Computer Virus Blues
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:18 am
My computer recently contracted a particularly nasty virus. Over the course of me trying to get it off my computer (two days) it got progressively worse and worse.
It started with a bunch of spyware that my antivirus program was seemingly unable to remove. It got worse from there, spamming anti-spyware popups on my computer frequently, eventually replacing my desktop background with a red blank background. I tried Ctrl+Alt+Delete to find the malicious processes. Task Manager blocked. I tried System Restore. System Restore blocked. I tried booting in Safe Mode. Safe Mode blocked. I tried using last known good settings in the initial bootup screen. Didn't work.
Frustrated and tired, I went to sleep for the night. Woke up yesterday and now I'm getting automatically logged off Windows whenever I try to log on.
The virus is apparently called worm.win32.netsky . It's apparently been around for a while. But of course other people say the message you get regarding it on Windows is fake and part of the virus, meaning it could be something else entirely.
So I'm pretty much at a loss, and am looking at a possible full system reformat unless some of you folks can provide me with some advice.
It started with a bunch of spyware that my antivirus program was seemingly unable to remove. It got worse from there, spamming anti-spyware popups on my computer frequently, eventually replacing my desktop background with a red blank background. I tried Ctrl+Alt+Delete to find the malicious processes. Task Manager blocked. I tried System Restore. System Restore blocked. I tried booting in Safe Mode. Safe Mode blocked. I tried using last known good settings in the initial bootup screen. Didn't work.
Frustrated and tired, I went to sleep for the night. Woke up yesterday and now I'm getting automatically logged off Windows whenever I try to log on.
The virus is apparently called worm.win32.netsky . It's apparently been around for a while. But of course other people say the message you get regarding it on Windows is fake and part of the virus, meaning it could be something else entirely.
So I'm pretty much at a loss, and am looking at a possible full system reformat unless some of you folks can provide me with some advice.