xp new errors or virus

[hisham]

i dont know if this is a new virus but this is happenening
to more then one person of whom i know. what happens is a
program stops responding and task manager stays on system
tray so u cant end any process and u cant copy or paste
anything and in control settings add and remove programs
will not work and if u wanna save anything when u press on
open to see where u wanna save it will stop responding and
anything that has links to open a new window will stop
responding as well

this has been happening to me and a couple of my friends
it only started a week ago maybe less but i think this a
new virus cause it just came up sudden.

if anyone has any idea of what i should do plz inform me
and thank u for ur co-operation

hisham

 

[Chuck]

i dont know if this is a new virus but this is happenening
to more then one person of whom i know. what happens is a
program stops responding and task manager stays on system
tray so u cant end any process and u cant copy or paste
anything and in control settings add and remove programs
will not work and if u wanna save anything when u press on
open to see where u wanna save it will stop responding and
anything that has links to open a new window will stop
responding as well

this has been happening to me and a couple of my friends
it only started a week ago maybe less but i think this a
new virus cause it just came up sudden.

if anyone has any idea of what i should do plz inform me
and thank u for ur co-operation

hisham

Hisham,

I spent a few minutes searching AV references, and nothing like that
pops up.

Do you and your friends have any common online activities (IM, chat
rooms, file sharing, etc)?

Do you all have good, up to date AntiVirus and Spyware detection /
protection? Do you religiously update your system and applications
with all security updates?

Start with an online virus check.
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download>, both of
which are free and very trusted crapware detectors and removers.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"),
then run a scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all
recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately.
Save the Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://63.247.79.145/~coyote/forums/index.php?act=idx>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=17>
<http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?s=8a1e9d7c1978cff54ca06a3210c7c1b0&showforum=32>
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=68ddc23721b063d5411ece09e5ac93f9&showforum=11>
(The latter may or may not respond for you as I have read reports that
the SWI site is currently under DoS attack). All of these forums
appear to be rather busy right now, so be patient.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Hisham,

I spent a few minutes searching AV references, and nothing like that
pops up.

Do you and your friends have any common online activities (IM, chat
rooms, file sharing, etc)?

Do you all have good, up to date AntiVirus and Spyware detection /
protection? Do you religiously update your system and applications
with all security updates?

Start with an online virus check.
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://security.kolla.de/index.php?

lang=en&page=download>, both of

which are free and very trusted crapware detectors and removers.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"),
then run a scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all
recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately.
Save the Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://63.247.79.145/~coyote/forums/index.php?act=idx>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=17>
<http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php? s=8a1e9d7c1978cff54ca06a3210c7c1b0&showforum=32>
s=68ddc23721b063d5411ece09e5ac93f9&showforum=11>
(The latter may or may not respond for you as I have read reports that
the SWI site is currently under DoS attack). All of these forums
appear to be rather busy right now, so be patient.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.

It seems as though you might have been hit with a virus,
generally you can enable the firewall on your network
card, and make sure you have all of your XP Service Packs
loaded. SP2 for XP is a must have.

Anthony

 

[Steve Nielsen]

SP2 for XP does not exist.

Steve

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Or I should say, SP2 does not exist except in Beta form.

Steve