Not again

[drfsupercenter]

OK, stupid mistake I know but I downloaded a certain program off of a bad website and it ended up <censored> up my computer.

So, I don't want to have to reformat if it's not necssary.

I have installed Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Doctor, Spy Sweeper, Ewido, reinstalled McAfee as apparently it got corrupted, and I will be installing AVG.

However, after running each of these in Safe Mode (with networking so I could download the updates) when I started I got a couple more McAfee warnings, and a possible IE hijack in which it gave me a warning that I had spyware and had to download software. I ALT-F4'ed it, but want to be absolutely sure the junk is gone.

So, what do you guys reccomend, any more programs I should install, or more procedures I should use? My computer is fine in "safe mode with networking" but I can't live on safe mode.

[drfsupercenter]

Yeah it's definately still there.

A process called wowexec.exe keeps hogging CPU (dunno what it is)
Also, I got another OIN popup.

Gonna try and find a way to remove these OIN cookies/sites.

[discman]

well first off all these programs your downloading probably have more junk in them than the virus.the only one i recommend is avg.has it hijacked you home page?do a search on removal methods of this particular virus ,usually works for me..........

[volfann]

See Chews thread on testers needed..

[drfsupercenter]

Apparently now I can't even connect to the LAN.

I am using my mom's PC trying to fix the problem but it keeps saying "cannot connect to 'linksys' network."

It was working fine, then I had to do a force-reset because Windows froze. When it booted again it wouldn't connect.

Still won't. Any idea why? I repaired it endless times, used a different USB port, reinstalled the network adapter. It just won't connect while the other PCs connect fine.

[locoeng]

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wowexec/

[drfsupercenter]

Google is your friend, saw that already.

Dunno what was up with the LAN, I just turned the WEP on and then off again, that helped strangely enough.

I will try that Trend Micro thingy.

[katzdvd]

Would a system restore be out of the question here? Roll it back a couple of days to before you downloaded the bad program.

should be good to go...

Good Luck!
regards, katz

[drfsupercenter]

Tried it, nothing.

System Restore keeps saying "no changes were made" for every single frickin restore point.

Also, this pisses me off... every time I clear my Temporary Internet Files and boot in normal mode, I get a McAfee warning for two files, one can always be deleted and one can always not be touched.

Not sure why the heck this happens... but must fix it before I consider this problem solved.

All I have to deal with now is "OIN" and I will search for fixes on that.

[LT. Columbo]

i hate mcafee. threw that in the bush a long time ago. you must go to some dangerous places drf.

[Chewy]

http://www.bullguard.com/forum/10/HiJackThis-log_33907.html

http://www.outerinfo.com/privacy.html

total crap

and I thought you were going to the porn sites danny

[anonymez]

So, what do you guys reccomend

another clean install, learn from your mistakes

[discman]

you must go to some dangerous places drf.

theres lots of filth out there.........

[Chewy]

not that drastic

[LT. Columbo]

all i got on one pc is avg free and ad-aware se. ithere is likely some minor things but no problemos in the pc functions.