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Infection?

Oct 25, 2008 6:48PM PDT

Whenever I open a Windows Explorer like My computer,My Documents etc I get the following message from my anti-viurs (Kaspersky Internet security 7):

Privacy Control
Phishing attack:
This website is used for stealing credit card numbers,PIN-codes,passwords and other personal data.
Web-page address: http://megauplinkbindinstaller.com/cfg1.php
Should access be ALLOWED or DENIED?

It takes more than 10 sec just to open my computer.The above message appears after i click on any folder.Apart from this, i get a dialogue box with a red cross symbol (similar to what you get when there is an error in some process in windows),and there is an option of Yes or No but nothing else is written.
The worst part is that the windows explorer soon stops responding.It gets difficult for me to access files in my folders as it stops responding all the time.

I tried searching for viruses by running full system scan with my anti-virus.I also tried Windows Defender,Ad Aware and Malwarebytes but it doesnt show any infection with malware also.
Also there are no restore points where i could restore my system to.

Please help! Sad

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Re: Infection
Oct 25, 2008 9:49PM PDT

ankurq7..

I went to Kaspersky's Forum, and find there are other's who indicate the same problem. In addition to the English speaking forum, there are other's at one of their non-English speaking forum, who are also experiencing the same. The tools which show some success, aren't used here. But those forums which analyze HijackThis logs do.

You stated you scanned with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and it didn't find anything. Did you scan in Safe Mode? I'm not saying it's a fix, but only wanted to know if you scanned with it and if it found anything at all.

Unless one of the moderators or members have other suggstions, mine would be to post a HijackThis log, to see if they can help you, as they have others. Another option would be to post your question at the Kaspersky Forum, where they're familiar with the problem. I'm really not sure they will be of help in the end, as most of the time they wind up sending user's to the HJT forums, anyway. But that's up to you and your choice to make.

In order to post a HijackThis log see the below thread. It will explain how to install it, and will also provide a list of forums which analyze the logs, and make use of other various tools. Unfortunatley, as stated above, we don't do it here.

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6132_102-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=255339&messageID=2533167&tag=forums06;forum-threads

I wish you the best of luck..
Carol

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More unfortunate news for myself....
Oct 26, 2008 2:45AM PDT

Windows is not loading any more..I have tried all the recovery options available,including startup repair,memory diagnostic tool, starting in safe mode,resetting the RAM,etc but it just doesnt show anything after the Windows Vista is loading screen.Startup repair showed that my registry is corrupt.I dont get the option to start windows in safe mode anymore.
Is there any way to repair the registry from BIOS?
And how do I log into Windows in safe mode?
I need to back up my data in any way possible.I dont mind formatting my system if my data is backed up.

Please help!

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Read where another member needed to do that.
Oct 26, 2008 2:51AM PDT
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Thanks for the link,but...
Oct 26, 2008 10:17PM PDT

I get the initial loading screen of knoppix but while booting from cd i get the following message:

accessing knoppix cd at /dev/hda..insmod:cant read'/cdrom/knoppix/modules/kloop.ko':I/O error
cant find knoppix file system,sorry
dropping you to a (very limited) shell
press reset button to quit.

additional built in commands available:
cat mount unmount insmod rmmod lsmod

knoppix#

Now what should I do? Sad

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Is that some PCMCIA CDROM drive?
Oct 27, 2008 12:47AM PDT
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CNET is a life-saver!!!
Oct 27, 2008 11:36PM PDT

I dont know what was the problem with knoppix,but i downloaded the live cd of ubuntu.Initially,it got stuck at the loading screen.I later took out one RAM stick(I had two of 2GB each) and reloaded ubuntu.It loaded fine.I was able to back-up all my data with zero data loss.I am still trying to see if there is any problem with my memory.But the important thing is that all my data is safe. Thanks CNET for helping me out. Happy

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Thanks for the report back.
Oct 27, 2008 11:42PM PDT

Good luck on getting the machine back on its feet.