Should I permanently delete the files that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware currently has sitting in quarantine?
yes, unless you will really miss the midget donkey porn . . .
Is it anything critical? Delete.
I'm not sure. On that note, this same infection (which I wasn't responsible for has now prevented my computer from successfully booting. I can sometimes ge tinto safe mode, but otherwise will be met with a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" message, or a BSOD before Windows loads. Did the malware destroy vital OS files, and if so, how do I repair them? I'm on Vista 64.
Edit: Took a picture of the BSOD:
I assume the file noted is corrupted. How do I fix it?
Edit: Took a picture of the BSOD:
I assume the file noted is corrupted. How do I fix it?
Last edited by nukchebi0 (2010-06-09 14:54:56)
debug, reformat and reinstall your OS
That SS is blurry, but I did a google and found a support page here.
The best option in my opinion is to boot up from your OS CD and reinstall your OS. You may have the option to repair system files from the disk, but since it looks like your corrupted hive registry is from malware and you haven't been able to safely delete it, you should reformat to ensure a clean system with core OS files and registries properly in place.
The best option in my opinion is to boot up from your OS CD and reinstall your OS. You may have the option to repair system files from the disk, but since it looks like your corrupted hive registry is from malware and you haven't been able to safely delete it, you should reformat to ensure a clean system with core OS files and registries properly in place.
I don't want to reformat until I've saved all my files (most are backed up, but not all) so I'll try the repair and see how that works.
Bart-PE plus lossa typin.nukchebi0 wrote:
I assume the file noted is corrupted. How do I fix it?
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Geeze, 64 bit malware? How'd you catch that?
The future is here!CapnNismo wrote:
Geeze, 64 bit malware? How'd you catch that?
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Indeed. I thought there wasn't but maybe a small handful of viruses out there for 64-bit systems and they were very rare to find which leads me back to my question: How'd the hell you catch it?
Good question indeed. He said he wasn't responsible for it it, so is he saying another user caused the infection?CapnNismo wrote:
Indeed. I thought there wasn't but maybe a small handful of viruses out there for 64-bit systems and they were very rare to find which leads me back to my question: How'd the hell you catch it?
Yes, my dad was sent an email with a infected link, which he clicked on. AVG caught the virus the second he did, but in clearing it up, I lost system files that were obviously rather important.
However, I successfully system restored to before the infection, so I think the computer is fine.
However, I successfully system restored to before the infection, so I think the computer is fine.
Last edited by nukchebi0 (2010-06-10 17:42:51)
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The virus will still install in the 32 bit emulator. Notice the file corrupt is in system32.CapnNismo wrote:
Indeed. I thought there wasn't but maybe a small handful of viruses out there for 64-bit systems and they were very rare to find which leads me back to my question: How'd the hell you catch it?