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@p0ly 429811 wrote:
I back up my important shit on my portable harddrive and on a second one just incase! + have it on the laptop and if my mates have a laptop then i give them all my music so it’s backed up over n over n over.
you can never trust the computer alone.
what operating system was it?
yup this is it….
@Southcaver 429816 wrote:
is this it?
Remove Windows Repair malware – WindowsRepair removal guide | Windows Protection
Windows Repair is a fake computer analysis and optimization program that displays fake information in order to scare you into believing that there is an issue with your computer. Windows Repair is installed via Trojans that display false error messages and security warnings on the infected computer. These messages will state that there is something wrong with your computer’s hard drive and then suggests that you download and install a program that can fix the problem. When you click on of these alerts, Windows Repair will automatically be downloaded and installed onto your computer.
Once installed, Windows Repair will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. Once started, it will display numerous error messages when you attempt to launch programs or delete files. Windows Repair will then prompt you to scan your computer, which will then find a variety of errors that it states it cannot fix until you purchase the program. When you use the so-called defragment tool it will state that it needs to run in Safe Mode and then show a fake Safe Mode background that pretends to defrag your computer. As this program is a scam do not be scared into purchasing the program when you see its alerts.To further make it seem like your computer is not operating correctly, Windows Repair will also make it so that certain folders on your computer display no contents. When opening these folders, such as C:WindowsSystem32 or various drive letters, instead of seeing the normal list of files it will instead display a different folder’s contents or make it appear as if the folder is empty. This is done to make it seem like there is corruption on your hard drive that is causing your files to not be displayed. It does this by adding the +H, or hidden, attribute to all of your files, which causes your files to become hidden. It will then change your Windows settings so that you cannot view hidden and system files. Once the rogue’s processes are terminated you can enable the setting to view hidden files, and thus be able to see your files and folders again, by following the instructions in this tutorial:
Windows Repair also attempts to make it so you cannot run any programs on your computer. If you attempt to launch a program it will terminate it and state that the program or hard drive is corrupted. It does this to protect itself from anti-virus programs you may attempt to run and to make your computer unusable so that you will be further tempted to purchase the rogue. The messages that you will see when you attempt run a program are:
Hard Drive Failure
The system has detected a problem with one or more installed IDE / SATA hard disks. It is recommended that you restart the system. Or
System Error
An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Or
Critical Error
Hard drive critical error. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error.After you close this alert you will be presented with another alert that pretends to be for a program that will attempt to fix your hard drive.
Fix Disk
Windows Repair Diagnostics will scan the system to identify performance problems.
Start or CancelIf you press the Start button, it will pretend to scan your computer and then state that there is something wrong with it. This message is:
Windows Repair Diagnostics
Windows detected a hard disk error.
A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?These are just further alerts trying to make you think your computer has a serious hard drive problem. It should be noted that if you attempt to run a program enough times it will eventually work.
When you perform the scan or use the fake Windows Repair it will state that there are numerous problems on your computer, but that you first need to purchase it before it can fix any of them. Some examples of the fake problems it detects on your computer are:Requested registry access is not allowed. Registry defragmentation required
Read time of hard drive clusters less than 500 ms
32% of HDD space is unreadable
Bad sectors on hard drive or damaged file allocation table
GPU RAM temperature is critically high. Urgent RAM memory optimization is required to prevent system crash
Drive C initializing error
Ram Temperature is 83 C. Optimization is required for normal operation.
Hard drive doesn’t respond to system commands
Data Safety Problem. System integrity is at risk.
Registry Error – Critical ErrorWhile WindowsRepair is running it will also display fake alerts from your Windows taskbar. These alerts are designed to further scare you into thinking that your computer has an imminent hardware failure. The text of some of the alerts you may see include:
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.
Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
Critical Error
Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error
Critical Error!
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file System32496A8300. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware.
Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.
System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.Activation Reminder
Windows Repair Activation
Advanced module activation required to fix detected errors and performance issues. Please purchase Advanced Module license to activate this software and enable all features.Low Disk Space
You are running very low disk space on Local Disk (C:).Windows – No Disk
Exception Processing Message 0x0000013Just like the fake corruption messages and fake scan results, these alerts are only designed to scare you into purchasing the program.
