For the future, don't forget that Windows 7 Pro has an XP Mode. That is what I use for my graphics programs etc. that are not compatible with Win 7.
For the present, I suggest following rdunnill's advice to post at SpywareHammer. That way you can have someone walk you through a fix, cleaning, and addressing vulnerabilities. Depending on the extent of infection, manual cleaning may or may not help, although the analysts have some very good tools available. This Dell forum is not set up for that type of comprehensive work..
Click on the link in my signature, or the one provided above. The volunteers at SpywareHammer are trained and will help you for free. You will need to register at SpywareHammer and follow the instructions for posting a diagnostic log in their Malware Removal Forum.
If you prefer to use Dell please see the link at the top of this forum to their fee-based support.
Please be aware that with a system that old, there is always some risk involved, so if possible I suggest backing up as much of your music as possible.
I produce music.. so the files, folders & programs have to remain in the same place otherwise it can seriously affect projects. I daren't change anything in that respect just incase i loose vital things. If a project becomes corrupted I have no proof that I made that piece of music.
Exactly that, some of the the programs which i use only run on XP (these programs are worth thousands of pounds so i have no other option but to remain with XP for now). The system was running fine until this problem arose so I have no issue with XP. I do back my pc up on a daily basis, i was speaking more of files specific to software.
It seems I may have to reinstall which is going to be a nightmare as some of the musical plugins i own dont exsist in the public domain anymore (therefore corrupting my saves). & from what i understand if I image the drive I could just be putting the same problems back onto the pc, so is it really worth the risk?
Nightmare, really i was hoping for a fix that i could perform without affecting the current setup of the pc. Looks like that isnt going to be possible.
XP is deprecated and in two years Microsoft plans abandon it. I do concede that some expensive and specialized hardware lacks Windows 7 drivers and will never function under anything but XP.
You might consider imaging your current drive to a backup, and reformatting and reinstalling. With all the malware you're reporting, it may well be that you won't get it all even using cleanup tools from multiple vendors. And once reinstalled, don't be using products like Kazaa, which allows malware to efficiently propagate.
Also, you should be backing up your projects regularly and storing the backups off-site.
This discussion is closed because the original poster has been referred to a dedicated malware removal site. Everyone else who is having a similar issue, please begin a New Post at the top of the forum.
rdunnill
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February 7th, 2012 20:00
You might try the Spyware Hammer site ... http://spywarehammer.com/
It may be possible to disinfect your PC ... maybe.
Bugbatter
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February 8th, 2012 07:00
Hi Luke,
For the future, don't forget that Windows 7 Pro has an XP Mode. That is what I use for my graphics programs etc. that are not compatible with Win 7.
For the present, I suggest following rdunnill's advice to post at SpywareHammer. That way you can have someone walk you through a fix, cleaning, and addressing vulnerabilities. Depending on the extent of infection, manual cleaning may or may not help, although the analysts have some very good tools available. This Dell forum is not set up for that type of comprehensive work..
Click on the link in my signature, or the one provided above. The volunteers at SpywareHammer are trained and will help you for free. You will need to register at SpywareHammer and follow the instructions for posting a diagnostic log in their Malware Removal Forum.
If you prefer to use Dell please see the link at the top of this forum to their fee-based support.
Please be aware that with a system that old, there is always some risk involved, so if possible I suggest backing up as much of your music as possible.
Good Luck! :emotion-21:
L-Tek
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February 7th, 2012 18:00
Hey,
I produce music.. so the files, folders & programs have to remain in the same place otherwise it can seriously affect projects. I daren't change anything in that respect just incase i loose vital things. If a project becomes corrupted I have no proof that I made that piece of music.
rdunnill
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February 7th, 2012 18:00
If you earn a living with your PC, is there any reason you're still using XP? It's much more susceptible to malware than Windows 7.
L-Tek
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February 7th, 2012 19:00
Exactly that, some of the the programs which i use only run on XP (these programs are worth thousands of pounds so i have no other option but to remain with XP for now). The system was running fine until this problem arose so I have no issue with XP. I do back my pc up on a daily basis, i was speaking more of files specific to software.
It seems I may have to reinstall which is going to be a nightmare as some of the musical plugins i own dont exsist in the public domain anymore (therefore corrupting my saves). & from what i understand if I image the drive I could just be putting the same problems back onto the pc, so is it really worth the risk?
Nightmare, really i was hoping for a fix that i could perform without affecting the current setup of the pc. Looks like that isnt going to be possible.
Thanks alot for your time. I appreciate it.
rdunnill
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February 7th, 2012 19:00
XP is deprecated and in two years Microsoft plans abandon it. I do concede that some expensive and specialized hardware lacks Windows 7 drivers and will never function under anything but XP.
You might consider imaging your current drive to a backup, and reformatting and reinstalling. With all the malware you're reporting, it may well be that you won't get it all even using cleanup tools from multiple vendors. And once reinstalled, don't be using products like Kazaa, which allows malware to efficiently propagate.
Also, you should be backing up your projects regularly and storing the backups off-site.
Bugbatter
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February 8th, 2012 11:00
This discussion is closed because the original poster has been referred to a dedicated malware removal site.
Everyone else who is having a similar issue, please begin a New Post at the top of the forum.