I have to believe that this IS from Malware Infection - ?

Discussion in 'Software' started by grc123, May 26, 2008.

  1. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    This (please see below) is a Notepad Document that I drew-up a couple of months ago. It WAS a list - a simple list - that I had made. When I went to view it today, this is what I found.

    I do not "understand" much about this stuff ... I really don't, but after a very long, recent visit to this forum to try and deal with PC issues, I still have this sort of problem - when it used to be (back with my 'Windows 2000 Pro.' edition, when I opened a document, it simply opened ... (?). With this one (NotePad doc. today, and Vista), it first told me that 'Windows could not open it' (that I could go online or chose from a list of programs on my computer to try to open it), and when I selected NotePad to open this document (a simple list) that I had saved IN NotePad - this is what I got.

    Can anyone please possibly help me, 1. get to the root of the problem, 2., purge it (or purge them - plural?) and 3., set-up, and secure this PC from further, future attack?


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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    This is not a malware problem! Apparently your file is not a simple text file. Please remember forum guidelines.... no inline logs.
     
  3. scott_hayes89

    scott_hayes89 Corporal

    download hi-jack this and post it, need more details
     
  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    As mentioned by Chaslang this is not malware and any inline hijackthis logs will be removed.



    More looks like a config text file or a text file that has lost its association and nothing to be worried about in regards to malware.
     
  5. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    Ok, thank you (all) good news (I suppose? ... could certainly be worse!) ...

    I apologize for not fully understanding the forum protocol(s) ... and technicalities (to/for me) - Sorry for the trouble.

    Regards and thanks again,
    g ...
     
  6. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi grc

    No probs on protocols and no need to be sorry at all, while I really dont believe this is malware it is strange that your text file if originally normal type text has changed, what exactly was its contents? as from what I can see is that parts are like XML and Meta code.

    Possibly the file associations had changed hence the prompt for what to open the file with, could have been from another office type application, have you installed and uninstalled say Open Office at all?
     
  7. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    BINGO!!! Ok, I think that I now DO need to apologize for that. I "had" "Open Office" when I created the document (and recalling now that I must have used "OO" to create it) - and have since uninstalled "OO" and therein must lie my problem/issue. I guess it changed itself into a Notepad doc. (?).

    Thank you again, I suppose it's back over to Software to see if I can straighten-out "another fine mess" I've gotten myself into ...

    Thanks again to all!

    PS - its contents were a simple (reminder-type of) list that I had made for myself ... I have SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much to learn about this stuff ... and re-learn, and re-re-learn, and re-learn-learn, and re-re-learn-learn .......................
     
  8. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    Yeah, I agree with everybody on this; it is not likely from malware. Try opening the file with Universal Viewer. It can display just about type of text/ASCII/Unicode based file you can throw at it. Download UV, install it, then right click the file and select "Universal Viewer"; it should be near the top of the right-click menu.
    Good luck!
    Universal Viewer download link http://www.majorgeeks.com/Universal_Viewer_ATViewer_d5422.html

    (if you want, post whether or not UV actually displayed the file.... I'm just curious ;) )
     
  9. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    Thanks - will do - but it may be a couple of days before I post back as I have to go out of town tomorrow morning.

    Thanks again to all.
    g ...
     
  10. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    WOW, thanks dlb for the link. I can use something like that at times. I just didn't know it existed.

    gr123, rather than installing OO again, go here
    http://www.zamzar.com/
    and convert that .doc file to a .txt or .rtf so notepad can open it.
     
  11. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    Thank you, is it anything like "Tiny Office", which I believe you (or someone here?) had recommended?

    Thanks again!
     
  12. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    I don't know Tiny Office.
    The link I gave you is to a website that converts from one file format to another. I suggested two formats that almost anyone can read. .txt is for text files and .rtf is for rich text format.
     

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