... on this one. Not that I'm computer retarded (tho I'm sure I'm close in some eyes), its just that this may be a little over my head.

Somehow, the he got a virus which 80% of the time, redirects any attempt to goto a webpage to some gambling sites, and 20% of the time just shuts the box down.

I'd D/L adaware or some similiar product, but I can't get to the page, because it redirects me to said sites. Sooooo I'm a bit out of ideas on this one.

My next thought is to just reformat, but that may be a bit extreme. Anyone wanna suggest another course of action?

2/17/2006 12:41:40 PM

Quote :

"I'd D/L adaware or some similiar product, but I can't get to the page, because it redirects me to said sites. Sooooo I'm a bit out of ideas on this one."

D/L it on your computer and transfer it.

2/17/2006 12:44:20 PM

^Yeah, really. How are you posting here then? Put it on a thumbdrive.

Don't forget:

http://www.ncsu.edu/it/antivirus

It's free.

2/17/2006 12:51:10 PM

It's on his computer... not mine.

I don't have a thumbdrive.

Right now, his puter isn't showing up on the network. It used to. I'd already thought of that...

Yeah, he's got the same antivirus we all do, I put it on there for him. Didn't do him much good tho.

2/17/2006 2:36:48 PM

BURN IT ONTO A FUCKING CD

OR HELL

HIJACKTHIS FITS ONTO A GODDAMNED FLOPPY

OR HELL

GET A CROSSOVER CABLE

2/17/2006 2:40:23 PM

2/17/2006 2:47:53 PM

don't have a CD burner that works

don't have a floppy drive

Look, short of me going out and buying a thumbdrive, or somehow getting his box back on the network.. getting a file to his puter isn't really going to be an option.

I'm simply asking if anyone has had an issue like this before, or knows anything I can do to fix it without wiping his disk and reinstalling everything.

Furthermore, why are you being an asshole? I'm just asking for help. Yet you sit there and flame me in caps for it. Jesus christ, I'm sorry I don't have a USB drive, or any other means of getting a file from Box A to Box B. Get the fuck over yourself.

2/17/2006 2:51:28 PM

He tried to help you... If you can't burn a disc, can't get a floppy, and he can't get on the network... uh... HOW THE HELL DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA GET ON THERE? Magic?

Ooo that might be pretty cool. Try chanting "Abra Cadabra" a lot and see if that fixes it.

2/17/2006 3:01:14 PM

OK, to recap.

His computer is completely unusable to the internet. No pages can load and therefore no new files can be downloaded.

You have 0 ways of getting new files to his computer because of your lack of a cd burner, diskette drive, crossover cable or thumb drive.

His computer will not be fixed without a few cleaning programs loaded.

You then procede to bitch and moan because of the situation. Lots of people have seen this issue before, and they are trying to help you. He is being an asshole because you do not have any of the resources needed to use the solutions that they would giv you.

An analogy would be this.

Car is out of gas. Need to get to class.

Suggestions offered:
1) Get your other car and go.
2) Take the bus.
3) Friend can drive you.
4) Walk to class.
5) Take your bike.
6) Skip class.

Your responses:
1) I only have 1 car.
2) No Bus stop, god...
3) I don't have any friends close by.
4) WAY TO FAR GENIUS.
5) IT IS WINTER MORON, DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
6) LISTEN YOU ASSHOLE, I ASKED FOR HELP, If YOU CAN NOT HAND DELIVERY A SOLUTION THAT TAKES ME NO EFFORT I WILL BITCH AND MOAN.

^see what I mean...?

2/17/2006 3:03:53 PM

i think he's asking for some way to change a setting and then fixing the problem

kinda like shutting off the main valve before you fix a leak

[Edited on February 17, 2006 at 3:07 PM. Reason : Ø]

2/17/2006 3:07:05 PM

safe mode?

2/17/2006 3:08:48 PM

<sigh>

nevermind. you and your friend are obviously beyond help.

2/17/2006 3:11:03 PM

This is fucking pathetic.

2/17/2006 3:13:29 PM

wrath

2/17/2006 3:25:22 PM

people who use the word 'puter' should be banned from tech talk

2/17/2006 3:29:21 PM

Quote :

"Look, short of me going out and buying a thumbdrive, or somehow getting his box back on the network.. getting a file to his puter isn't really going to be an option."

You don't even know someone that has a thumbdrive? C'mon. That's almost like saying I don't know anyone with a cellphone. Maybe someone here could burn a CD for you? Does your friend have a CD drive?

It's starting to sound like your best option is:

Quote :

"reformat"

[Edited on February 17, 2006 at 3:37 PM. Reason : -]

2/17/2006 3:34:14 PM

^but you would need the disk...

2/17/2006 3:39:17 PM

Quote :

"think he's asking for some way to change a setting and then fixing the problem kinda like shutting off the main valve before you fix a leak"

Thank you. Someone understands. I'm looking for solutions that exist without the aid of an outside file.

If none exist, just say "Nope, can't do a single thing. Nothing you can do in windows will possibly help you. Go ahead and wipe the disk."

Quote :

"His computer will not be fixed without a few cleaning programs loaded."

You're the first person to say so. Thank you. That's all I was looking for.

2/17/2006 3:41:51 PM

Seriously.. if you can't get to a lab with a floppy disk.. borrow a burner or thumbdrive.. you could potentially be wasting a lot of time (and data that could be saved) by just chalking it up to "oh well" and reformatting it.

2/17/2006 3:58:03 PM

the computers in the labs have cd burners too

this guy is making this way too complicated

2/17/2006 4:11:37 PM

holy fucking hell - thread of the day

calling all trolls. you are allowed to post in here. as many fucking times you want.

