Well, even though it is off topic, I feel it is a duty to tell you how I removed the virus, as I have removed AV2009 from several computers.<br><br><br>There may be a better way now, check the AV sites for info on how to remove, I haven't removed one in a month or so.<br>
<br>AV 2009 downloads many viruses that work in coordination and I have yet to find a AV program that removes it well, although using a few different free AV scanners will get a bulk of the work done for you, you will still have to manually remove some entries. AV 2009 works by downloading several downloaders that continually download new versions of itself and other viruses, and make it almost impossible to stay ahead.<br>
<br>1) Disconnect from the internet, so it cannot download anymore viruses.<br>2) Kill from the Task manager any odd programs (av2009.exe, dsafasf8924892fsaf.exe, etc) google if unsure.<br>3) Run AVs to get rid of bulk of viruses for you.<br>
4) Boot in safe mode and remove any obviously misplaced registry settings from the registry (regedit Hkey_Current_User-> Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run/RunOnce) Again google if unsure, you can REALLY mess things up if not careful. The bad keys are usually named a random text/numeral string. <br>
5) Remove any programs that do not belong from all windows startup folders.<br><br>You may have to repeat this several times before you get everything. I usually did as it tried to hide things. Be careful, the viruses like to lay dormat for a day before "poping up again if you do not get them all, and if you connect to the internet, you have to start all over.<br>
<br><br>... Then delete the entire OS and install something saner as this should have convinced you. It took me 3 hours per PC usually, if I did it right the first time. <br><br><br>Mike<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:00 PM, David L. Willson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DLWillson@thegeek.nu">DLWillson@thegeek.nu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Bruce: I'm sorry for the off-topic post and I won't do it again. That said, I'm not a (or the) Windows user. The Windows user is my customer. I felt that the problem sufficiently involved Free software to justify the post. I wish there were a more broadly scoped technical list. Ah well. Anyway, sorry.<br>
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----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Bruce Ediger" <<a href="mailto:eballen1@qwest.net">eballen1@qwest.net</a>><br>
To: "CLUE tech" <<a href="mailto:clue-tech@cluedenver.org">clue-tech@cluedenver.org</a>><br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:39:53 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain<br>
Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Firefox hijacked<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">I'm not really scolding anyone, I'm just remarking about how weird Windows<br>
discussions seem. I've always (well, since 1988) had a Unix or NeXT or NetBSD<br>
or Linux box on the old kitchen table. Until 2003, I managed to not even have<br>
a Windows box on my desk at work. Until 2006, I never even developed under<br>
Windows, I just used it as a vehicle for PuTTY.<br>
<br>
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, someone wrote:<br>
<br>
> Just my 2 cents - when I come across a windows system like this, several<br>
> things will also happen. ...<br>
<br>
Are we not men? Why are we discussing the VAST technical shortcomings of<br>
Windows on a linux *technical* list?<br>
<br>
It just goes to show you how magnificently lousy Windows is when the baroque<br>
malfunctions are so esoteric that Windows users come to *linux* forums for help.<br>
<br>
Now that I've done a little Windows development, I'm not surprised at how weak<br>
the help in Windows forums is. People imagine themselves Mighty Software<br>
Engineers, when all they do is about 10 or 15 lengthy sequences of shortcuts,<br>
and they know how to get Visual Studio .NET to do drop-down method selection.<br>
They run on supersition and faulty logic.<br>
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