Virus on my spouse's computer(Windows XP)! Norton finds virus named bloodhound (?)
- Of course, Norton anti-virus expired 11/03/04 ... When our ISP changed servers spouse had problems and the Tech support person said uninstall Zone Alarm Pro!(???) Now computer was running without updated anti-virus and firewall! :^(
- During this past month, my spouse tried to renew Norton. He clicked on the Norton link and a window popped up .... he bought the item ($59.99 + $9.99 shipping & handling).
- Unfortunately for my spouse, the popup was not Norton, but Inkglobal.com, courtesy of spyware or a virus on his computer! Fortunately, there is a 60-day guarantee so he will only be out $9.99 plus whatever postage is required to return the CD to Inkglobal.com.
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Now the fun begins!
To find a solution I did a
+ Google search
google.com
and ...
opened the following links returned in the Google search:
+ Trojan Horse Virus - Bloodhound Trojan Virus
trojan-virus.com
This site has lots of links to anti-virus/computer healthy sites!
+ Cnet Reviews
It's really bad!!!: a CNET Forums posting by diakhary in Forum Viruses and Security Alerts
reviews.cnet.com
Re: It's really bad!!!
If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME, you'll need to disable System Restore. Instructions can be found here. pchell.com
Run Windows Disk Cleanup, emptying Temporary files, Temporary Internet files, and Recycle Bin.
Download and run Stinger from vil.nai.com
Run an online scan at pandasoftware.com
or
housecall.trendmicro.com
In either online scan select Auto-clean.
Once your machine is clean, you can re-enable System Restore.
And UPDATE your Norton Anti-virus.
Hope this helps.
+ bloodhound.exploit.6
mcse.ms
bonnie wrote:
i need help getting rid of this virus i don't know what to do
See this article:
"Bloodhound.Exploit.6"
securityresponse.symantec.co..virus.com/scan/
and/or Panda:
pandasoftware.com
Install anti virus software and firewall. See this article for antivirus
software vendors:
" Microsoft Antivirus Partners"
microsoft.com
If you're on Windows XP and don't have any firewall installed then at
least turn on the XP firewall:
"HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP"
support.microsoft.com
--
Jurren Bouman
MVP Windows - Security
"Microsoft Trustworthy Computing: Security"
microsoft.com;
iamnotageek.com
- What does a bloodhound virus do to a computer?
faqfarm.com
# Question by chris george asked on May 11, 2004, at 11:57 am.
What does a bloodhound virus do to a computer?
# Answer by anonymous contributed on May 22, 2004, at 12:28pm. Last updated on August 26, 2004, at 4:16pm.
Read both of these pages BEFORE doing any cleaning of virus.
Only Norton labels unknown viruses "bloodhound" and therefore ever finds one.
f-secure.com
securityresponse.symantec.com
You may want to scan with this which could find the virus with another name, then re-scan with Norton to see if that same bloodhound thing is still there.
- Bloodhound Sniffer Viruses FAQ Question & Answer Forum
faqfarm.com
- Symantec Search
symantec.com
- Symantec Security Response - Bloodhound.Packed
securityresponse.symantec.com
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- I renewed Norton Anti-Virus and scanned computer.
- A Norton scan returned a virus identified as W32.Randex.E
- Next, I reinstalled Zone Alarm Pro (ZA) and restarted the computer.
- On startup, a window popped up Power Scan 1.1. I did not run that program; shut it down and Googled Power Scan 1.1 ... SPYWARE!
- What a mess! Zone Alarm started asking permission for multiple programs to access the Internet -- winlog.exe, power scan 1.1, salm.exe, bargain.exe, and many more programs that somehow had been installed on the computer!
- Symantec Security Response - W32.Randex.E
securityresponse.symantec.com
- For starters, I Google several of the programs ZA asked about. A search for winlogin.exe, salm.exe, etc. informed me they are spyware installed most likely by a virus.
- salm.exe
salm.exe. salm.exe. What Is It? 180Search Assistant - salm.exe What Does it Do?
180Search Assistant is generally installed by some other piece of spyware. ...
iamnotageek.com
salm.exe
What Is It?
180Search Assistant - salm.exe
What Does it Do?
180Search Assistant is generally installed by some other piece of spyware. This not only displays ads but logs your browsing habits to send back to 180! If you have this you most likely have several other programs that you need to uninstall.
Removal Instructions:
Our 180Search Assistant Removal guide can be found here.
iamnotageek.com;
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... Time to try and clean up my spouse's computer ... and this message is solely so I can access this info from my spouse's computer. |
