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Old 06-11-2009, 04:56 PM
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Default That Damn Facebook/Myspace Virus (and what I did to fix it)

Someone hacked one of stephs friends facebooks and steph opened the link not knowing what it was... oowwww....

That thing sucked... Found a kick *** site called Bleeping Computer - Computer Help and Discussion that is pretty much free tech support. they walked me right through it, and now my computer is good to go! I ended up downloading all these programs to my laptop, putting them on a USB drive, then put them onto hers and threw teh USB drive away incase it got something. Good luck!

Here is what they said. You can probably follow these steps to fix your stuff too(don't put your log up here because I have no clue what they mean) or if you want go sign up on the site and ask them, they know what the logs mean.

Download Attribune's ATF Cleaner and then SUPERAntiSpyware , Free Home Version. Save both to desktop ..
DO NOT run yet.
Open SUPER from icon and install and Update it
Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked):
Close browsers before scanning.
Scan for tracking cookies.
Terminate memory threats before quarantining
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Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen and exit the program. DO NOT run yet.

Now reboot into Safe Mode: How to enter safe mode(XP)
Using the F8 Method
Restart your computer.
When the machine first starts again it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. At this point you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu.
Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys.
Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode
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Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main "Select Files to Delete" choose: Select All.
Click the Empty Selected button.

If you use Firefox or Opera browser click that browser at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program
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NOW Scan with SUPER
Open from the desktop icon or the program Files list
On the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.
Perform a Complete scan. After scan,Verify they are all checked.
Click OK on the summary screen to quarantine all found items.
If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes" and reboot normally.

To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.
Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.
If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log.
A text file will open in your default text editor.
Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.
Click Close to exit the program.



Now run
Please download GooredFix and save it to your Desktop. Double-click Goored.exe to run it. Select 1. Find Goored (no fix) by typing 1 and pressing Enter. A log will open, please post the contents of that log in your next reply (it can also be found on your desktop, called Goored.txt). Note: Do not run Option #2 yet.


Please ask any needed questions,post 2 logs and Let us know how the PC is running now.

Next run MBAM (MalwareBytes):

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and save it to your desktop.
alternate download link 1
alternate download link 2

MBAM may "make changes to your registry" as part of its disinfection routine. If using other security programs that detect registry changes (ie Spybot's Teatimer), they may interfere or alert you. Temporarily disable such programs or permit them to allow the changes.
  • Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
  • Double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
  • When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
  • When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked:
    • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
    • Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • Then click Finish.
MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program before performing a scan.
  • If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself. Press the OK button to close that box and continue.
  • If you encounter any problems while downloading the definition updates, manually download them from here and just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install.
On the Scanner tab:
  • Make sure the "Perform Quick Scan" option is selected.
  • Then click on the Scan button.
  • If asked to select the drives to scan, leave all the drives selected and click on the Start Scan button.
  • The scan will begin and "Scan in progress" will show at the top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient.
  • When the scan is finished, a message box will say "The scan completed successfully. Click 'Show Results' to display all objects found".
  • Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process.
Back at the main Scanner screen:
  • Click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found.
  • Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
  • When removal is completed, a log report will open in Notepad.
  • The log is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
  • Copy and paste the contents of that report in your next reply. Be sure to post the complete log to include the top portion which shows MBAM's database version and your operating system.
  • Exit MBAM when done.
Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be asked to reboot your computer so MBAM can proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot normally (not into safe mode) will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware.


Please download GooredFix and save it to your Desktop. Double-click Goored.exe to run it. Select 1. Find Goored (no fix) by typing 1 and pressing Enter. A log will open, please post the contents of that log in your next reply (it can also be found on your desktop, called Goored.txt). Note: Do not run Option #2 yet.
 

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Old 06-11-2009, 05:02 PM
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Ah ok... What did the virus do?
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 05:09 PM
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nice. I thought we were talking about a myspace hacking virus for a minute. which is called an ex boyfriend.
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Red_Rattler
Ah ok... What did the virus do?
Everything... Worst one I've seen yet... It was horrible, it starts erasing files, modifying them attaching to stuff. It got onto Stpehs Myspace and sent out messages from her account. If you got it you would know... its instant!
Not fun...
 

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Old 06-11-2009, 05:51 PM
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I'm glad I'm to old for all that Face Book, My Space, Your Place, I'm Spaced, stuff
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 05:59 PM
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I have a myspace but dont really go on it, Steph likes them though.
 
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Nice one Todd......
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 10:00 AM
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WTF is a myspace?......sounds like my shop maybe?
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 10:14 AM
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If I was young enough and smart enough to follow them directions I'd be rich enough to pay somebody else to do it.
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by FastCR
nice. I thought we were talking about a myspace hacking virus for a minute. which is called an ex boyfriend.
uummm.... yeah... really don't wanna know what your ex-boyfriend is doing to your myspace there buddy! Its cool though, its 2009! We are behind you (might be a poor choice of words) 100%! As long as your happy man!
 



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