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jayjay76

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Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« on: June 03, 2011, 10:11:51 PM »
I have a new install of Avast that I've started the boot-time scan on and it finds a Win32:Netsky-AF[Win] virus ... I choose REPAIR and it says it cannot repair it. I choose MOVE TO CHEST and the scan 'crashes' and Windows loads.  This repeats every time I try a boot-time scan.  Also, since this happened, I cannot load/view any NON-secure websites in IE8 nor in Chrome... I can view any https:// site, but not a single http:// site.  I've tried re-registering the .DLLs and that doesn't work. 

Not sure what to do short of an OS reinstall

This is on Windows XP SP3


Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 10:22:25 PM »
Please post the file
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AVAST Software\Avast\log\aswBoot.log

jayjay76

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 10:33:11 PM »
There are not files in the /avast software/ folder.

It ends with c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avast Software\  with no files or folders there.


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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 10:38:36 PM »
If you have updated avast! from version 5, maybe it's not "AVAST Software\Avast", but rather "ALWIL Software\Avast5" ?

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2011, 10:56:43 PM »
have you scanned with Malwarebytes ?


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.50.1 http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
always update before you scan so you have latest signatures
click on the remove selected  button to quarantine anything found


Post scan log here

jayjay76

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2011, 11:59:45 PM »
This is a new download and install of Avast from today.
I uninstalled it and reinstalled it after this happened but to no avail.  Avast won't put up real-time shields since this initial finding of a virus and immediately rebooting after trying to quarantine it.

I am scanning with Malware bytes ... found 3 items; all are in an "old harddrive" folder so none should be hurting the OS. 

Here is the MBytes log:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.0.1200
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 6765

Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702

6/3/2011 4:51:45 PM
mbam-log-2011-06-03 (16-51-33).txt

Scan type: Full scan (C:\|)
Objects scanned: 269339
Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 15 minute(s), 39 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 3

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\15.qit (PUP.FunWebProducts) -> No action taken.
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\16.qit (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\17.qit (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.

   

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2011, 12:45:19 PM »
Files Infected:
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\15.qit (PUP.FunWebProducts) -> No action taken.
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\16.qit (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
c:\old harddrive\documents and settings\Owner\application data\spywarebot\quarantine\23-12-2007-09-38-28\17.qit (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
Why did you select "No action taken" instead of quarantine the infected items?
You may want to update MBAM again and run a Quick scan and select the correct action.

jayjay76

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2011, 04:57:11 PM »
I did rerun MBytes and quaranteened those 3 files.
I reran a scan just now and it is not finding anything.

However, I still cannot connect to do an update for anything... it appears I can get to the outside world by specifying an IP address, but not by a FQDN.  Avast, also, will not run real-time shields.  I also cannot do a boot-time scan with AVast as it "chokes" on the Win32:Netsky-AF[Win] virus that it finds and then stops the scan and loads windows.  I've uninstalled and reinstalled AVast with the exact same result.


DavidCo

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Re: Boot Time Virus Scan Abruptly ends Scan
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2011, 05:47:42 PM »
Do you have MsnMsgrs.exe running (TaskManager)