My Computer Is Messing Up

Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Can't ctrl+alt+del</div> I can't do anything. I can't sign in to msn. My norton isn't working , Nothing is working. It was working fine last night but now it decided to do this this morning. Can someone help me out here?
I haven't downloaded or changed anything since last night
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    Probably a virus.

    I had one on my PC for ages, did nothing until one day it decided to format my entire HDD <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    its a hacker!! its messing up my pc!! OH GOD!!
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    Meh. That happens on my computor from time to time. I just shut 'er down and try again the next day ^^
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    you sure? 'cause its messing up really bad. i can't update my norton 'cause this blank window appears and the only way to get rid of it is stop the update. So your msn was messing up and firewall not working and you can't ctrl +alt+del? Ok i will turn my computer off for the day <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    edited November 2003
    I usually chalk it up to my craptastic wireless cable intarweb.
    But yes, I've definitely gone through the "norton won't **** work and MSN won't sign in" stuff.

    Just try again tomorrow morning <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    *edit* And it just hit me. I'm <i>so</i> effing scientific it hurts.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    That happened to me... Just go restart your cable modem and/or router. That worked just fine for me... Yeah and when it happened to me my computer would crash also if I tried to change anything in my Wireless network.
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  • TheRealVashTheRealVash Join Date: 2003-05-21 Member: 16547Members
    Check your procceses you might have an outward apllication running you dont know about it is quite common.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    Vash i just said that i can't ctrl+alt+del
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  • XiileXiile Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13818Members
    edited December 2003
    You should get <a href='http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button' target='_blank'>Ad-Aware</a>, sometimes its able to pick out major problems...


    EDIT: Also get <a href='http://www.ashampoo.com/internet/shareware/0306.htm' target='_blank'>Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum Suite</a> and <b>get the free 40 day trial for it</b>! Use: Drive Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Startup Tuner, and Internet Cleaner (or more simply, One Click Optimization and Startup Tuner). The Startup Tuner part is VERY important, you can stop that file that is messing your computer up before it starts next time you restart your computer. Just look for files that you dont know on the Startup Tuner.


    EDIT2: Found another spyware removal program, it seems to have removed stuff stat Adaware didnt find, <u>142!!!!</u> things that Adaware didnt find to be exact. <a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/' target='_blank'>Spybot S&D</a>. *Be sure to update this to the very latest version*
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  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    I call it windows....get used it.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    edited December 2003
    Ok well its the next day and its still happening...
    I've ran Spybot and hijack this. Removed alot of spyware but its still happening
    EDIT: Also when i play ns i get 200 ping when i usally get 30-60 ping....
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  • th0r0nth0r0n Born again n00b Join Date: 2003-06-12 Member: 17313Members
    I've had this virus, I think the one you've got is called Optix.

    What you can do is search for your windows task manager (taskman.exe) and copy it to somewhere like your desktop. Rename it to 'ManageTasks.exe' and run it.

    Try looking for a process called msiexec16.exe, if you find it, kill it.

    You will then need to run msconfig, and remove any mention of msiexec.exe from your ini files.

    Make sure on the line Shell=explorer.exe, that you do not delete that line, but the line afterwards which contains the path msiexec16.exe.

    IE Shell=Explorer.exe C:\Windows\System32\msiexec16.exe

    Should become

    Shell=Explorer.exe.

    Lastly, check your registry under the 'run' and 'runonce' keys (Or the 'startup' section of msconfig) for any reference of said file.


    If you do not find any process called msiexec.exe, kill any services that you dont recognise that are running under your username, if you can open norton then, you know that you've killed the right process. If that doesn't work, start killing system processes you don't know.

    HTH.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    Ok i did what you said. But i can't get into msconfig and i couldn't open taskman on my desktop(I renamed it) When i go into msconfig it says i don't have permission(Yet im the only user on the computer since its MINE) But i will go into safe mode and do it(It works in safe mode)
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    Now i think i know whats doing it. I went into safe mode(Everything works fine) I checked msconfig didn't find any msiexec16.exe. But i know where this thing came from. I downloaded a cd key-gen from kazaa(It was for a friend) When i started it, it said could not add blablbla to resgitry. But what it really ment was that it put some bad **** in my registry so thats what is happening. Is their any program you can fix your registry with? 'cause i don't feel like running through regedit for 6 hours.
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    DUDE!

    I've just found out i had this.

    I thought something was dodgy when i saw it listening to ports... thanks alot thoron!

    [/ThreadHijack]
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  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    I think I had this virus too, <a href='http://housecall.trendmicro.com/' target='_blank'>here</a> is a free virus scan. Run it and delete whatever shows up. If you need to, go into safe mode.
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  • Daza4Daza4 Kerc Kasha Join Date: 2003-04-06 Member: 15233Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Jefe+Dec 1 2003, 05:57 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jefe @ Dec 1 2003, 05:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think I had this virus too, <a href='http://housecall.trendmicro.com/' target='_blank'>here</a> is a free virus scan. Run it and delete whatever shows up. If you need to, go into safe mode. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    When I click that link my computer chucks a beeping fit and crashes. The virus must not like that site.
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  • th0r0nth0r0n Born again n00b Join Date: 2003-06-12 Member: 17313Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Jimmeh!+Dec 1 2003, 11:12 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh! @ Dec 1 2003, 11:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> DUDE!

    I've just found out i had this.

    I thought something was dodgy when i saw it listening to ports... thanks alot thoron!

    [/ThreadHijack] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ... lol <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    That virus scanner is great. It's free, and you don't even need to instal anything for it to work.
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  • CreepieCreepie Join Date: 2003-02-19 Member: 13734Members
    IBooting into safe mode may let Norton do its stuff (if it hasn't been nobbled by the virus already). Alternatively, running the trendmicro scan in safe mode may work as well.

    Downloading .exes off kazaa is a good way to get a virus, even with Norton installed. I assume that the virus managed to sneak through Norton because either Norton wasn't updated, it was turned off or it doesn't detect that virus's signature. Is there some bypass that you can set in Norton to let through a particular application's files unchecked ?

    Keygen ? You attempted to download a keygen utility and got a virus. Oops.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    That virus scanner is great. It's free, and you don't even need to instal anything for it to work.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You do - it's an ActiveX control.
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