w32.alcra.c

[Guest]

I know, I know, this is not Virus-R-Us. Please accept my apologies .. I am
just seeking help anywhere.
I got this virus, and immediately went to Symantec for removal instructions.
It is listed as "Removal: Easy". I followed the steps, even through Safe
Mode. I have also isolated this hard drive to another machine (as a slave)
and ran complete Syware Doctor, AVG, AND Norton Anti-virus. EACH time the
results page shows it is a clean drive.
I plug the drive back into the desktop (Win XP) and shazamm, the Norton
Virus Caught window appears again with this virus.
Has anyone reading this ever dealt with this and able to give me any hints
as to how to finally remove this? Or maybe this virus has become seated in
the computer, apart from the hard drive. If so, how do I get it out of
THERE?
I am grateful for any help short of reformatting and reinstalling
everything.
Thank you for taking time to read this.

Kindest regards,

Don in Tucson
AizA

 

[Malke]

I know, I know, this is not Virus-R-Us. Please accept my apologies .. I
am just seeking help anywhere.
I got this virus, and immediately went to Symantec for removal
instructions.
It is listed as "Removal: Easy". I followed the steps, even through Safe
Mode. I have also isolated this hard drive to another machine (as a
slave)
and ran complete Syware Doctor, AVG, AND Norton Anti-virus. EACH time the
results page shows it is a clean drive.
I plug the drive back into the desktop (Win XP) and shazamm, the Norton
Virus Caught window appears again with this virus.
Has anyone reading this ever dealt with this and able to give me any hints
as to how to finally remove this? Or maybe this virus has become seated
in
the computer, apart from the hard drive. If so, how do I get it out of
THERE?
I am grateful for any help short of reformatting and reinstalling
everything.
Thank you for taking time to read this.

Go through the preparatory work here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and Ewido. You will note that
all scans are done in Safe Mode.

Make sure you do the finishing-up work, too. If that doesn't help, run
HijackThis and post your log to one of the specialty forums listed at the
first link (not here, please).

Malke

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your reply. I will do all recommendations. I just wanted to
thank you for answering as I know I was in the 'wrong' place for asking.
Regards,
Arthur Dent

 

[Malke]

Thank you for your reply. I will do all recommendations. I just wanted
to thank you for answering as I know I was in the 'wrong' place for
asking. Regards,
Arthur Dent

That's fine. We all carry towels here, too. ;-)

Malke

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "AizAizA" <[email protected]>

| Thank you for your reply. I will do all recommendations. I just wanted to
| thank you for answering as I know I was in the 'wrong' place for asking.
| Regards,
| Arthur Dent
|
| "Malke" wrote:
|

Hopefully a future incident will not happen bu if there is...
There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

 

[NoStop]

I know, I know, this is not Virus-R-Us. Please accept my apologies .. I
am just seeking help anywhere.

Of course this is "Virus-R-Us". This is a Windoze newsgroup isn't it?

I got this virus, and immediately went to Symantec for removal
instructions.
It is listed as "Removal: Easy". I followed the steps, even through Safe
Mode. I have also isolated this hard drive to another machine (as a
slave)
and ran complete Syware Doctor, AVG, AND Norton Anti-virus. EACH time the
results page shows it is a clean drive.
I plug the drive back into the desktop (Win XP) and shazamm, the Norton
Virus Caught window appears again with this virus.
Has anyone reading this ever dealt with this and able to give me any hints
as to how to finally remove this? Or maybe this virus has become seated
in
the computer, apart from the hard drive. If so, how do I get it out of
THERE?
I am grateful for any help short of reformatting and reinstalling
everything.
Thank you for taking time to read this.

Kindest regards,

Don in Tucson
AizA

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The ULTIMATE Windoze Fanboy:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2370205018226686613

Is this a modern day equivalent of a Nazi youth rally?:

http://www.ntk.net/media/developers.mpg

A 3D Linux Desktop (video) ...

View Some Common Linux Desktops ...
http://shots.osdir.com/

 

[Guest]

From: "AizAizA" <[email protected]>

| Thank you for your reply. I will do all recommendations. I just wanted to
| thank you for answering as I know I was in the 'wrong' place for asking.
| Regards,
| Arthur Dent
|
| "Malke" wrote:
|

Hopefully a future incident will not happen bu if there is...
There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


Thank you all, and I have subscribed to the MPSV newsgroup! Just for info: did the Elephant Boy's things and NO VIRUS FOUND. Still puzzled, so the newsgroups will help. THANX and for me, this thread is over and was VERY helpful.

Don