PC Screwed Over By Virus (??) :(

[ChristopherP]

Hi all...

I think my computer has been screwed over by some kind of malicious programming...

It plain wont boot - as soon as it gets to where the windows welcome screen is it just goes tick, and restarts.

I have un-overclocked everything... and been to safe mode (which works fine) and run MS-Anti Spyware and also Adaware then removed everything it turned up (things like browser hijacking etc) yet still windows wouldn't work. Norton is running at the moment...

Thank god for Safe Mode with Networking - at least i can get my important files if i need to start over.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can fix my PC without reinstalling windows? that would be a right shame i have so much stuff on there!

Thanks all

Chris

 

[Ian]

You may have a virus, but it doesn't sound like it to be honest. Did the virus scans in safe mode turn up anything? If not, you probably don't - they are pretty good Perhaps try another one, or an online one just to be sure.

Have you tried running system restore to a couple of days ago? Any registry error or corrupt oddity should be fixed by this, and it can easily be undone if not. It can't be too bad if safemode works, which is good news!

 

[ChristopherP]

I dont know if any recent restore backups have been made?

I wont know what it turns up until i'm home

 

[PotGuy]

i got a virus and i rolled back to the week before no problems. I didnt have a backup so i guess it makes them automatically

 

[ChristopherP]

Hmm...

Thanks for the advice guys

I did as suggested and found i had a recent system restore point - i rolled back and everything seems to working just fine and dandy.

Weird.

Cheers

 

[muckshifter]

Thank god for Safe Mode with Networking - at least i can get my important files if i need to start over.

Back-up Back-up Back-up Back-up

 

[Abarbarian]

If your on Windows XP the system automatically makes system restore points every so often and I think when system restore is used it leaves folder content alone and just gets rid of applications and such .

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;306084&spid=1173&sid=global