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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2008, 06:31:19 AM »
Hi JEAN*,

Je vous souhait le bon week-end,

polonus

AH!  Comme c'est gentil...
Merci POLONUS.
Même chose pour vous...  ;)

JEAN*

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2008, 01:01:30 AM »
Hi
I hope you had a fine le weekend 
oops there goes the French language to hell in a handbasket- Sorry Charles

I posted here:

http://www.montanamenagerie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1231

Jean in Montana was long time with Ad-Aware forums and is now with MBAM et all

do follow her instructions to the letter as she is very busy
but you do have an invite to post in her personal forum
read this twice
http://www.montanamenagerie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2

post here
http://www.montanamenagerie.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3

let us know if you get your screen saved

cheers
Wyrmrider

ps  no questions about Theolona :)  that's :)
« Last Edit: September 03, 2008, 01:10:39 AM by wyrmrider »

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #32 on: September 04, 2008, 04:51:08 AM »
Just wanted to bump this.... seems similar to the infection I just cleaned up.
I was infected by AntiVirus XP 2008 and RichVideoCodec, and a couple other virus. I also had my wallpaper tab and screen saver tab removed.

The initial infection vector was "wmcodec_update.exe" I am not sure if my wife downloaded this and ran it, or if a java/firefox vulnerability was used to download then run it. It was in the trash, but came from her folder inside "my documents".

I used Avast boot time scan to clean up the some of the mess. I also used Malwarebytes' software to finish cleaning up.

I uploaded wmcodec_update to http://www.virustotal.com . Here is the report. http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/207632e17389602b5a19f0940b1b5520
More info on wmcodec_update here. http://info.prevx.com/aboutprogramtext.asp?PX5=D1239C3527E5526DEC49048B5DF64C009681CBDE

What is the preferred/proper method of sending the file to Avast to get it into the next definitions update?


edit:
JEAN*
Still having issues with a your screensaver or wallpaper tabs missing?
AV XP 2008 removed my Wallpaper tab, and my screensaver tab, and I needed to go into the Group Policy Editor to restore them.
Click start -> Run. type in gpedit.msc
Navigate to User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Display.
Hide Desktop Tab should be disabled
Hide ScreenSaver Tab should be disabled.
check the others to make sure nothing else is missing
« Last Edit: September 04, 2008, 07:16:33 AM by I_got_a_virus »

wyrmrider

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2008, 05:44:08 PM »
thanks for the tip for our star *

for your own problem
just zip it up and password protect
put the password in the body of your email to virus AT avast.com
appropriate subject

If you want to persue your problem I would recommend a scan with kaspersky just to double check
secunia software inspector
etc

start your own thread if you feel the need to post back
thanks again
wyrmrider

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2008, 10:31:53 PM »
Hi,
Thanks to all.  I was out in the country for a few days.

And by the way WYRMRIDER, I am a "HE:-\ ;D ;D
from French Québec: JEAN (french) = John...   8)  ;D ;D

I'll start by checking gpedit.msc.
Then do what u said.
Lastly I'll write to Jean in Montana.
(I suppose this is a "JEANNE"...  ;) )

Again Thanks to all of you.
Even if it's not such a big problem...
But I persist... and still hope


JEAN*

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2008, 11:18:40 PM »

edit:
JEAN*
Still having issues with a your screensaver or wallpaper tabs missing?
AV XP 2008 removed my Wallpaper tab, and my screensaver tab, and I needed to go into the Group Policy Editor to restore them.
Click start -> Run. type in gpedit.msc
Navigate to User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Display.
Hide Desktop Tab should be disabled
Hide ScreenSaver Tab should be disabled.
check the others to make sure nothing else is missing

I did that, and did not found any PANEL CONTROL in gpedit. (pic included)

But after reading your post, I see you lost your tabs.
It is not the case with me.  I still have theses tabs.
And I can configure any screen saver.  But I HAVE to.
No screen saver will start simply by double clicking
on the application like I used to do before.
If I do so, I just get the configuration panel of the SS!
That is the core of my problem.  I MUST configure a screen saver.
It won't run otherwise simply with a DC, like any other application.

Thanks anyway,
JEAN*

wyrmrider

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #36 on: September 05, 2008, 04:22:58 AM »
I may have got the Jeans backward
anyway Jean in Montana thinks that this topic has been all over the web
I just found it at techsupport guy
everyon want to go virus hunting
windows problem
Avast Helpers- What is the best Windows suppor forum for this kind of thing
I would have thought tech support guy would be ok
I've used Neowin.org
suggestions?

