NEW VIRUS on Brand New Hard drive! RESTOREFIX.COM REGRENEW.com

[dvk1]

Dam - What extreme pests!!! - this is a new Virus that came up right when I put in my new harddrive! When I was getting back onto my DSL connection - Don't these things ever quit?? Please help me - someone who is an expert at getting rid of MALWARE - help help Thank you they are messages that come up periodically as "messenger" service messages: RESTOREFIX.COM and REGRENEW.com
p.s. I have McAfee security from ATT dsl and Malwarebytes and neither of these programs detect anything at all! Where is this file hiding?

I have XP Home Intel PC celeron

 

[BadBigBen]

First DL HiJackThis from the Trend Micro website, run a scan with LOG and paste the LOG here...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[kjv1611]

[OL][LI]Do what Big Bad Ben mentioned, use his link above to get the software.[/LI]
[LI]Install that app, and post a log here for others to view and help.[/LI]
[LI]If you don't have a firewalled router[/LINK], get one. No ifs ands nor buts. You're fighting a losing battle without one.[/LI]
[LI]If you DO have a router, make sure that [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_forwarding]Port Forwarding [/LINK]is NOT enabled. Also, if you did any other tweaks to the router, such as turning off any security settings, enabling extra "features", you may want to undo those changes, as they may be opening you up to attacks.[/LI]
[LI][url=http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/]DrWeb CureIt[/LINK] is a good scanner/fixer app to just let run and scan for all sorts of threats.[/LI]
[LI][url=http://www.superantispyware.com/]SuperAntiSpwyare[/LINK] is also a good one.[/LI]
[LI]I'd not own a Windows XP machine these days without also installing [url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx]Windows Defender[/LINK] on it.[/LI][/OL]

And being that you just installed this system, once the problem is found, and you know you'll be safe to reinstall again, I'd go ahead and wipe the hard drive with [url=http://www.dban.org/]dban[/LINK] or similar, and then reinstall. Also, make sure when you reinstall, you have at least Windows XP Service Pack 2 avaialble to install right then and there, at the least if at all possible.

Then after reinstalled, I'd go with having at least these applications installed (assuming no conflicts with your hardware):
[ol][li]Antivirus: AVG, Avast!, or Avira Antivir[/LI]
[LI]Firewall: Online Armor (in my opinion, the best overall software firewall right now)[/LI]
[LI]Antispyware: SpywareBlaster, Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Antimalware, SuperAntispyware[/LI]
[LI]Web Browser(s): Mozilla Firefox and/or Google Chrome - Chrome recently won out far and above all others in a security test, though I think it was just on a specific type of security threat - didn't read very deep into it.[/LI][/OL]

Best I can remember, you can get most all those from [URL unfurl="true"]www.download.com, and most if not all from

http://www.filehippo.com

and also

http://www.softpedia.com

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[electronicsfreak]

Actually I think hes just being spammed by the messenger service on windows that sites make use of. I could be wrong though. Try disabling the messenger service to see if it stops.

Go to control panel, administrative tools, services, right click on messenger and left click properties. Stop it, then set it to disable. Hit apply and ok and see if the messages stop.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[kjv1611]

good point, electronicsfreak.

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me