all incoming and outgoing traffic - all ports, all addresses, all apps, etc. i wouldn't use whichever security suite you were using before, since it doesn't have much of a track record for stopping this.

create a rule above that one that allows OUTBOUND communication only, for IE only, on ports 80 and 443 only.

plug in your network cable. the firewall should ask what kind of network it's connected to, so tell it public/untrusted.

go to Windows Update and get all the critical updates available. if you have problems with the updater, you may have to set your firewall to "ask" mode so you can figure out which app needs to be able to talk to microsoft -- or google to find out which ports WindowsUpdate uses -- but only allow OUTBOUND traffic on whatever you add.


Once your machine is patched and up to date, I would use something like Ghost to take an image of it. then begin adding your devices back, but don't install any software or drivers for them without downloading them fresh from a clean machine somewhere else.

if, at any point, the virus rears its head again, you can formate your drive, flash your BIOS, update the CMOS, and re-apply the Ghost image to your drive without having to do all of that work over again. at that point, if the virus came back, then you should have a pretty good idea of which software or device caused it, because it was probably the last one you installed before you had to ghost your machine.
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Alright so here's the latest... thank you for posting that rook but man 7/8th's of that stuff is beyond my scope. I took it to compusa so they could look at it and they are doing a hardware diagnostic. We both agree that it is most likely a problem with the mobo ports at this point, windows 7 works fine on it but none of the usb port work and only the keyboard ps2 port works, lan port doesn't work either. The motherboard can still be returned if it is defective and that is probably what will happen.

Also got new ram for it, two 2GB sticks. So as it stands the only parts that haven't been replaced are the cd drives, floppy drive, and video card and the vid card will be replaced with something snappier in a few weeks. :) Any suggestions (want to run mw2 at a medium rate)
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Also FINALLY got the laptop backed up and reformatted.... so nice to use windows again.
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COMPusa said al that shit was turned off in the bios.... whoops
the mobo works fine but they said there is a slew of adjustments that need to be made, he said it blue screened on them 3 times (with windows7)
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