2009-12-05, 05:11 PM
Last night (technically early this morning), my computer started acting up after visiting some....lets just say adult websites....and ever since has been unable to run anything. Whenever I attempt to run an executable program, a pop-up appears saying "Application cannot be executed. The file ______.exe is infected. Do you want to activate your antivirus software now." The blank is filled with literally every .exe program I have, anything from winword.exe to maplestory.exe, verclsid.exe to tsgmngr.exe. The only time I can run anything, albeit for a brief period, is when I boot up in safe mode, but soon enough I'm alerted to infection and can no longer execute programs.
Curiously, the one program that does self-execute is the Windows Life 2009 Free Scanner (something I didn't even know I had), which is the only antivirus that has so far picked up that I have 34 serious viruses/spyware/malware. Of course, it can't delete them, but instead directs me to website where I can purchase the full Windows Live antivirus software (interestingly the same thing happens if I click "Ok" on the box with the text I included in quotes above).
So here's where I stand: I cannot do anything, essentially, except during the first few minutes the system is booted up. I've scanned the system using Ad-Aware and Antivir, both of which only found cookies that were easily deleted. Antivirus Live, again, found 34 serious threats. Thankfully, the scan did provide the list, which you will find below:
Other basic information: Computer specs are a Toshiba A105-S4074 Satellite laptop running a Centrino Duo core processor and Windows XP Home Edition OS. I'm using up-to-date Avira Antivir Personal for antivirus and Comodo Personal Firewall for a firewall, and I have CCleaner, Ad-Aware, and HijackThis as separate anti-infection programs.
Let me know what information you need, if anything, towards helping, and I'll do my best to obtain it. Thanks again!
EDIT: Just to make this clear: I'm online and communicating through my MacBook, not my Toshiba. I have this second computer if need be.
Curiously, the one program that does self-execute is the Windows Life 2009 Free Scanner (something I didn't even know I had), which is the only antivirus that has so far picked up that I have 34 serious viruses/spyware/malware. Of course, it can't delete them, but instead directs me to website where I can purchase the full Windows Live antivirus software (interestingly the same thing happens if I click "Ok" on the box with the text I included in quotes above).
So here's where I stand: I cannot do anything, essentially, except during the first few minutes the system is booted up. I've scanned the system using Ad-Aware and Antivir, both of which only found cookies that were easily deleted. Antivirus Live, again, found 34 serious threats. Thankfully, the scan did provide the list, which you will find below:
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Other basic information: Computer specs are a Toshiba A105-S4074 Satellite laptop running a Centrino Duo core processor and Windows XP Home Edition OS. I'm using up-to-date Avira Antivir Personal for antivirus and Comodo Personal Firewall for a firewall, and I have CCleaner, Ad-Aware, and HijackThis as separate anti-infection programs.
Let me know what information you need, if anything, towards helping, and I'll do my best to obtain it. Thanks again!
EDIT: Just to make this clear: I'm online and communicating through my MacBook, not my Toshiba. I have this second computer if need be.