I am totally mystified

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by granddad, Feb 12, 2005.

  1. granddad

    granddad Private E-2

    Hi guys- I had to format my hard drive and reload XP a few days ago. Everything seems to be working fine (including the AVG, Spybot sd, etc. that I downloaded here) except for two things that have me baffled. Whenever I run Avert Stinger I get a message that says: C;\progra~1\msn\msncorefiles is corrupt and unreadable. please run chkdsk utility. I have done this but the message still appears every time I run Stinger.

    Also, whenever my internet connection is terminated I get a network connection message saying: you (or a program) have requested information from reporting.is.homosexual.pj34r.us. I certainly don't know what THAT'S all about. If someone could help me with this, your ole Granddad would sure appreciate it.
     
  2. granddad

    granddad Private E-2

    sorry to bump this, but if anyone is able i really need help with this problem.
     
  3. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    First, please follow ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ ME FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR SUPPORT: Basic Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal
    If you already have any of the programs linked in the tutorial please double check your version to make sure you have the latest one and that you have any/all updates for the programs.

    NOTE: In order to resolve the issues you are having it is very important that you at least try to perform all the steps as outlined. If you have any difficulty please post back letting us know what steps you have completed, what you found while doing the scans if anything and details about any problems you have encountered in completing the steps. The more details you can provide the better.


    After doing ALL of the above if you still have a problem:

    Make sure you have HijackThis 1.99 and follow the guidelines on where to install it and how to post a log as an attachment. This is all covered in the sticky thread NO HIJACK THIS LOG FILES BEFORE READING THIS: HJT Tutorial & LOG File Posting

    Now post a HijackThis log as an attachment to your message (Do not post the log inline). All running programs should be closed, including your web browser, e-mail. Close before running Hijack This!

    To repeat: Do NOT run Hijack This from the Desktop, a temp folder, or a sub-folder of C:\Documents and Settings, or choose to run it directly from the downloaded ZIP file. Place it in its own folder, for example C:\Program Files\HJT

    I'm not sure what is going on with that message about msncorefiles. Post the exact complete message word for word. When you ran your disk check, did it find and fix anything? Do you use MSN?
     

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