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I ran the superantispyware and I think it removed the trojan, but now the desktop is fuckored. It wont even see the internet. It instantly says Firefox cant find the server at..... whenever I try to goto anything. I also tried to look at the router and it cant find that either.

Any ideas or do I need to call in a professional?

Casper! I got beeeeeeeer. :D

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Ha, ha I had a good one going yesterday. It didn't get ruined until Budell gave it away.

So you guys are saying that I shouldn't be running Norton 360? I haven't had any problems with it but I'm not into the weird shit most of the folks around here are into.

Norton is awful.

In my experience, removing Norton is worse than removing half the viruses I've ever gotten.

I'm running with literally no protection right now and doing just fine. No viruses, a year and a half and counting.

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I ran the superantispyware and I think it removed the trojan, but now the desktop is fuckored. It wont even see the internet. It instantly says Firefox cant find the server at..... whenever I try to goto anything. I also tried to look at the router and it cant find that either.

Any ideas or do I need to call in a professional?

Casper! I got beeeeeeeer. :D

Well, Casper is a pro. At a great, many things, though not all ones that would make us proud. :p

Have you tried either CCleaner (http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/) or running the malware tools you have in safe mode w/networking? I actually had to do both for my step-brother's machine last week. He had an infection on his machine so bad that IE would not open and the HDD ran constantly. Booted up in SM w/networking and then downloaded CCleaner, ran it for both infections and the registry cleanup and he was back to flying right in about 20 minutes.

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Malwarebytes is a popular free antispyware now (download.com have it) now....symantec in the safe mode (F8 while booting) should remove the backdoor trojan.....

My desktop got infected while browsing porn with a bloodhound worm and a some trojans....I had trouble but could remove it by installing a renamed .exe file for malwarebytes......then symantec in safe mode. Had to run it couple of times.

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I ran the superantispyware and I think it removed the trojan, but now the desktop is fuckored. It wont even see the internet. It instantly says Firefox cant find the server at..... whenever I try to goto anything. I also tried to look at the router and it cant find that either.

Any ideas or do I need to call in a professional?

Casper! I got beeeeeeeer. :D

Sounds like you TCP/IP stack is bad. Google rebuild TCP/IP on XP and that should give you the very detailed instructions on how to fix.

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Or... type in https instead of http when you try your Firefox, and see if it works.

One of the viruses was known to set a proxy server... poorly... and messed up things.

Check in tools-options-advanced-network-settings- It should be "no proxy".

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I'm running with literally no protection right now and doing just fine. No viruses, a year and a half and counting.

Just because you haven't noticed any viruses on your computer doesn't mean they're not there. For example, you might have a virus that collects all your important information and then sends it out to the bad guys. You don't want to be the next guy in line to have your idenity stolen.

Not a big fan of Ad-aware any more. Found out that it couldn't remove a few things I had some friends and family run into.

No virus scanner gets rid of every virus. That's why I said that Spybot got rid of 90% and to use a different virus scanner (Ad-Aware) to finish the job.

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No virus scanner gets rid of every virus. That's why I said that Spybot got rid of 90% and to use a different virus scanner (Ad-Aware) to finish the job.

Agreed, but Spybot and Ad-Aware are both spyware/malware removal tools, not AV applications. I'd rather use Spybot along with another spyware/malware tool and AV to keep things in check.

Regardless, we're on the same page.

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When in doubt, format and reinstall! :D

I use Malwarbytes and Microsoft Security Essentials. Two programs to cross check is the best way to go about it if your concerned. I've had my fair share of fixes lately from co-workers and friends/family. With variants of Vundo/Antivirus Virus etc. Last pc I cleared off almost 900 virus's from safe mode and cross HD scanning and it was still so F'ed I just saved the my documents and flattened the drive.

Windows can get so screwed up, its not always worth the time and effort into trying to fix it.

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Agreed, but Spybot and Ad-Aware are both spyware/malware removal tools, not AV applications. I'd rather use Spybot along with another spyware/malware tool and AV to keep things in check.

Regardless, we're on the same page.

Right, but I was just trying to help with his original issue about removing the trojan. :)

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Well, Casper is a pro. At a great, many things, though not all ones that would make us proud. :p

Have you tried either CCleaner (http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/) or running the malware tools you have in safe mode w/networking? I actually had to do both for my step-brother's machine last week. He had an infection on his machine so bad that IE would not open and the HDD ran constantly. Booted up in SM w/networking and then downloaded CCleaner, ran it for both infections and the registry cleanup and he was back to flying right in about 20 minutes.

Sounds like you TCP/IP stack is bad. Google rebuild TCP/IP on XP and that should give you the very detailed instructions on how to fix.
Or... type in https instead of http when you try your Firefox, and see if it works.

One of the viruses was known to set a proxy server... poorly... and messed up things.

Check in tools-options-advanced-network-settings- It should be "no proxy".

When in doubt, format and reinstall! :D

I use Malwarbytes and Microsoft Security Essentials. Two programs to cross check is the best way to go about it if your concerned. I've had my fair share of fixes lately from co-workers and friends/family. With variants of Vundo/Antivirus Virus etc. Last pc I cleared off almost 900 virus's from safe mode and cross HD scanning and it was still so F'ed I just saved the my documents and flattened the drive.

Windows can get so screwed up, its not always worth the time and effort into trying to fix it.

You mudafuckas just blew my mind. I'm calin in the cavalry.

Who the hell is writing these tag lines?

The OP. :D

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Just get a hammer...or wipe it and move on.

This always sucks. Get a flash drive for backup and create two folders for yourself right from the start that all documents and pictures et cetera fall under..Work and personal. Keeps it simple.

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