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Formatted Cmptr, Virus Still Here!

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Name: natecoupons
Date: January 19, 2009 at 20:45:21 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: 2.009 GHz / 959 MB
Product: Winfast / Mcp61m2ma
Subcategory: Viruses
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Okay....here is what I have done so far. I have backed up my stuff and then formatted my computer. I used my windows disk to do this. It seemed to be working fine, and then I plugged in my external hard drive. Within a few minutes, the virus was back. This thing is aggressive, it changed my desktop, shuts off my machine. Placed a "you need anti-virus software" on top of my windows internet explorer. It pops up randon popups every minute or two.

I had norton running, and it did almost nothing. I uninstalled it, and went to AVG the free version. It would see them, but I don't think it deleted them, because I would do a scan every two hours and they magically appeared again. I have now downloaded Malwarebytes, and am doing a full system scan on both my external and main hard drives. I'll post the results. Any ideas on this, and what should I do next? Thanks so much!!



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Name: nich
Date: January 19, 2009 at 21:28:21 Pacific
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Run smitfraudfix and smitrem. then finish using avg and SAS. Follow steps here: http://info-fanatic.blogspot.com/20...


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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: January 20, 2009 at 09:59:48 Pacific
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Did you install all the Windows updates before connecting your external drive?

"So won’t you give this man his wings
What a shame
To have to beg you to see
We’re not all the same
What a shame" - Shinedown


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