Windows Restore Virus

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Windows Restore Virus

#1 bobd652

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Posted 05 April 2011 - 10:26 AM

Hello,

I got infected by the Windows Restore virus. I am running Windows XP. I followed the instructions on the forum. Ran rkill and malwarebytes, however I still have no programs (start - all programs) all desktop icons are still faded. I tried to reinstall AVG but it keeps shutting down during the install process? Not sure what to do next?

Thank you,
Bob

#2 techextreme

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Posted 05 April 2011 - 01:17 PM

Hi bobd652,

Can you tell me exactly which removal guide you followed?

Can you post your Malwarebytes log please?

To find your malwarebytes logs:

:step1:

Open Malwareytes.
:step2:

Click on the Logs tab.
You will see one or more logs that look similar to: mbam-log-2010-3-24.txt
:step3:

Double click on the most recent date and that log will open in Notepad.
:step4:

Copy the contents from notepad into your next post.

Techextreme

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