Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Off topic but appreciated non Linux advice

First the good news. It is gone. The bad news is that it was a rootkit as
someone suggested. I am crossing my fingers that no personal info was lost.

I tried several Linux rescue CDs to no avail. It was clean as far as they
could tell. I then installed unhackme in Windows and it did the trick. It
found the rootkit but it took several tried and re-boots to remove it. I
hope that it is gone. I managed to re-install avg and the firewall, so that
at least is a positive sign.

I hate Windows. Now that I have that off of my chest, I can get on with
enjoying Linux. I am in Sabayon tonight. Life is good!

Thanks for your help and encouragement.

Roy
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On 2 May 2010 09:54, frnk.newman <liverpoolscousermarch@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

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> Hi Roy
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> It certainly sounds like a trojan. It's not actually an AV program that you
> need - you should get a spyware program like AdAware and/or Spybot Search
> and Destroy. Both are free and easy to find with a google search. If they
> will install, then you have a good chance of removing the trojan.
> If not, then I suggest following the advice at
> http://www.avtc.org/how-to-remove-trojan-general.html using hijackthis.
> The folks at sites like majorgeeks are really helpful.
> Good luck!
> frank
>
> > I am not part of a Windows community as I don't use Windows. However, my
> > wife does. :( Her computer removes any anti-virus programme that I try to
> > install. I think that this is a sign it has a trojan. Other than this it
> > seems to be working properly. I don't really want to spend a lot of time
> > fixing it, especially if it is not infected. Any suggestions on what is
> > going wrong and how can I fix it easily. I know from fast experience that
> > re-installing Windows will eat up a day of my time and even then she will
> be
> > unhappy because she will complain about missing settings and cookies.
> >
> > This is off topic I realise, but I don't travel in any Windows circles
> any
> > more.
> >
> > Roy
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