My Computer is Completely Inoperable

eqtynt13 · 06-13-2009, 11:05 AM

Hi everyone, a couple of months ago a website I own got hacked and when I was checking it, I stupidly allowed a self-replicating virus to embed itself on my computer. Could not get rid of it. The file is my name: "first.last.exe".

I paid a guy $150 to tell me I needed to reformat my hard drive. He was able to eliminate all start-up programs and get my data off though onto a storage drive which was cool. Prior to him, I posted my HJT log on another forum site I have used over the years and got no response. My computer was basically working for a while, but after 10-15 minutes I would get the blue screen (forgot what the actual error message was).

I have been using a relative's (who is out of the country) computer and have kind of just put this whole thing off. This morning I was able to access my Outlook address book to get a friend's number off my computer. But when I went back in after rebooting, it appears I cannot access any programs. (Tried to open Outlook Exp. again and cannot).

I'm guessing there is nothing I can do now. This thing has just made my computer inoperable. But I thought I would just throw this out there and try to get some suggestions, if any.

Thanks

**amateur** · 06-17-2009, 07:46 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF.

It appears that you've posted at other forums for the same issue and have already received help here. Therefore, this thread will now be closed.

06-13-2009, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
eqtynt13 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: WinXP	My Computer is Completely Inoperable Hi everyone, a couple of months ago a website I own got hacked and when I was checking it, I stupidly allowed a self-replicating virus to embed itself on my computer. Could not get rid of it. The file is my name: "first.last.exe". I paid a guy $150 to tell me I needed to reformat my hard drive. He was able to eliminate all start-up programs and get my data off though onto a storage drive which was cool. Prior to him, I posted my HJT log on another forum site I have used over the years and got no response. My computer was basically working for a while, but after 10-15 minutes I would get the blue screen (forgot what the actual error message was). I have been using a relative's (who is out of the country) computer and have kind of just put this whole thing off. This morning I was able to access my Outlook address book to get a friend's number off my computer. But when I went back in after rebooting, it appears I cannot access any programs. (Tried to open Outlook Exp. again and cannot). I'm guessing there is nothing I can do now. This thing has just made my computer inoperable. But I thought I would just throw this out there and try to get some suggestions, if any. Thanks

06-17-2009, 07:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
amateur Moderator, Analyst, Security Team ; Rangemaster, TSF Academy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,426 OS: XP SP3	Re: My Computer is Completely Inoperable Hello and welcome to TSF. It appears that you've posted at other forums for the same issue and have already received help here. Therefore, this thread will now be closed. __________________ My services are free. However, you can donate to TSF to help keep it running. Member of ASAP since 2005 Member of UNITE since 2006