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From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 11 Dec 2009 19:35 "Robin Bignall" <docrobin(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:79svg5lo5tkdthrgrin3eg2iv3qj6hci09(a)4ax.com... Do you use "Windows Washer" or some similar program?
From: Daave on 11 Dec 2009 19:54 Robin Bignall wrote: > Just another piece of data. I just logged on as "administrator" (with > several screens full of these infection messages) to see if, when I > rebooted, I might have some "administrator\cookies\index.dat" > messages. > When I rebooted back as myself all the infection messages had > vanished. But this has happened before on reboot. If you configue a Clean Boot, do you still get these messages?
From: Elmo on 12 Dec 2009 09:57 Robin Bignall wrote: > On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:05:42 -0500, "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote: > >> Robin Bignall wrote: >>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:36:50 -0500, "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Robin Bignall wrote: >>>>> XP Pro SP3 >>>>> During the past few weeks, immediately after the initial Windows >>>>> screen with the blue bar running left right, and before the logon >>>>> screen, I get a blue screen with white messages. There are dozens >>>>> of them, all identical, which say something like: >>>>> Infection: docs and settings my name cookies/index.dat does not >>>>> exist and cannot be removed. (Pause is inoperative and the normal >>>>> logon screen appears immediately after.) >>>> It is very important that you post back with the exact, complete >>>> message! It's hard to tell at this moment, but it's possible you >>>> have a variation of what is described here: >>>> >>>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/anti-virus-1-removal >>>> >>>> Please post back with the complete message. >>>> >>> Difficult. Pause/break stops the screen for a second and then it goes >>> straight to the logon. I just rebooted and all those messages have >>> vanished. None of the virus/malware programs finds anything. >>> I'll post again if those messages reappear. There's nothing in the >>> event log that looks suspicious. >> In the menu you get after hitting F8, do you see an option called >> "Disable automatic restart on system failure"? If so, choose it. Another >> way to do this: >> >> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/ht/disautorestart.htm >> >> This way, you will be able to write down these messages. >> > The message is: > infection:documents and settings\robin bignall\cookies\index.dat could > not be removed. file is no longer existent. This thread is very long.. if you've tried the following, I missed it. A couple of things I would try: - Create a text file using Wordpad and name it "index.dat". Store it in the Documents and Settings\Robin Bignall\Cookies\ folder and restart the machine. - Look in the BIOS for an a/v utility and disable it. -- Joe =o)
From: Leythos on 12 Dec 2009 13:46 In article <4b23dd60$0$16700$88263eea(a)blocknews.net>, trt(a)void.com says... > David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos. > I see you're still stalking myself and other in every post you make - shows just how unethical you are. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Robin Bignall on 12 Dec 2009 16:52
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:35:03 -0500, "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > >"Robin Bignall" <docrobin(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message >news:79svg5lo5tkdthrgrin3eg2iv3qj6hci09(a)4ax.com... > >Do you use "Windows Washer" or some similar program? > No, only what's in IE8 and CCleaner. -- Robin (BrE) Herts, England |