Malke
Sat Feb 11 06:59:57 CST 2006
Garry wrote:
> Hi.
> Appreciate the quick response. However, I hoped for at least a hint
> of what might have happened instead of an advice to rebuild my
> machine. Yes, this machine is not that powerful - it's only Celeron
> 600 Mhz 320 MB SDRAM, manufactured December 1999, with WinME
> originally installed. I've installed WinXP PRO on that machine more
> than a year ago, and didn't have any significant problems. And, yes,
> it did work just fine without the SP2 (i tried to install that, but
> that slowed down my system a lot, which was unacceptable), so, you,
> probably, should refrain from loathing my poor old machine that much.
> I gather, Roger, that you don't have any idea what is happening to my
> machine, and, frankly, i'm totally flabbergasted why you just don't
> admit it or refer me to someone more knowledgeable/experienced.
> I strongly hope that Microsoft does have competent engineers to
> provide some insight into my problem.
> If moderators of this discussion group think that my topic should be
> moved to a different subcategory/discussion group - please, by all
> means, do so. Your help is greatly appreciated.
First of all, you posted in the security newsgroup. Roger is a security
professional. You are a home user with viruses/malware on your
computer. This is a public newsgroup hosted on Microsoft servers; while
some MS employees occasionally post, the majority of regular helpers
(like me and Roger) are volunteers who do not work for the company.
This is Usenet and is not a moderated newsgroup. You were extremely
rude to Roger, who was amazingly polite back.
You have not practiced "Safe Hex". You haven't protected your operating
system by patching it - and that includes SP2. If your machine was slow
after installing SP2, it was probably already infested. Now you have
malware on your computer. Follow the steps to remove malware at the
link below, and I would suggest you start with the virus scanning using
either Sysclean or David Lipman's Multi-AV. Do the preparatory work
first.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
If the work looks daunting, either back up your stuff and format your
drive so you can clean-install Windows or take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of
BigStoreUSA).
After your machine is clean, take the time to read the information at
the following links about how to stay clean. *You* are responsible for
your machine and no one else.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
Malke
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