Hmm.
Have visited the website you suggested and run ccleaner and dialafix as
detailed there. Has certainly cleaned out a lot of rubbish ... but sadly
still can't run updates. Failed to download security update KB917953 and
failed to install MS.net Framework1.1 service pack 1 - and it hangs when
trying to install IE7 as before.
Any further suggestions?
"Peter Foldes" wrote:
> I just came across this for the Windows Update issue. Give it a read
>
> http://groups.google.fr/group/micros...393c5468ccf766
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Richard Henderson" <RichardHenderson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:912AB017-3E92-4F65-8BEF-2EA0DFF41D19@microsoft.com...
> > 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
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > ====================================
> >> > > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
> >> > > ====================================
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> >> > > Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
> >> > > http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
> >> > >
> >> > > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
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