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From: Corn on 23 Jul 2010 02:29


"MowGreen" wrote:

> Corn wrote:
> > I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It locked me out
> > of all my files and programs but i was able to eventually get it deleted. My
> > problem now is when i try to use internet explorer it says :
> >
> > "windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This is
> > probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the HTTP port
> > (80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to contact your
> > internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of your software"
> >
> > I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the firewall
> > restarted and got the same message again. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that infected my
> > computer. I have scanned with super antispyware , malware bytes, and windows
> > malicious software removal tool. Thanks in advance.
>
> First, check the Internet Protocols Prefixes setting in the registry.
> The below page shows what they should be:
> http://www.tweaklibrary.com/Software_Applications/Internet-Explorer/27/Remove-%E2%80%9CConnections%E2%80%9DUsing-Internet-Explorer-URL-Protocol-Prefixes/10093/
>
> Then rebuild the Winsock stack. Open a command prompt and then enter
> these commands, pressing Enter after *each* one
>
> netsh winsock reset
> exit
>
> How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
>
> Restart the system and see if the connection issue is resolved.
>
> MowGreen
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>
> banthecheck.com
> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
> .
> Thnks mowgreen ..tried that to no avail. I appreciate your help .
From: Shenan Stanley on 23 Jul 2010 09:48
Corn wrote:
> Thank you shenan , i think im gonna try that..lots of old things on
> this comp taking up space anyhow. Now before i reinstall do I need
> to wipe the drive or will the windows cd overwrite everything??

Be sure your backups are CURRENT!

Truthfully, a zero-write on the drive itself is probably a good idea *in
case* there is some root kit on there. Just get the hard disk drive
manufacturer's diagnostics utility media from their support/downloads area
and use it to perform the zero-write to the drive. Then you can use the
installation media (you need true installation media) to create partition(s)
and format/install, etc.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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From: MowGreen on 23 Jul 2010 11:03
Corn wrote:
>> Thnks mowgreen ..tried that to no avail. I appreciate your help .


YW and I concur with what's been posted by the others in this thread.
Backup, flatten, and reinstall XP. Prior to doing that, download and
save any Service Packs not yet applied to the XP CD to an external USB
Hard Drive, *not* to the suspect HD that XP's currently installed to.
Backup the data you want preserved to said external HD after first
scanning it with an online scanner:

ESET Online Scanner
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan

Single File Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus

That's the only way you'll ever be able to have any Trust in the
computer. And, please read this in order to prevent another compromise
of the system:

So how did I get infected in the first place?
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=9365


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From: Corn on 24 Jul 2010 14:16


"MowGreen" wrote:

> Corn wrote:
> >> Thnks mowgreen ..tried that to no avail. I appreciate your help .
>
>
> YW and I concur with what's been posted by the others in this thread.
> Backup, flatten, and reinstall XP. Prior to doing that, download and
> save any Service Packs not yet applied to the XP CD to an external USB
> Hard Drive, *not* to the suspect HD that XP's currently installed to.
> Backup the data you want preserved to said external HD after first
> scanning it with an online scanner:
>
> ESET Online Scanner
> http://www.eset.com/onlinescan
>
> Single File Scanner
> http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
>
> That's the only way you'll ever be able to have any Trust in the
> computer. And, please read this in order to prevent another compromise
> of the system:
>
> So how did I get infected in the first place?
> http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=9365
>
>
> MowGreen
> ================
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ================
>
> banthecheck.com
> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
> .
> Thanks MowGreen. I have already put most of my stuff to an external hard drive , and i planned on putting any windows files on a flash drive. I hope that is a good idea. Where can I find my service pack 2 and 3 updates?
Thanks again guys for all your help.
From: MowGreen on 24 Jul 2010 15:00
Corn wrote:
> Thanks MowGreen. I have already put most of my stuff to an external hard drive , and i
> planned on putting any windows files on a flash drive. I hope that is a good idea.
> Where can I find my service pack 2 and 3 updates?

You can go directly to SP3 if SP1 is already present:

Learn how to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/learn-how-to-install-windows-xp-service-pack-3-sp3

" In order to install SP3, you must first have Windows XP Service Pack
1a (SP1a) or Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. "

If XP SP1 is installed or included with the XP CD, then there's *no
need* to install XP SP 1a. The *only* difference between the 2 are that
SP1a has had Microsoft's Java version removed from it due to a legal
dispute with Sun, which has been purchased by Oracle, concerning Java.

The full standalone of XP SP3 can be downloaded and saved from:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&


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