As you can see, the warnings issued by this program are all fake, and once you realize that, the alerts become more of a nuisance rather than a concern. Therefore, do not purchase WindowsRepair for any reason, and if you already have, please contact your credit card company and state that the program is a computer infection and a scam and that you would like to dispute the charge. To remove this infection and related malware, please follow the steps in the guide below.
Got as far as hear ” enter %userprofile%desktopiexplore.exe and press the OK button.
” and it sed: Windows cannot find C:Documents’.
@Southcaver 429816 wrote:
is this it?
Remove Windows Repair malware – WindowsRepair removal guide | Windows Protection
Windows Repair is a fake computer analysis and optimization program that displays fake information in order to scare you into believing that there is an issue with your computer. Windows Repair is installed via Trojans that display false error messages and security warnings on the infected computer. These messages will state that there is something wrong with your computer’s hard drive and then suggests that you download and install a program that can fix the problem. When you click on of these alerts, Windows Repair will automatically be downloaded and installed onto your computer.
Once installed, Windows Repair will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. Once started, it will display numerous error messages when you attempt to launch programs or delete files. Windows Repair will then prompt you to scan your computer, which will then find a variety of errors that it states it cannot fix until you purchase the program. When you use the so-called defragment tool it will state that it needs to run in Safe Mode and then show a fake Safe Mode background that pretends to defrag your computer. As this program is a scam do not be scared into purchasing the program when you see its alerts.To further make it seem like your computer is not operating correctly, Windows Repair will also make it so that certain folders on your computer display no contents. When opening these folders, such as C:WindowsSystem32 or various drive letters, instead of seeing the normal list of files it will instead display a different folder’s contents or make it appear as if the folder is empty. This is done to make it seem like there is corruption on your hard drive that is causing your files to not be displayed. It does this by adding the +H, or hidden, attribute to all of your files, which causes your files to become hidden. It will then change your Windows settings so that you cannot view hidden and system files. Once the rogue’s processes are terminated you can enable the setting to view hidden files, and thus be able to see your files and folders again, by following the instructions in this tutorial:
Windows Repair also attempts to make it so you cannot run any programs on your computer. If you attempt to launch a program it will terminate it and state that the program or hard drive is corrupted. It does this to protect itself from anti-virus programs you may attempt to run and to make your computer unusable so that you will be further tempted to purchase the rogue. The messages that you will see when you attempt run a program are:
Hard Drive Failure
The system has detected a problem with one or more installed IDE / SATA hard disks. It is recommended that you restart the system. Or
System Error
An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Or
Critical Error
Hard drive critical error. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error.After you close this alert you will be presented with another alert that pretends to be for a program that will attempt to fix your hard drive.
Fix Disk
Windows Repair Diagnostics will scan the system to identify performance problems.
Start or CancelIf you press the Start button, it will pretend to scan your computer and then state that there is something wrong with it. This message is:
Windows Repair Diagnostics
Windows detected a hard disk error.
A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?These are just further alerts trying to make you think your computer has a serious hard drive problem. It should be noted that if you attempt to run a program enough times it will eventually work.
When you perform the scan or use the fake Windows Repair it will state that there are numerous problems on your computer, but that you first need to purchase it before it can fix any of them. Some examples of the fake problems it detects on your computer are:Requested registry access is not allowed. Registry defragmentation required
Read time of hard drive clusters less than 500 ms
32% of HDD space is unreadable
Bad sectors on hard drive or damaged file allocation table
GPU RAM temperature is critically high. Urgent RAM memory optimization is required to prevent system crash
Drive C initializing error
Ram Temperature is 83 C. Optimization is required for normal operation.
Hard drive doesn’t respond to system commands
Data Safety Problem. System integrity is at risk.
Registry Error – Critical ErrorWhile WindowsRepair is running it will also display fake alerts from your Windows taskbar. These alerts are designed to further scare you into thinking that your computer has an imminent hardware failure. The text of some of the alerts you may see include:
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.
Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
Critical Error
Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error
Critical Error!
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file System32496A8300. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware.
Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.
System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.Activation Reminder
Windows Repair Activation
Advanced module activation required to fix detected errors and performance issues. Please purchase Advanced Module license to activate this software and enable all features.Low Disk Space
You are running very low disk space on Local Disk (C:).Windows – No Disk
Exception Processing Message 0x0000013Just like the fake corruption messages and fake scan results, these alerts are only designed to scare you into purchasing the program.
