NEED HELP! Virus on laptop and can't connect to the internet

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by slevin88, May 1, 2010.

  1. slevin88

    slevin88 Private E-2

    Thanks to anyone that help out.
    Firstly, my Norton expired a few weeks ago and i had stupidly forgot to renew it so my computer wasnt really protected.
    Anyway, my mother was on my computer on the internet and all of a sudden a Security Warning poped up saying 'Application cannot be executed. The file ccc.exe is infected. Do you want to activate your antivirus software now?'
    She ended up turning the computer off and back on and she says since then the computer hasnt connected to the internet.
    So now whenever i turn it on, i cant connect to the internet and the security warnings keep appearing with all these different files being infected.
    Ive tried to download Avast and transfer it to that computer and install it but then the message comes up saying 'The file avast.exe is infected'.
    What can i/should i do?
     
  2. slevin88

    slevin88 Private E-2

    Oh and obviously im using another computer
     
  3. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

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

    Please 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:


    1. 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:
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:
    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.
     

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