little help >:-< bump, anyone, i got a problem here

[adomastwebmaster]

I've got a computer here, windows 2000, outlook 2002, this things
acting up like a troubled child on crack.

It won't let you type anything in internet explorer, or outlook, and
on top of that the add remove programs list just shows icons, no
names, no details. I wanted to run a spyware can or something but the
windows installer just gives an error, (yes the actual install sheild
thingy it won't even run any setup programs)

I've tried restoring any corrupted files from the original windows cd
but no luck, hijack this yeilded no entries that might have caused
this, it was working fine this morning and then all of a sudden.....

I think it's gotta be a virus, but my antivirus software (sophos)
didn't even flinch and it's got on access scanning activated.

Help me Obiwan kanobi, you're my last hope.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "adomastwebmaster" <adomastwebmaster@googlemail.com>

| I've got a computer here, windows 2000, outlook 2002, this things
| acting up like a troubled child on crack.
|
| It won't let you type anything in internet explorer, or outlook, and
| on top of that the add remove programs list just shows icons, no
| names, no details. I wanted to run a spyware can or something but the
| windows installer just gives an error, (yes the actual install sheild
| thingy it won't even run any setup programs)
|
| I've tried restoring any corrupted files from the original windows cd
| but no luck, hijack this yeilded no entries that might have caused
| this, it was working fine this morning and then all of a sudden.....
|
| I think it's gotta be a virus, but my antivirus software (sophos)
| didn't even flinch and it's got on access scanning activated.
|
| Help me Obiwan kanobi, you're my last hope.

Nothing posted screams of malware. It all sounds like a corrupted OS.

Are you using Win2K SP4 plus the post SP4 Rollup ?

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 

[adomastwebmaster]

On 5 Feb, 21:22, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
wrote:
> From: "adomastwebmaster" <adomastwebmas...@googlemail.com>
>
> | I've got a computer here, windows 2000, outlook 2002, this things
> | acting up like a troubled child on crack.
> |
> | It won't let you type anything in internet explorer, or outlook, and
> | on top of that the add remove programs list just shows icons, no
> | names, no details. I wanted to run a spyware can or something but the
> | windows installer just gives an error, (yes the actual install sheild
> | thingy it won't even run any setup programs)
> |
> | I've tried restoring any corrupted files from the original windows cd
> | but no luck, hijack this yeilded no entries that might have caused
> | this, it was working fine this morning and then all of a sudden.....
> |
> | I think it's gotta be a virus, but my antivirus software (sophos)
> | didn't even flinch and it's got on access scanning activated.
> |
> | Help me Obiwan kanobi, you're my last hope.
>
> Nothing posted screams of malware. It all sounds like a corrupted OS.
>
> Are you using Win2K SP4 plus the post SP4 Rollup ?
>
> --
> Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

yup, i came round to the same conclusion in the end. the pc is kinda
old after all, it's probably just reached it's limit. I figured i'd
ask anyway in case anyone had an alternate solution. oh well, i'll
just have to restore the entire os, but i can't do that till i get
hold of the ms office installation disk.(our disk has a large crack
running through it) Gotta dig out some other disks too.

thanks for all th help


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[adomastwebmaster]

On 6 Feb, 12:04, adomastwebmaster <adomastwebmas...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> On 5 Feb, 21:22, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > From: "adomastwebmaster" <adomastwebmas...@googlemail.com>
>
> > | I've got a computer here, windows 2000, outlook 2002, this things
> > | acting up like a troubled child on crack.
> > |
> > | It won't let you type anything in internet explorer, or outlook, and
> > | on top of that the add remove programs list just shows icons, no
> > | names, no details. I wanted to run a spyware can or something but the
> > | windows installer just gives an error, (yes the actual install sheild
> > | thingy it won't even run any setup programs)
> > |
> > | I've tried restoring any corrupted files from the original windows cd
> > | but no luck, hijack this yeilded no entries that might have caused
> > | this, it was working fine this morning and then all of a sudden.....
> > |
> > | I think it's gotta be a virus, but my antivirus software (sophos)
> > | didn't even flinch and it's got on access scanning activated.
> > |
> > | Help me Obiwan kanobi, you're my last hope.
>
> > Nothing posted screams of malware. It all sounds like a corrupted OS.
>
> > Are you using Win2K SP4 plus the post SP4 Rollup ?
>
> > --
> > Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> > Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
> yup, i came round to the same conclusion in the end. the pc is kinda
> old after all, it's probably just reached it's limit. I figured i'd
> ask anyway in case anyone had an alternate solution. oh well, i'll
> just have to restore the entire os, but i can't do that till i get
> hold of the ms office installation disk.(our disk has a large crack
> running through it) Gotta dig out some other disks too.
>
> thanks for all th help
>
> END OF LINE

funny that you happened to peg the os so exactly though :-S

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "adomastwebmaster" <adomastwebmaster@googlemail.com>


|
| funny that you happened to peg the os so exactly though :-S

Well it is a case of experince. I have been studying viruses and other malware since circa
1990 and there are a setup of "experiences" one may chalk up to an infection of some kind.
What you related, such as the "add remove programs list" points to an OS problem not
malware.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 

[Milo]

Maybe this would help for your windows installer concern

1. Press Start and choose Run.
2. Type in "cmd" (without quotation marks) and press OK.
3. In the command line, type in the following command and press Enter:

MSIexec /unregister

4. Then, type in the following command and press Enter:

MSIexec /regserver
--
Milo



"adomastwebmaster" wrote:

> On 6 Feb, 12:04, adomastwebmaster <adomastwebmas...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > On 5 Feb, 21:22, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: "adomastwebmaster" <adomastwebmas...@googlemail.com>
> >
> > > | I've got a computer here, windows 2000, outlook 2002, this things
> > > | acting up like a troubled child on crack.
> > > |
> > > | It won't let you type anything in internet explorer, or outlook, and
> > > | on top of that the add remove programs list just shows icons, no
> > > | names, no details. I wanted to run a spyware can or something but the
> > > | windows installer just gives an error, (yes the actual install sheild
> > > | thingy it won't even run any setup programs)
> > > |
> > > | I've tried restoring any corrupted files from the original windows cd
> > > | but no luck, hijack this yeilded no entries that might have caused
> > > | this, it was working fine this morning and then all of a sudden.....
> > > |
> > > | I think it's gotta be a virus, but my antivirus software (sophos)
> > > | didn't even flinch and it's got on access scanning activated.
> > > |
> > > | Help me Obiwan kanobi, you're my last hope.
> >
> > > Nothing posted screams of malware. It all sounds like a corrupted OS.
> >
> > > Are you using Win2K SP4 plus the post SP4 Rollup ?
> >
> > > --
> > > Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> > > Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
> >
> > yup, i came round to the same conclusion in the end. the pc is kinda
> > old after all, it's probably just reached it's limit. I figured i'd
> > ask anyway in case anyone had an alternate solution. oh well, i'll
> > just have to restore the entire os, but i can't do that till i get
> > hold of the ms office installation disk.(our disk has a large crack
> > running through it) Gotta dig out some other disks too.
> >
> > thanks for all th help
> >
> > END OF LINE
>
> funny that you happened to peg the os so exactly though :-S
>