Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Armando on November 09, 2005, 03:23:31 PM
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Yet again my computer gives me problems, even though this time the problem is MUCH MUCH worse.
I turned on my computer today, logged onto my XP account, and then as the computer was starting-up I got a black screen with the following message:
A problem has been detected and windoes has been shut down to prevent damage.
If this is the first time you have seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing the video adapters. Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode.... (goes on to explain how to go into safe mode).....
Technical information: Stop: 0x0000008e (0xc0000005, 0xFAPP1DEC, 0xF8501938, 0x00000000) FLINT. SYS address FADD1DEC base at FED1000, datestamp 433,1870
All physical memory has been deleted.
After restarting, AVG notified me that my AIM had a virus. Something along the lines of AIM/UNINSTALL.EXE virus which was then removed.
I am extremely worried about the aforementioned events, if anyone can help please do so.
If you can contact me on AIM or MSN they are:
westonsoccer2005
[email protected]
Thank you in advanced
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I would go first to Trend Online Micro (www.trendmicro.com) and do a free online scan. Then download the latest AVG files,go to safe mode and do your scan. Delete anything that remains of the virus. If it can't be deleted at least get the name.
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Armando.....So whats the story ........ Does your machine start up ok ......? If it does ......reboot into safe mode .
Turn off system restore .
Run another full scan with AVG ........ If it comes up clean .......reboot back into normal mode ........Is the error message still there ? If it isn't ..turn system restore back on .
let us know
dl65 ::)
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GX1_Man: I HAVE the latest AVG files. I have ewido and AVG both up-to-date and both were run yesterday and nothing was found.
dl65: Well my machine started up ok after I restarted it. I have turned off system restore, as someone told me in a thread to do so when cleaning my computer.
(http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,27725,backpage=)
Another computer hope expert in another thread gave me the link.
Should I turn system restore back on? Should I run AVG in Safe mode WITH system restore off/on? Should I turn system restore on in safe mode?
What should I do?
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Armando........ IF ....you suspect that your pc may have been comprimised by a trojan or virus.......its a good idea to turn off your "system restore" this deletes all restore info and if the pests were hiding in there ...they will be flushed as well . Now with system restore off ......run the scan and if clean ...... you may safely turn system restore back on ........
Should I run AVG in Safe mode WITH system restore off/on?
OFF.
Should I turn system restore on in safe mode?
YES or you can wait until you have rebooted back into normal mode .
dl65 ::)
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Ok, so if I understood you correctly, I will leave system restore off, reboot into safe mode, run AVG, turn system restore ON, then reboot into regular mode?
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That is correct!
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Ok, I will do so then.
Thank you both very much.
I will post again after I am done with the safe mode scanning etc
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Sorry one last question.
I can use internet in safe mode right?
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Maybe yes or no. Download the updates first. Plan on working offline. You don't really need internet once you get there.
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Ok, ok.
Sorry :P
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I think you should consider protecting your computer against the nasties. :)
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Well after some hours the scans are done and 3 viruses have been deleted.
Should I know turn my system restore back on?
PS: You mean like actually purchase something like a firewall or anti-virus?
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Turn your system restore back on.
Just get some good free stuff like below.
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...and read your email as plain text & don't open email or IM attachments.
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I already have all the programs you have in your signature. As I said before in this post, I downloaded all of the ones on the site I mentioned before.
Ewido, AVG, CWShredder, CCleaner, Ad-aware, spybot search & destroy, and kerio personal firewall.
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You may have them but are you running them in realtime?
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Well they all show up in my system tray icon thing and if I right click it says "turn off real time protection?"
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So what's running in that tray?
Don't just say 'everything', give us the list?
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Pardon me.
Ewido, AVG, and Kerio.
Not sure if the others can be enabled to run real time.
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Turn Ewido off, it will die in 30 days anyway.
Activate the SpyBot Teatimer.
Activate Realtime protection in Microsoft Antispyware.
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Can't use the Microsoft one because it tells me my product key or whatever is incorrect.
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Update them all & don't forget to imunise in SpyBot.
Learn how to get the most out of your programs.
Read the help files. Set AVG to scan all files.
Set the Spybot SD Helper. Read the help files.
This is not rocket science.
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Get a legal XP or go with w2k.
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Update them all & don't forget to imunise in SpyBot.
Learn how to get the most out of your programs.
Read the help files. Set AVG to scan all files.
Set the Spybot SD Helper. Read the help files.
This is not rocket science.
When did I say it was? I've already done all of the above and more. I appreciate your help but you make it seem like I'm some kind of idiot who is getting on your last nerve.