Nice work Noah,
One more thing to take a look at... If you look at the properties, you can change the picture that's on the icon. It has to be a special icon file, but your computer has a lot of them... you can also create your own icon file, but that's a lesson for another time.
If you create your own blank folder you can assign a picture or anything to the icon.
Make sure you run malwarebytes. There are a lot of posts about this virus on the message boards recently. Get rid of it on your computer quickly if you have it.... I found it on my work computer this morning!
Ruben
Friday, January 28, 2011
Next point question - Aliases
Look at the warcraft icon on your desktop. Do you see the little arrow on the left bottom corner? That means that it's an alias.
An alias means that its a file that only refers to something that's doing the actual work. To find out where the actual work is being done Right Click and go to Properties. It will look like the window below...
An alias means that its a file that only refers to something that's doing the actual work. To find out where the actual work is being done Right Click and go to Properties. It will look like the window below...
See the "Target" line.
You can get to that folder by starting under "Computer"
Then follow the trail. On mine it's
Computer -> C: -> Public -> Games -> World Of Warcraft.
The last one listed is "Launcher.exe". That's the name of the file that does the actual work. If you click on that file, you'll launch WoW the same as from your desktop.
All of those other files in that folder are other program files used by WoW. Everything from patch updates to files that make the login page for you.
Here's your quiz.
Snip the properties window and where it leads you. Mine is below
10 points.
Ruben
Virus Alert!
Guys,
The windows protection virus is back and it's pissed off ;) I've helped to clean both Georgette's and Ronni's computer from it. You guys will be getting the next calls to help fix it.
Here's what it looks like.
A pop up comes up that says "your computer is infected" or "you need virus software" or something like that. It looks like a normal windows message and most people just click on it.... It's already too late by the time you see that message, but clicking on it makes it worse.
Here's how you kill it.
1 - Shut the computer off as quickly as possible.
This virus gets into your programs and starts replicating itself and taking over your programs. When you run an infected program it just gets worse. Shutting the computer down makes it stop temporarily.
If using "shut down" does not work then you have to hold the power button down until it shuts off. Ronni's computer was already at this stage when Tyler called me. That's why you couldn't get it into safe mode.
2 - Reboot in safe mode.
To do this, tap the F8 key while the computer is booting up. If you already see the windows screen it's too late. You have to keep tapping it from the second you hit the power button until you see the "go into safe mode" screen.
3 - Restore the computer to a date that is at least a week ago.
Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore
Follow the instructions in the restore tool.
4 - Run Malwarebytes. This will kill any leftover virus stuff that's still stuck in there. Like brushing your teeth after eating a big steak.
You guys should run malwarebytes on your computer as soon as possible.
Call me if you have any questions.
Ruben
The windows protection virus is back and it's pissed off ;) I've helped to clean both Georgette's and Ronni's computer from it. You guys will be getting the next calls to help fix it.
Here's what it looks like.
A pop up comes up that says "your computer is infected" or "you need virus software" or something like that. It looks like a normal windows message and most people just click on it.... It's already too late by the time you see that message, but clicking on it makes it worse.
Here's how you kill it.
1 - Shut the computer off as quickly as possible.
This virus gets into your programs and starts replicating itself and taking over your programs. When you run an infected program it just gets worse. Shutting the computer down makes it stop temporarily.
If using "shut down" does not work then you have to hold the power button down until it shuts off. Ronni's computer was already at this stage when Tyler called me. That's why you couldn't get it into safe mode.
2 - Reboot in safe mode.
To do this, tap the F8 key while the computer is booting up. If you already see the windows screen it's too late. You have to keep tapping it from the second you hit the power button until you see the "go into safe mode" screen.
3 - Restore the computer to a date that is at least a week ago.
Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore
Follow the instructions in the restore tool.
4 - Run Malwarebytes. This will kill any leftover virus stuff that's still stuck in there. Like brushing your teeth after eating a big steak.
You guys should run malwarebytes on your computer as soon as possible.
Call me if you have any questions.
Ruben
Thursday, January 13, 2011
BIOS reset - again
My computer had a critical issue again. I reset the BIOS like Tyler did earlier and it's back up and running.
As it was booting back up, I went into system configuration mode to check out some of the settings. There is a setting on this motherboard for "smartfan". It was set to which basically means that it decides when to turn the fan on or off.
Since the BIOS shutdown is sometimes caused by a the processor heating up too much, I changed it to which should cause the fan to run more often and keep the processor cooler. You can NEVER get a processor too cold unless you put it in a freezer or something.
time for the 10 point question:
What does BIOS stand for?
Ruben
As it was booting back up, I went into system configuration mode to check out some of the settings. There is a setting on this motherboard for "smartfan". It was set to
Since the BIOS shutdown is sometimes caused by a the processor heating up too much, I changed it to
time for the 10 point question:
What does BIOS stand for?
Ruben
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Good work
Good work and a nice write up on the virus.
You can also access the system restore from safe mode. Some of the viruses out there know that you can use system restore to get rid of them so they attack it first. Some of them even make it so you can't access system restore.
First thing to try when that happens is accessing with safe mode.
Anytime you clean out a really bad virus from your computer, you should check system restore to make sure you can still access it.
Also 10 points for Isaiah for finding the firewall.
You can also access the system restore from safe mode. Some of the viruses out there know that you can use system restore to get rid of them so they attack it first. Some of them even make it so you can't access system restore.
First thing to try when that happens is accessing with safe mode.
Anytime you clean out a really bad virus from your computer, you should check system restore to make sure you can still access it.
Also 10 points for Isaiah for finding the firewall.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Super Bad Virus
I recently had a super nasty virus that came into my computer. The virus said it was a microsoft protection thing. It was something i never seen before so i knew it was a virus. It wouldnt let me do anything like getting on the internet or playing some warcraft. This thing needs to go if i cant play warcraft. I called ruben up and we discussed on how to fix this. i already did the malwarbytes scan numerous times and it let me delete viruses that this main virus was bringing in. So i hit the start button,went to accessories, clicked on system tools, and then clicked on the system restore button. I then picked the date 1/7/11 because that was the date that my computer was working fine before the virus hit. i got the virus on 1/10/11.
after clicking on this my computer took out everything that had been added after 1/7/11. Now my computer is virus free and im back to playing WOW.
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