Viri shut my monitor off!?

[mikesphat]

I use AVG free edition. For a while now while just surfing the net(doesnt have to be XXX) like one time I looked some lyrics up then my monitor turned off while the pc remains on. Was looking for hints at gamewinners.com(which seems legit enuff site;has wealth of codes/tips) monitor turned off. Most of the time I can hit ENTER and it comes back on ok...but sometimes the screen is garbled then I restart to solve it.

The thing is, usually after one of those shutoffs I then scan with AVG and it finds a virus...usually the same one too. Trojan Horse Sec.Thought.E. appears as a .exe in windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\. I then leave it in quarantine because AVG NEVER(atleast its been long time) is able to heal a virus. I also use housecall and panda online...panda just recently found UNIV (guess thats the right variant;just says UNIV) and W32/Gibe.C.worm(couldnt bring up the C variant just then). One of those 2 or maybe another I forgot supposedly is able to disable your AV I think to allow others in... Panda renamed those 2 and I deleted them. edit: just noticed last time AVG found sec.thought.e, it could not open 3 windows\temp\acr(insert 4 numbers or letters here).tmp...said could not open;not checked..hmmmm

Anyway I go to symantec, trendmicro, panda or wherever and read up on them..if I find removal tools I use them...read the reg entries they apply, look for never see a sign.

Should I unquarantine the ones AVG found and del them myself? Has AVG been compromised forever? Well I do use those online ones...does my Nexland router maybe make it hard to find them or del them? Ya think its IE I should get rid of? My monitor has a setting that shuts off during viri invasions?

Iiyama Vision Master Pro 410 monitor
PIII 1 gig
Asus P3V4X mobo
Chaintech Ti4200 128MB
256MB Mushkin
linksys nic
creative sound
win98SE
Nexland ISB SOHO router
Alcatel Speedtouch Home modem w/ BS ADSL(pppoe me thinks?)
IE 5.0
proxomitron pop up killer
oh I also run Adaware 6 free version..regularly updated and I dont install things when prompted to do so on sooo many sites.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Personally, I would recommend you get a new browser (or atleast upgrade to Internet Explorer 6).

Firefox and Opera work well.

As for your monitor.

How do you have your screen saver and power management items set up. You may have it set to go to "sleep" (ie turn off) if its been idle for awhile.

 

[mikesphat]

yes I hear good things of Firefox but I have too much stuff to lose if the new browser borkes my system....I need to backup badly. Any suggestions on a good dvd burner or combo type deal

I will check my settings but it happens while I'm surfing. 75 percent of the time AVG will find a virus after the cut off and its always that stinking sec.thought.e. It's like my monitor is a virus alarm.

edit: just checked. monitor is set to never turn off.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

AFAIK:

You can just unzip firefox and run it. No installation needed.

I've not heard of firefox "bork"ing anybodies system.

Give it a try

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[mikesphat]

np

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

This should keep you relatively busy until someone else can come along and help

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/8428

Good info in that guide

That, and it saves me alot of time trying to do it step by step. Let's you work at your own pace as well

 

[mechBgon]

Are you using a file-sharing program such as Kazaa? I see that one of your "pets" propogates in that manner.

As a practical solution, I'd suggest reformatting the drive and reinstalling (preferably not Win98SE, I nominate Win2000Pro and make sure to use a strong Administrator password to defeat share-hopping worms). If there are other computers on your router there, don't even plug the system into the network cable until you have your antivirus software installed and your firewall software installed (ZoneAlarm basic or something).

 

[mikesphat]

Yes Kazaa now and then. Univ stuck itself into the My Shared Folder as one of those download8271733813.dat 's. Panda renamed it and deleted it.

Gibe.C was in local folders\deleted items\Microsoft critical upgrade\installer588.exe ....critical upgrade? I woulda never installed that on purpose.

Yes I been long overdo on a reformat and will consider a more recent type of Windows.


thanks for the help!

 

[mobiusman]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
AFAIK:
You can just unzip firefox and run it. No installation needed.

I'm pretty sure that only Firebird was like this. You have to install Firefox.
-Scott

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: mobiusman

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
AFAIK:
You can just unzip firefox and run it. No installation needed.

I'm pretty sure that only Firebird was like this. You have to install Firefox.
-Scott

When the AMD optimized .8 was like that.