Security Software infected or not

[Dark Star]

Hi
I think i am infeted by a virus, trozan or anything else. when ever i open my pc i see 2 icons of any of the icons present in desktop.Am usint Avast 4.7
Need urgent help
Thanks

 

[6pack]

r u sure this is not bcause of low memory or some corrupt registry/system/driver files? which os u using? check ur taskmanager for unknown progs and let us know

 

[shirish]

sashwant see my article if it still isn't cleaned.

 

[Dark Star]

r u sure this is not bcause of low memory or some corrupt registry/system/driver files? which os u using? check ur taskmanager for unknown progs and let us know

Hi
I checked every thing is okay but still the same prob.:huh:

 

[medpal]

hey shashwant,

download hijackthis from merjin.org and post its complete log file here.

 

[shirish]

@medpal typo there which leads to a portal, the real link is this merijin.org

 

[Techie#1]

For Direct analysis of ur Hijack this Log file from Hijackthis.de,try posting ur log file here

HijackThis Log file

 

[Dark Star]

A newer version of service pack is available. Service packs increase the safety of your system. Visit Microsoft's windowsupdate site to download the newest version of the service pack.

It seems that you don't use an anti-virus scanner or your scanner is not active. Only an anti-virus scanner can protect you against new viruses. You can look here for a good anti-virus scanner.

We didn't detect any active process of a firewall on your system. Reasons maybe:
(1.) You are using the windows firewall or a hardware firewall.
(2.) You are using a firewall of an unknown vendor.
(3.) You are using a firewall, but for unknown reasons it is disabled
(4.) You don't use any firewall at all.
We recommend you to use a firewall. Download and install one or activate windows xp´s own one. In case you got questions or you want us to add the firewall you use to our database, contact us at our forum.

 

[shirish]

o.k. lemme know if u have all the updates to date. If not use Autopatcher from here . And if I hear u write u went through my thread & tried everything. It has worked 99% of the time, the 1% when it doesn't I simply copy my files & re-format again.

 

[Dark Star]

Hi
The comp. is up too date. I dont want to format now recently i had formatted it. Should i change thevirus scanner:huh:

 

[shirish]

o.k. did u try the hijack thing also. If that doesn't show up anything, try to see what the properties of the icons are. See whether it's a URL shortcut or points to some location on the hdd.

If it's a URL shortcut, first make sure tht .htm,.html,.url are all opened with FF or opera. Make them the default browser. Then click on the shortcut & see where does it lead to. This will give u info. on what that icon/object is all about. Now if the site has some p*rn, some gambling site or some portal which u have no idea about then needs to be investigated & perhaps could report the same to the free anti-virus & anti-spyware camp. There is a possibility that u may have got something new in the wild which nobody knows about as of yet. This is extremely rare though but does happen.

If on the other hand, the icons/shortcut point to some place on the hdd then can see what that object is, if it's some program tht u don't know, first see in Add/Remove programs if that can be removed. If not, try to search the anti-virus & anti-spyware sites to see if there is any info. on tht particular application. You can also use Google search for the same.

Lastly, you can use something like System mechanic pro or some similar suite of tools for things further on.