ComboFix is running already for > 22 hours (and counting)

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by topdressage, Jan 28, 2010.

  1. topdressage

    topdressage Private E-2

    Last week I bought and installed SpyZooka, after running the program there were still some Malware segments left. The tech people from SpyZooka adviced me to run ComboFix and send them the report.

    However ComboFix is running now already for 22 hours ad has still not finished. It took 12+ hours to get through all fases 1-50, and now it's already busy for 10 hours to restart windows. Because it says in capital letters : WARNING DON'T RESTART THE COMPUTER YOURSELF PLEASE WAIT... i am completely stuck...

    The system doesn't hang because there is still disc- and processor activity.

    I have read most of the topics on this and other forums but can't find the solution. Next to this I can't do very much because for some reason Combofix is running in a DOS-box ??

    Any suggestions are very welcome.

    Theo
     
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    First I really have to ask why you are posting here when you have started by posting at SpyZooka. You should be working with them since that is where you started.

    If ComboFix has still not finished, you will have to try killing the process. Sometimes a power off is the only recourse and it can also potentially cause problems since ComboFix may have various files and registry keys open. But as I said, sometimes there is no other way to stop it since in reality it should not take that long. Hopefully you did not download and run the version of ComboFix which had a bug and would delete all of your Documents and Settings folder contents.

    But again, you need to work with SpyZooka since that is where you began. If you had want our help, you should have been here before buying and using SpyZooka.
     
  3. topdressage

    topdressage Private E-2

    Thanx,

    I understand what you are saying and agree, but you also know that many of these companies only want to make $$$$$$$. They claim to be the best and guarantee 100% removal. But when it comes down to support Silence is their name.

    Never the less I will try to kick some asses at Spyzooka.

    Theo
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Yes and that is why you should have come here first. ;) No program can make the guarantee of 100% removal. That is an outright lie/exaggerated claim. And to even come close, they would have to perform manual removal steps like we do and that means that their program is not doing the removal.

    If you cannot get any help from them, come back here and we will attempt to help you with any malware problems you have. However as noted in my last message, if ComboFix never ended, you probably have to do a forced power shutdown which while dangerous it likely your only option since Task Manager probably will not open or may not be able to end the processes anyway (but you could try Task Manager).
     
    Last edited: Jan 30, 2010

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