2/17/2006 5:09:07 PM

i'll fix it for $50

or, you could stop by tigerdirect and get a 128mb flash drive for about $10 plus the cost of gas...i mean, seriously

2/17/2006 5:53:26 PM

hey, try this

start > programs > accessories > system tools > magically fix everything

2/17/2006 5:54:54 PM

HAY EVERYBODY I HAVE A REALLY SIMPLE PROBLEM

I DON'T WANT TO USE THE EASY SOLUTIONS THOUGH

I HAVE TO MAKE THIS REAL HARD

SO WHAT DO I DO THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME

I CAN'T AFFORD A 10 DOLLAR ITEM THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND BE OF USE IN THE FUTURE

SOMEONE PLEASE FUCK ME IN THE ASS TO MAKE THIS EVEN MORE PAINFUL

BECAUSE WHEW I CAN'T STAND SIMPLICITY

2/17/2006 5:58:42 PM

check the IP settings.. also look at the HOST file

2/17/2006 7:06:27 PM

Or if you're on campus, call 515-HELP and have a resnet come out and do all that stuff for you. People who have no means of transfering files between computers are one of the reasons the ResNet techs have as many calls as they do.

Come on though, not having some viable means of transfering files that doesn't involve the internet as the only transfer medium is like asking for trouble. That's like not having a working phone or something. Bad idea.

You need to buy a thumb drive or get that cd burner of yours working, for your own good. Do it. You can find 128 mb thumb drives at the bookstore for 20 bucks, and 64 mb ones for about as much as a sandwhich various places online. Just break down and freaking buy one or fix the cd burner.

[Edited on February 17, 2006 at 7:12 PM. Reason : ]

2/17/2006 7:11:49 PM

Who doesn't have a cd burner? Seriously. I got one in my box of Froot Loops last week.

2/17/2006 7:44:48 PM

Quote :

"How are you posting here then?"

Quote :

"Roommates Puter is Fooked"

I lol'd!!

2/17/2006 7:52:48 PM

all the tools to fix the issue are on the computer. I'm pretty sure the delete key and regedit come on every computer

2/17/2006 10:37:29 PM

Quote :

"Thank you. Someone understands. I'm looking for solutions that exist without the aid of an outside file."

that's what com majors are for- interpreting the problem to tell someone else to fix

2/18/2006 12:32:56 AM

You know if you wanted you could stop by the bookstore and ask them for one of those free CD's from the resnet guys (go to the back in computer connections where I work). It has ad-aware and such on it if I'm not mistaken.

Calling the resnet folk would also resolve the problem pretty quickly. Spending $1 on 1 CD-R and burning every spyware and hijack-detecting/trojan-removal tool on the market onto one CD in a lab and then fixing his PC like magic would also work.

Reformatting would also work and probably work faster than trying to fix all the little spyware programs that he loaded onto his computer. (Assuming he doesn't have any data that he can't lose.)

2/18/2006 12:44:18 AM

Quote :

"people who use the word 'puter' should be banned from tech talk"

Motherfuckin' word to that.

2/18/2006 3:22:51 AM

Quote :

"all the tools to fix the issue are on the computer. I'm pretty sure the delete key and regedit come on every computer"

absolutely. however, most people, those who ask this question, are not capable of that route.

2/18/2006 3:43:55 PM

Quote :

"You know if you wanted you could stop by the bookstore and ask them for one of those free CD's from the resnet guys (go to the back in computer connections where I work). It has ad-aware and such on it if I'm not mistaken."

Thanks. Got it, and got enough crap off the system to get back online. Been cleaning up the rest.

Speaking of registry.. yeah, I'm not smart enough to go in and start changing/deleting stuff in there. However, I think there is something wrong with his. Can anyone recommend a good registry repair program that is free and will fix any/all errors in bad registry?

2/18/2006 5:00:12 PM

So most of the issues are gone.

I've D/Led:
Symantec Antivirus
AdAware
SpyBot S&D
and a couple of registry doctors

I've used them repeatedly, and after finding and smiting many bad things.. they can't find anything on the system.

However, there is still something on my system which will randomly open Firefox and direct it to an add on a site. Or it'll just hijack whatever Firefox window is open and direct it to an ad.

wtf?

[Edited on February 18, 2006 at 8:26 PM. Reason : .]

2/18/2006 8:25:48 PM

more than likely hijackthis will take care of that

2/18/2006 8:35:49 PM

can also try running avg antivirus and microsoft antispyware, but hijack this is probably one of the most effective things you can do.

2/19/2006 3:02:04 AM

Word. Downloaded Hijack This and started researching the lines in the logfile. Found a couple of things that were bad.. but it's pretty confusing.

Should I have like 40+ O18 lines?

2/19/2006 11:27:54 AM

Might wanna ask on some forums that are more specific to hijackthis.

Hell if I know what that is.

2/19/2006 1:23:02 PM

Yeah, been surfing around for some of their forums. Found a couple and posted the log.

2/19/2006 1:29:20 PM

bethaleigh

Har har. In my defense to "How are you posting here then?":

If he is posting here he can get access to the internet throgh a computer somewhere. So he could use the mighty powers of intelect to download spybot, adaware, etc. from the computer he is currently connected to and transfer it to his friends computer via what I though was common media (blank CD/thumbdrive/3.5" disk/etc.). If I meant "How are you posting here then?" from your friend's computer then why would I tell him to put it on a thumbdrive in the very next sentence? Here's a hint: you wouldn't need a thumbdrive to transfer it to the computer you already have it downloaded to.

[Edited on February 19, 2006 at 1:36 PM. Reason : -]

2/19/2006 1:36:22 PM

you're a little late there, buddy

2/19/2006 4:40:13 PM

^yeah, I guess I have a life outside TWW (also late )

2/20/2006 7:35:37 AM