Help Vanity: Fixing damage from Virus (can't access Regedit)

geronl

[Lees Swrd]

Get a copy of this it is free burn it to a disc as an iso works on windows or linux systems. It will run as an OS so windows does not boot you can find and delete the virus then.

http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?content=TRINITY_RESCUE_KIT____CPR_FOR_YOUR_COMPUTER&front_id=12&lang=en&locale=en/

[GeronL]

I will try to remember that but in this particular case its a netbook without a disc drive

[GeronL]

I cannot reinstall Panda.

i will try to make sure the Windows Firewall is down because apparently I can’t turn off Panda.

[GeronL]

I am pretty sure the virus is gone. I need to repair the network map/ drive thing

[GeronL]

Thanks for #96

It sounds very very familiar!!

[GeronL]

The difference is this machine is XP Profesional

[GeronL]

Is it as simple as figuring out how/what to name the Network Map folder?

[GeronL]

The virus is gone now I need to fix the damage it caused, this thing doesn’t want to go online

[GeronL]

uInternet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = hxxp://127.0.0.1:1105/Intro/init.html
TCP: DhcpNameServer = 192.168.1.1

where do those numbers go??

[steveo]

I had the same problem a week or so ago... try this site:
http://filext.com/faq/broken_exe_association.php

Don’t know what point you’re at with all the advice been thrown at you. I visited a forum where the virus was placed in a banner ad (Java exploit). It mimicked my AVG panel and while I thought I quarantined it, I actually loaded it. Once I got rid of the virus I wasn’t able to run and .exe file. I got regedit.exe to run by copying it to regedit.com.

[GeronL]

I am going to try a utility to fix that, it also makes a registry backup just in case.

[GeronL]

Trying a Microsoft Fixit Utility and restarting......

if not there is a winsock repair utility that might work... maybe not?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Have you been to Control Panel> Internet Options?

First, go to the Security tab. Scroll over to the Restricted Sites Icon and click on it. Click the Sites box beneath it to make sure that your ISP wasn't added to the Restricted Sites.

Next check Dial Up and Virtual Private Network Settings. You most likely don't need this so delete all. Scroll down to the LAN settings box. Unless you use a proxy server then uncheck every box.

Last resort is to Delete the Local Area Connection and try to set up a new connection. Make sure you have your original ISP password before doing that as you'll need to add it again. I've thrown out both before, and it took a couple of tries adding connections to get it to work.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I forgot to add that I delete the connection, restart and then add a new one. In the connection wizard you can name the connection anything you want.