tekisui
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:25 PM
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Logon/logoff loop virus. Please help! |
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I got an adware virus, today. I ran a malware anti-virus and deleted several found threats. Upon the restart, Windows will logon and my desktop background will appear (no icons) for a moment and automatically log off again.
I have tried starting in safe mode and tried starting 'last known successful operating set-up' and the same thing happens.
I don't have a Windows XP cd, so I can't start up with the install cd.
What could I try next? Anything?
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:30 PM
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1. This happened to me once. |
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I got to Windows by doing Ctrl Alt Del when I thought Windows had loaded, then went to Task Manager and ran Windows Explorer. I was able to get rid of the program but this is all I remember. Good luck!
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tekisui
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:32 PM
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2. Thanks, I'll try that. |
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I'll try anything at this point.
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:34 PM
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3. I've had great luck with HijackThis. |
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But you have to be very careful how you use it.
And another one called CCCleaner I believe.
Both have been effective.
Both a little risky to use.
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:39 PM
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4. also, try smitfraudfix |
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:41 PM
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5. I've been using Spybot |
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AdAware seemed to freeze up on my computer but Spybot caught a lot of bad stuff that the McAfee from Cox didn't catch.
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:52 PM
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6. Try booting from a floppy or CD |
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If you have any CD or floppy that can be booted from, try that first to rule out that there's the slight possibility that you're having a power supply failure. Once you know that you *can* boot successfully from elsewhere than the hard drive, move to step 2 diagnostics
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tekisui
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Sun Jan-24-10 10:24 PM
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8. I bought the computer second hand, without any CDs. |
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Stupid question--can a new CD be bought?
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Sun Jan-24-10 10:47 PM
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11. Actually it doesn't have to be a restore CD |
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I just mean *any* CD/floppy that is bootable. For example, an old version of Windows, or perhaps one of those CDs that comes with a new hard drive that's used to format the drive. Any will do. Just to show it's not hardware.
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Mon Jan-25-10 04:12 PM
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12. Yes, you can buy Windows |
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Windows 7 starts at $239.99. You might want to give Linux a try. It's gotten pretty good these days and it's free. http://www.linuxmint.com
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tekisui
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Mon Jan-25-10 04:25 PM
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13. I have been curious about Linux and willing to give it a try. |
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Now,may be the time. Thanks!
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Mon Jan-25-10 04:37 PM
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14. Feel free to PM me with any questions |
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Mon Jan-25-10 04:54 PM
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15. Linux Mint is a great distro! |
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Edited on Mon Jan-25-10 04:56 PM by tXr
Very user friendly, a good beginner distro for people transitioning from Windows, and free to download and use.
I have been running it on an Acer netbook and an HP laptop with no problems whatsoever.
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Sun Jan-24-10 10:29 PM
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10. Same thing happened to me, but it was not a virus. |
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It was a bad driver that would not let start up go past a certain point. Somewhere in safe mode there is a way to get into a Windows system check program that runs and essentially defrags the system. That is what worked for my puter.
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