I recently worked on a computer that was infected with 9 viruses. All
removed but one. I manually removed it and now I relize it has changed some
of the registry. Everytime I restart PC the viruses default comes up running
IE. No matter if I change it or not. Now here is the messed up part. I can
browse the internet but only on certain sites. When I try yahoo.com or
google it takes me to a really wierd web site.. I know I need to back up the
registry before even attempting to edit but the back up utility is not where
it is on xp pro. Can anyone tell me where the utlity is? and also how do I
repair registry?
You might look in to HOSTS file. some viruses change HOSTS file settings in
system and/or insert some stuff in HOSTS file (plain text file you can open
in notepad etc.)... One that pops to mind is
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
Besides that...
Here's 5 steps that EVERY computer owner should do (or have, for last two
steps) if they want to make sure their system is not infested with spyware,
trojans and viruses... And even these steps are not 100% perfect.
1. first download download spybot seek & destroy from
http://security.kolla.de
install it, UPDATE it, and RUN it...
2. second, AdAware from
www.lavasoft.de install it, UPDATE it, RUN
it...
--- sofar you should have quite spyware free system not always 100% free
though ---
3. third, download spywareblaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html install it, UPDATE it
and RUN it...
--- after this you should have system that's protected from some spyware
stuff, not ALL though ---
4. get yourself virus killer if you do not have...
www.grisoft.com has free
virus killer it you bother dig up more their site to download free version,
install, UPDATE and run it...
--- after this your system should be protected from most viruses ---
5. get yourself FIREWALL if you do not have it... Usually free firewall like
ZoneAlarm (
www.zonelabs.com) will do just fine...
--- and after this step, you should beable to see when something in your
system tries to connect outside from your system etc ---
1st and 2nd steps are both good programs, but I never trust only one of them
myself because I am bit too paranoid with my network security. So I run
both.. both are good, but nothing is perfect so better be sure...
spywareblaster "protects" your system from spyware etc. so it's also good
idea to run it also...
Virus killer and firewall are usually VERY important part, If you have winXP
you might have it's inbuilt firewall on, that helps some, but it does not
show outbound connections that are sometimes very good to "notice"
and remember to UPDATE/RUN those programs regularly just to stay safe
side on things...
I hope you get some help with these.
