Latest update:
Have run rustbfix (see logs in posting above) but still can't update. Hangs
while trying to install IE7 and generates Drwatson postmortem debugger error
notice as before. What's up? Is this something other than the virus?
"Richard Henderson" wrote:
> Peter
> Thanks. Will try when I get home ... but does what I describe sound like a
> Win32/Rustock.gen!C infection, and does McAfee not pick this up?
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
> > Download - rustbfix.exe and save it to your desktop.
> >
> > If a Rustock.b-infection is found, you will be asked to reboot the computer.
> >
> > After when you reboot it will take some time for the Desktop to come up. You might need to reboot 2 times , depending.
> >
> > When the desktop will come up you will have 1-2 logfiles that will show up for you. The infection should be gone. If not post those log files here.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter
> >
> > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
> >
> > "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eliUBM$3HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > >
> > > "Richard Henderson" <RichardHenderson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:23E8EE0D-6ACA-4D89-9598-6EFBD760C99D@microsoft.com...
> > > | Apologies if this appears twice - had a crash just as I first posted re this!
> > > | Running XP, have had a frustrating few weeks with repeated random crashes,
> > > | BSOD etc. Twice I couldn't boot at all and repaired (not quite a reinstall)
> > > | using the CD supplied. After some of the crashes got the error report from
> > > | MS that I was infected with Win32/Rustock.gen!C, and directing me to an
> > > | online scan that always crashed before completing, although several complete
> > > | and up to date McAfee scans have found nothing.
> > > | Possibly related to this I have had major problems with updates downloading
> > > | but not installing. For a week or so I kept getting the message that Update
> > > | installer 3.1 (I think ... from memory) could not be installed. I Googled re
> > > | this and found a workaround via regedit and did install the update installer,
> > > | after which a number of other updates could be installed, but now no longer.
> > > | It keeps hanging when trying to install IE7 (I currently have IE6), and I
> > > | need to ctrl/alt/delete out of it. Even when I try a custom install without
> > > | IE7 it still doesn't complete installation, and is currently frozen - I am
> > > | posting this on another computer provided by work.
> > > | I am normally a patient man, but am sorely tempted to throw a brick at the
> > > | computer. Some unkind colleagues have suggested I install Linux, but I feel
> > > | I am only moderately computer literate and not really sufficient of a nerd to
> > > | do this.
> > > | Any relatively simple solutions? Or would the simplest and easiest solution
> > > | be to reinstall Windows and start again? - I have backed up all essential
> > > | files so this wouldn't be a total disaster.
> > > | HELP!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What concerns me is "Win32/Rustock.gen!C"
> > >
> > > xposted to security.virus for convenience.
> > >
> > > Security - Viruses
> > > OE client -
> > > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...security.virus
> > > or
> > >
> > > Web client -
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...security.virus
> > >
> > >
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> > > ====================================
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