natimage Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 Well...that "dinging" I posted about yesterday was caused by a Trojan backdoor virus on my computer. Norton removed the virus itself from my computer...but of course didn't fix all the crap that the virus had infected! So...now I cannot run any applications from my hard drive. I installed a different hard drive just so I could get on the internet and see what kind of help I could find. I think all I need to do is get into the registry and remove the references to the virus file (unwise.exe). I know how to do it...but since I can't run any applications from Explorer, I can't get into regedit. Is there a way to edit the registry from a dos prompt...or some kind of restore ability for the registry? Please help...anyone who can! I will be away from the computer until after lunch. Have to go do photo shoot of the parade here in town. I will check back in the forum for any ideas after lunch. Thanks Tracy Quote
natimage Posted July 4, 2003 Author Posted July 4, 2003 I think I just found out that it is possible to edit the registry from DOS. I will try that this afternoon. In the meantime...anyone tips/tricks/warnings from the wise would be appreciated. I know it's dangerous to edit the registry...I do have a back-up (on the hard drive)...but I have detailed instructions from Norton on what I'm supposed to remove. So...anything else I need to know...fire away! Quote
leezard Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 if you have a backup of your registry you can just restore it, assuming it is virus free. It's been so long since i used doss I dont remember the commands, I'll find them and get back to you. Quote
TCH-JimE Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 (edited) Hi, If you have XP, you may be able to "role back" before the trojan was installed. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Security/W...Q_20492411.html Typing in unwise.exe into google shows you just how wide this trojan problem is. P.S. Unwise.exe is actually a normal windows file used to uninstall programs P.P.S. Reinstalling backup registrys from windows backsup --> http://www.pccomputernotes.com/newsletter/093000a.htm Edited July 4, 2003 by Jimuni Quote
greatfolios sysop Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 I won't be any help here but just wanted to say sorry to hear that Tracy.... Good Luck! Mr. Bill Quote
natimage Posted July 4, 2003 Author Posted July 4, 2003 Thanks for the pointers! I'm about to give it a whirl in DOS...I'll let you know how it turns out, Leezard! Not running XP...still chugging away on 98!! Wish me luck, Tracy Quote
natimage Posted July 4, 2003 Author Posted July 4, 2003 As only a born and raised Texan can say, "I SQUISHED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Whip Virus is dead...gone...only a sweet memory (right...) in the dark depths of my 'nasty nightmare' file!!! Anyway, I don't have the time or the mental energy right now to post a thread about my experience with Backdoor.TrojanNet...but soon I will. I'm going to post the "fix" that helped me and explain a bit about what happens with this virus. Happy 4th to everyone! Tracy Goof Quote
ejh Posted July 4, 2003 Posted July 4, 2003 Just like Mr. Bill- No help from me , but I do offer my optimistic hopes! Quote
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