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Somehow I have got a virus on my compter which I think I have traced to
ISTsvc. Anyone any ideas how to eliminate it? I can't even get my task
manager to stay on screen to disable ISTsvc whilst I delete it from my
files. Thanks Aljamos
 
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Somehow I have got a virus on my compter which I think I have traced
to ISTsvc. Anyone any ideas how to eliminate it? I can't even get my
task manager to stay on screen to disable ISTsvc whilst I delete it
from my files. Thanks Aljamos
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Have you tried in safe mode? Press F8 during boot over and over again,
select safe mode without networking, and do your scans with the latest virus
definition installed. Here's some good software for you, all of them are
free and effective.

Virus:
www.grisoft.com - AVG
www.antivir.com - AntiVir
www.clamwin.com - ClamWin
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm - CA eTrust*

Spyware:
www.lavasoft.de - AdAware
http://security.kolla.de/ - Spybot
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx -
Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta

Trojan:
www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ - a Squared
http://swatit.org/ Swat It

Galen
 
From: "aljamos" <[email protected]>

| Somehow I have got a virus on my compter which I think I have traced to
| ISTsvc. Anyone any ideas how to eliminate it? I can't even get my task
| manager to stay on screen to disable ISTsvc whilst I delete it from my
| files. Thanks Aljamos
|
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| aljamos

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

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

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)

start --> settings --> control panel --> internet options --> delete files

1) Download the following three items...

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend Pattern File.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

Ad-aware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder")
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")

Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt518.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Ad-aware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Ad-aware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point

* Please report your results ! *
 
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