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ongbak117
Apr 8, 2008, 11:34 AM
All right I had limewire then it acted weird and then it I shut it down and tried to restart it but it did it by itslef and I shut it down again and it start itself back up. And again and again and again so I took it off my computer completely but something still pops up saying ti can't connect or something and that won't stop and now its downloading random crap onto somewhere that doesn't exist on my computer and I mean everything from program to movies to porn all in win rar type. How do I stop it. Please

IT Helpp
Apr 8, 2008, 12:36 PM
Unplug from the internet.

Get your computer professionally cleaned for viruses.

If you have ever done any online banking and the like, keep a close eye on your accounts and credit profile.

Good luck!

A note to everyone, LIMEWIRE is VERY VERY BAD.

biggsie
Apr 8, 2008, 12:58 PM
I go to several computer help rooms on Pal Talk-- Very smart techies -- Worldwide

Most agree that P2P is a bad thing -- Slime Wire and My Space are virus hangouts

Go to SAFE MODE with NETWORKING -- run a scan with these programs -- How To Get Into Safe Mode (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm)

Online Scan
BitDefender Online Scanner - Free Online Virus Scan (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html)

Online Scan
The home of Spybot-S&D! (http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html)

Online Scan
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/Also

Use this program to get rid of junk

Download CCleaner 2.06.567 - filehippo.com (http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/)

Download Latest Version Of Ccleaner and run it

Run Cleaner with Windows tab selected -- Analyze -- Run Cleaner

Run Cleaner with Application tab selected -- Analyze -- Run Cleaner

Select Registry and Click Scan for Issues -- Fix Selected Issues

Save file if it asks you if you want to -- Saves Registry for backup

jstrike
Apr 9, 2008, 02:29 PM
Personally I wouldn't even bother trying to clean it out. Someone has installed a back door into your system and most certainly they have modified some of the windows system files to facilitate their re-entry into your system should you try to change things. At this point you don't know what's been done or what's been compromised. If they've installed a rootkit to hide their tracks, someone is going to have a tough time getting rid of it. You uninstalled Slimewire and that didn't help.

Burn what you need to save to a CD or DVD then reformat the drive. It's quicker and safer than trying to clean it out. I spent a week working on a co-workers PC because they did something similar. Even then she was still finding files that had been altered months later. Stuff like ftp.exe and telenet.exe were hosed. (yeah, people still use those) She was also finding episodes of the Simpsons in rar format way down in various sub-directories.