Can't even download malware removal tools

thegunner145 · Sep 6, 2009

I can't download anything at all and I suspect it is a malware issue. And yes, I've tried removing firewalls, anti-virus, pop-up blocker, etc...
If i try to download something on firefox i get this message: "C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\XXXXXXX could not be saved, because you cannot change the contents of that folder.
Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location."

If I try to download something on IE i get this: "The requested site is either unavailable or can not be found.Please try again later "

Some symptoms that might be unrelated, I tried running a disk check, but it stops at step 2/3, and an old malware that i deleted left autorun, but i got rid of that as well.

I would download malwarebytes or something to try and get rid of the problem, but i can't :\

TimW · Sep 10, 2009

Welcome to Major Geeks!

Please read ALL of this message including the notes before doing anything.

Pleases follow the instructions in the below link:

READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide

and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.

**** If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going. ****

Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not. MGtools will frequently run even when all other tools will not.

After completing the READ & RUN ME and attaching your logs, make sure that you tell us what problems still remain ( if any still do )!

Helpful Notes:

If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode, you can run the steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:

Starting your computer in Safe mode

If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools and the manual updates for SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes ( links are given in the READ & RUN ME) onto another PC and then burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.

If you cannot seem to login to an infected user account, try using a different user account (if you have one) in either normal or safe boot mode and running only SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes while logged into this other user account. Then reboot and see if you can log into the problem user account. If you can then run SUPERAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, ComboFix and MGtools on the infected account as requested in the instructions.

To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:

Don't Bump! It Only Hurts You!!!

Any additional post is a bump which will add more delay. Once you attach the logs, your thread will be in the work queue and as stated our system works the oldest threads FIRST.

thegunner145 · Sep 17, 2009

I tried all that, it worked for a short while, but the same problem came back

TimW · Sep 23, 2009

Tried all what? Did you download the tools/scans to a different computer and then transfer via cd?

What exactly did you try and what were the errors?

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Can't even download malware removal tools

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