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #37 on: September 05, 2008, 05:08:57 AM »
I may have got the Jeans backward
anyway Jean in Montana thinks that this topic has been all over the web
I just found it at techsupport guy
everyon want to go virus hunting
windows problem
Avast Helpers- What is the best Windows suppor forum for this kind of thing
I would have thought tech support guy would be ok
I've used Neowin.org
suggestions?

Hi Wyrmrider,
I have posted my question here and at Tech Guy Support only.
Do you think again a good idea to post to Jean in Montana
as you suggested in a precedent post?
Or may be I should forget all that... ;D
But I am very curious.  I'd like so much
to know what happenned!

Quote
If you want to persue your problem I would recommend a scan with kaspersky just to double check
secunia software inspector

I did it and found... nothing!  ;) :D
Thanks again for your kind help,
Jean*

wyrmrider

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #38 on: September 05, 2008, 05:48:10 AM »
That kaspersky suggestion was for
I_got_a_virus
who sorta hijacked our thread

Can't hurt
join her forum and post where I suggested
If says no I have one more idea

put a link to this thread
she's one of the best
be sure to read her instruction and do everything asked including whatever she asks for in first post
explain the other tools already used
and that this is not a malware hunt
perhaps she knows a windows expert that can sort this out
« Last Edit: September 05, 2008, 05:50:13 AM by wyrmrider »

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #39 on: September 05, 2008, 07:18:32 AM »
Hi Wyrmrider,

I have posted on MontanaMenagerie.
We will see what may come of it.

JEAN*

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #40 on: September 08, 2008, 12:42:15 AM »
Here's a résumé of the problem:

I had 2 viruses that I think are the cause
of a SCREEN SAVER PROBLEM I have now...



THE STORY :


I used to be able to open DIRECTLY some Screen Savers I have in a FOLDER.
A left double click and it would start and run IMMEDIATELY, like any other program.

Then, I HAD those viruses (not detected by AVAST!!) :
AV2009 and also blphcv8e3eab.scr,
I GOT RID of the viruses and made a big CLEAN-UP of my PC.

After that, I realised I had a problem with my Screen Savers,
and posted on AVAST and TECH SUPPORT GUY Forums.

FROM THAT, it seems my problem was NOT understood properly!!
  ;D  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I spent some 4 days doing what everyone told me,
i.e. run Spybot, EusingRegistryCleaner, MBAM, SAS, SpyWareBlaster,
Panda online, KASPERSKY, SECONIA, SmitFraudFix, and what not...
And a lot of HJT to everyone that would ask for it!   :P  :P

ENOUGH OF IT!     :'(  :'(

NOW,  back to my SS PROBLEM: it won't go like before.
Since the Viruses experience, when I try to run a SS directly,
instead of running immediately, I will only get a configuration window.
The only way now to run a SS is to install it each time.
(Right click, then install, etc...)
Before they would ALSO run immediately, like any other application
I open with  normal left double clicks.  It was not necessary to Install it!

Now I'm gonna have a drink!!    :D :D ;) ;)
« Last Edit: September 08, 2008, 01:08:54 AM by JEAN* »

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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #41 on: September 08, 2008, 12:52:31 AM »
What kind of ScreenSavers do you want to run? Pictures, graphics... ???
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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #42 on: September 08, 2008, 01:05:25 AM »
I simply can't understand why anyone uses screen savers since the virtual death of the CRT monitor there use is pretty much redundant. Even then why not simply go into standby, I don't hang around to watch my screen saver run, I would much rather it just went into standby.

I obviously don't use the avast screen saver for either the VRDB or antivirus scan, I much prefer to do these manually as a part of my regular weekly system maintenance.
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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #43 on: September 08, 2008, 01:07:57 AM »
I simply can't understand why anyone uses screen savers since the virtual death of the CRT monitor there use is pretty much redundant.
For fun... I love the photos of WebShots ;)
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Re: Viruses and Screen Saver problems...
« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2008, 01:14:31 AM »
I can't see the fun in it when I'm not at the computer ;D, when I am I'm working, browsing, etc. so the screen saver isn't running.

For some time I never even had a background wallpaper (just a coloured background, very spartan), but have made a concession ;D
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