How can I restore my desktop?
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I got a virus and used McAfee to clean it up. That removed 10 detections, but I didn't think it got everything. I went to clean my laptop booting from the operating system cd like I have done before. When I got back on my desktop was empty, the toolbar was gone, and there was a window titled "control center" that was open. I assume this is something isn't something to trust. I can't right click or use the windows button to bring up the start menu. The only way to get on the internet to type this question is to hit ctrl+alt+delete and then "new task" and open from there. Any help would be appreciated. I'm not too great with computers, obviously.
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Answer:
reinstall the os.
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Best Buy tech support is good at this sort of thing and not that expensive.
Karl
Seems like you have a rogue and a bunch of trojans. Use combofix from bleepingcomputer.com, then go download malwarebytes from softpedia.com or cnet.com and use it(rename the installer if it doesn't let you install it such as winlogon.exe), then clean the rest of the virus with superantispyware and Hitman Pro 3.5 from softpedia.com/cnet.com and just in case you do have a rootkit on your system use GMER from majorgeek.com(Use gmer to scan and anything in red delete.) Future Protection use this wizard to recommend security protection for your system: http://www.techsupportalert.com/secwiz or go to safe mode and then do the above: To get into Safe Mode with Networking: 1. Log out and reboot your machine. 2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly. 3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu. Note: Rogue security software is a form of computer malware that deceives or misleads users into paying for the fake or simulated removal of malware. Or Manually: Terminating the process: 1.I verify that a Rogue is present. This isn't hard, since it's usually popping up just about every few seconds. 2.Click CTRL-ALT-DELETE (if it's available) 3.Click Task Manager 4.Click Processes 5.Find a process that usually contain all numbers. For example 2342342.exe. If you do not see all numbers then your rogue has a name like...SystemSecurityPro.exe or GreenAV.exe...etc. 6.Select that process and click end process. 7.At this point the rogue process has been terminated. Removing Rogue Anti-virus that is named with random numbers. 1.Click Start 2.Click Run (or for Vista type in the start search box) 3.For windows xp type: C:\documents and settings\all users\Application Data and click OK. A window will open containing a folder with about 8 numbers. Your Rogue is in there. Delete that folder. 4.For Windows Vista type C:\users\all users in the "start search" box and click enter. Your randomly named folder with about 8 digits should be in there. Delete it. Removing Rogue Anti-Virus that has a name like System Guard Pro, AV2010, etc 1.Open Windows Explorer. 2.Open your C:\ drive. 3.Open Program Files 4.Find the Rogue and Delete the folder. If not seek an expert. Good Luck!
vlj2002
(If you have Win XP, turn System Restore off. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. In the System Properties dialog box, click the System Restore tab. Click to select the Turn off System Restore check box. Or, click to select the Turn off System Restore on all drives check box. Click OK. Click Yes to confirm that you want to turn off System Restore.) Download, install, update and run full scans, in SAFE MODE* (if you can), with these programs... http://www.malwarebytes.org http://www.superantispyware.com http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=Ad+Aware+Free+Anti+Malware&tag=404&searchtype=downloads Ad-Aware free *** Important, when downloaded/updated disconnect from the internet *** Then re-start. (turn System Restore on. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. In the System Properties dialog box, click the System Restore tab. Click to clear the Turn off System Restore check box. Or, click the Turn off System Restore on all drives check box. Click OK.) If you can't run a scan, go into the scanner's folder and re-name the .exe file to something like 'MyFile.exe' and try in safe mode again. Some malware prevent the execution of anti spy/mal/virus scans by blocking them by name. You should consider getting a good Anti-Virus program. Try one of these free ones... http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html http://www.free-av.com/en/download/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html (Avria) http://free.avg.com/download ***Never use more than one anti-virus program at any one time*** *Note: On start up (before Windows loads) keep tapping either F5 or F8 (be aware that some manufacturers use F8 for system recovery!) then use arrow keys to highlight 'Safe Mode with networking' and hit Enter/Return, click on a user account, enter the password (if you don't know it, there probably isn't one so leave it blank) and hit Enter/Return.
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