Gonna Be Gone For A Bit

Panthrosan · 04-11-09, 05:41 PM

I know I'm a new guy here but just wanted to let you all know I won't be on here for a bit. I left my computer on and running last night and this morning while I was at work. I came home to find the blue screen of death. I moved back home with my mom 2 years ago to save some money and help her renovate the house and part of the deal was me paying for the high speed internet and that she would use my computer from time to time to check email and such. She normally is good about checking emails for suspicious things before opening them but apparently this morning she opened some emails, looked at some online albums a friend posted, and clicked a link a "friend" sent her. Long story short I came home from work to find the aforementioned blue screen of death and upon further exploration find 20 viruses, and assorted Malware all over the operating system using the rundll.exe exploitation. I was looking for a reason to have a clean wipe or buy a new hard drive for a clean install of windows xp but wanted to do so at my convenience, not now of all times. Gonna be offline for awhile while I consolidate files and take my computer off the grid and try to fix and salvage what I can. Hope I don't miss anything too vital on here, but I'll try to check in from time to time at my friend's house. Take care all and see you on the flip side.

Joe

Jim80 · 04-11-09, 05:59 PM

that sucks man , but at least you get to fix the computer and we will all be here when ya get back and think you'll a bunch of stories to tell and pictures to post with them when ya get back .

Jim

keithdog · 04-11-09, 06:34 PM

Ok buddy. Hurry back and bring some good stories with ya. Too bad about the comp thing. Hate when that happens!!!

bamabassman · 04-11-09, 06:52 PM

sorry pal. i too need to get this thang i am using fixed as well. but i messed it up. hurry back bub.

MallenManson · 04-11-09, 07:37 PM

Bummer. We'll leave the light on for ya

Panthrosan · 04-14-09, 10:58 PM

Well Im running my backup computer which is almost as bad as not having a computer. Old 2001 Pentium III 800mhz Gateway with 512mb of RAM. At least I can hit the internet and check out what is going on. Gotta wait for next week's paycheck so I can rebuild my gaming/media rig. Some interesting threads going on right now so I'm glad I go this computer up and running at least.

MallenManson · 04-15-09, 05:53 AM

Good thing you have a backup. The worst part for me when a PC dies, I hafta walk into a store and buy one vs finding a steal online

rrw4258 · 04-15-09, 09:35 AM

I had a similar situation happen to me last year, on Vista, so here is what i recommend (if you can turn the computer on at all...) download malwarebytes from their website... it is free and took 9 viruses off of my computer, it really works.

Ryan

04-11-09, 05:41 PM	#1
Panthrosan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 106	Gonna Be Gone For A Bit I know I'm a new guy here but just wanted to let you all know I won't be on here for a bit. I left my computer on and running last night and this morning while I was at work. I came home to find the blue screen of death. I moved back home with my mom 2 years ago to save some money and help her renovate the house and part of the deal was me paying for the high speed internet and that she would use my computer from time to time to check email and such. She normally is good about checking emails for suspicious things before opening them but apparently this morning she opened some emails, looked at some online albums a friend posted, and clicked a link a "friend" sent her. Long story short I came home from work to find the aforementioned blue screen of death and upon further exploration find 20 viruses, and assorted Malware all over the operating system using the rundll.exe exploitation. I was looking for a reason to have a clean wipe or buy a new hard drive for a clean install of windows xp but wanted to do so at my convenience, not now of all times. Gonna be offline for awhile while I consolidate files and take my computer off the grid and try to fix and salvage what I can. Hope I don't miss anything too vital on here, but I'll try to check in from time to time at my friend's house. Take care all and see you on the flip side. Joe

04-11-09, 05:59 PM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	that sucks man , but at least you get to fix the computer and we will all be here when ya get back and think you'll a bunch of stories to tell and pictures to post with them when ya get back . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-11-09, 06:52 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	sorry pal. i too need to get this thang i am using fixed as well. but i messed it up. hurry back bub. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-11-09, 07:37 PM	#5
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Bummer. We'll leave the light on for ya __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-15-09, 05:53 AM	#7
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Good thing you have a backup. The worst part for me when a PC dies, I hafta walk into a store and buy one vs finding a steal online __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-11-09, 06:34 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Ok buddy. Hurry back and bring some good stories with ya. Too bad about the comp thing. Hate when that happens!!!

04-14-09, 10:58 PM	#6
Panthrosan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 106	Well Im running my backup computer which is almost as bad as not having a computer. Old 2001 Pentium III 800mhz Gateway with 512mb of RAM. At least I can hit the internet and check out what is going on. Gotta wait for next week's paycheck so I can rebuild my gaming/media rig. Some interesting threads going on right now so I'm glad I go this computer up and running at least.

04-15-09, 09:35 AM	#8
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I had a similar situation happen to me last year, on Vista, so here is what i recommend (if you can turn the computer on at all...) download malwarebytes from their website... it is free and took 9 viruses off of my computer, it really works. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

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