Honnen11

Alright, this is my first time getting severely attacked by a virus, spyware, etc. So far, I know I have the Antispy Storm crap on my computer, as well as a few trojans. So far, they have locked me out of my task manager, as well as input their stuff into my system registry so no matter what I find with system scans, it reputs itself onto my computer every time it gets restarted. Since I can't get into task manager I also can't stop the program that is using 100% of my CPU so it slows my system to a crawl to the point of waiting 10-30min for my computer to start up as well as do anything else. The only way I'm typing this is because I booted my computer into safe mode with networking enabled.

I posted my problem here first because I am a rookie at this stuff as well as a fairly new member to this site so I was unsure of what to do. Is this beyond me to fix and I should take it to a specialist to deal with, or can I destroy this crap and get it off my computer with your help?

Oh I forgot to mention it also doesn't let me access my internet when I run my computer in normal mode.

tetonbob

If your machine is infected, and it sounds as though it is, using safe mode with networking is not a good choice, as your protection software (Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware) will not be running. This means whatever is already on the system can continue to act freely.

You should use another machine until the base issues are resolved and the infected machine can connect to the internet in normal mode. During this time, keep the infected machine disconnected from the internet completely.

Using a clean machine, a friend's, co-worker's internet cafe, public library, etc....and removable media such as USB stick drive or CDR, download this next tool, and carry it to the infected machine. Using the same method, carry back the logs from the infected machine to a clean machine to post in the HijackThis log help forum.

Please do this:

Download Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) to your Desktop. Note: You must be logged onto an account with administrator privileges.

1. Close all applications and windows.
2. Double-click on dss.exe to run it, and follow the prompts.
3. When the scan is complete, two text files will open - main.txt <- this one will be maximized and extra.txt <-this one will be minimized
4. Copy (Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the contents of main.txt in your thread in the HijackThis Log Help Forum.
5. Please attach extra.txt to your post.

To attach a file to a new post, simply

1. Click the[Manage Attachments] button under Additional Options > Attach Files on the post composition page, and
2. copy and paste the following into the "Upload File from your Computer" box:

   C:\Deckard\System Scanner\extra.txt
   

3. Click Upload.

What DSS will do:

• create a new System Restore point in Windows XP and Vista.
• clean your Temporary Files, Downloaded Program Files, and Internet Cache Files, and also empty the Recycle Bin on all drives.
• check some important areas of your system and produce a report for your analyst to review. DSS automatically runs HijackThis for you, but it will also install and place a shortcut to HijackThis on your desktop if you do not already have HijackThis installed.

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Do the same for this next tool:

Please download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) to your Desktop.

Double-click smitfraudfix.exe to start the tool.
Select option #1 - Search by typing 1 and press "Enter"
and a text file will appear which lists infected files (if present).
Please copy/paste the content of that report into your next reply.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT run option #2 OR any other option until you are directed to do so!

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