As you can see, the warnings issued by this program are all fake, and once you realize that, the alerts become more of a nuisance rather than a concern. Therefore, do not purchase WindowsRepair for any reason, and if you already have, please contact your credit card company and state that the program is a computer infection and a scam and that you would like to dispute the charge. To remove this infection and related malware, please follow the steps in the guide below.
have you tried that kaspersky trial .. I’ve never had a virus for more then about 5-10 minits since I got it 2 years ago.
will the free trial find it but not get rid of it?
every program i have tryed so far has found it and sed i need to buy the full program to get rid of it so far..
@DaftFader 430078 wrote:
have you tried that kaspersky trial .. I’ve never had a virus for more then about 5-10 minits since I got it 2 years ago.
ok have downloaded the trial, ses its going to take all day though… i really hope its not going to ask me for £…
@DaftFader 430078 wrote:
have you tried that kaspersky trial .. I’ve never had a virus for more then about 5-10 minits since I got it 2 years ago.
make that “15 hours”
Na kaspersky is a full 30 day trial using all the programs features. (the scan is wellll slow but it picks up a fuck of alot of stuff other ones don’t – make sure it’s totaly updated). Hopefully the realtime scan should pick it up b4 the actual virus scan does … but it’ll ask you to run a full scan after most likely anyway so may as well just run one now.
btw did you get anti-virus or internet security? (internet security’s the one you want really as it does everything)
I remember getting rid of something very similar.
You have to delete a certain file from loading.
Try booting to safe mode, running task manager.
If not, go to run, type in msconfig.
Then click on the startup tab. Look for any suspicious files, for example windows32System.exe. Then search your computer for this file and delete.
*Make a copy of this file on a flash drive or something just incase
As far as I remember unticking it from starting up didn’t help.
If that fails, right click on your antivirus shortcut > properties > and look at the target, you could try deleting this file.
Once I deleted the file I ran my antivirus and boom it was all back to normal.
Hope that helps.
there is no “windows32System.exe” sadly
@chris.evil 430123 wrote:
I remember getting rid of something very similar.
You have to delete a certain file from loading.
Try booting to safe mode, running task manager.
If not, go to run, type in msconfig.
Then click on the startup tab. Look for any suspicious files, for example windows32System.exe. Then search your computer for this file and delete.
*Make a copy of this file on a flash drive or something just incaseAs far as I remember unticking it from starting up didn’t help.
If that fails, right click on your antivirus shortcut > properties > and look at the target, you could try deleting this file.
Once I deleted the file I ran my antivirus and boom it was all back to normal.
Hope that helps.
no downloaded the anti-virus….. after 6 hours it still sed 19 hours to go….
@DaftFader 430117 wrote:
btw did you get anti-virus or internet security? (internet security’s the one you want really as it does everything)
you must have ALOT of data. I’ve got 3 HD’s 1TB each and it takes from 12-24 hours sometimes if I do 1 or 2 disks that are about 3/4 full each. It’s very slow. Mine allways gets the timeing totaly wrong – but it does take f’in ages to scan every single file on a pc with loads of stuff saved on it. I just checked and the anti virus has the same lvl of pure antivirus and real time scanning as the internet security version, so if the real time scan isn’t picking it up hopefully the full scan will.
It can make it quicker if you tell it to not scan compressed files – but the virus might of come in a compressed file, or of created one after deploying it’s self to store it’s self in incase you try and deleat it, so it can just re-unpack it’s self – I’ve seen that b4. So for something like this it’s probably best just to sit out the scan and hope for the best.
Alltho mal ware like that can easily be stopped from getting on your pc if you’ve got the right software, getting rid of it can be a bit more tricky as each antivirus software have there own data base of viruses – kaspersky are the best for a broad range of viruses as they are a company that only make virus software afaik, where as others make many diferant types of software and anti-virus/pc protection is not there main focus.
If this scan does fail to find it and fix it, then I’ll spend some time tomorrow looking for a specific program designed for that perticuler one you have – I’m sure there will be one some where online – it’s just finding it (allot of the pay ones you find when searching for a virus name on google will probably have been put there by the people who make the virus to trick you into paying them another way, some may be genuine but you still have to pay – that’s why I say it’s best to search techy forums for the software as people will oust posters if they post up shit if it’s a decent forum.)
Also the fact the virus is spamming you with loads of shit and shutting down programs ect it’s probably eating up resorces so the kaspersky scan’s probably taken even longer then it would normaly.
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