Advice re: possible worm???
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 by goodmorphing | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Suddenly IE won't work at all. I have tried sys restore. Cannot access online virus scan. Norton not finding anything at all. I was thinking about re-installing from disc, but if it is a worm or virus it might wipe out the disc. What should I do?
word works, defrag works, sys restore works, netscape works, trillian works.
If this comes through underlined it is not intentional...
word works, defrag works, sys restore works, netscape works, trillian works.
If this comes through underlined it is not intentional...
 |
|
Page 3 of 10 | |
|
|---|
goodmorphing
Reply #42 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:04 PM
Reply #42 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:04 PM
I don't know. I would guess that GW refers to something about the computer.... this is a gateway computer?
I don't know how to read those, is there a way to find out?
I don't know how to read those, is there a way to find out?
goodmorphing
Reply #43 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:05 PM
Reply #43 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:05 PM
ODM... i would have thought that was object desktop manager if i were guessing.
kona0197
Reply #44 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
Reply #44 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
If you are worried about a worm it helps to try this...
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10221649.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10221649.html?tag=lst-0-1
yrag
Reply #45 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
Reply #45 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
Type the process name in search and see what it shows.......
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #46 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
Reply #46 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:06 PM
The first is a Gateway modem and the second is a Gateway keyboard proggie.
MadIce
Reply #47 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:07 PM
Reply #47 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:07 PM
Yes. Do a search for those in Explore in your hard disk. Use GWMDMMSG.* and SK991ODM. When you find them right click them and select properties. Select the Version tab and see who made it.
kona0197
Reply #48 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:07 PM
Reply #48 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:07 PM
And this one:
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10219754.html?tag=lst-0-4
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10219754.html?tag=lst-0-4
MadIce
Reply #50 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:08 PM
Reply #50 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:08 PM
I can't hardly keep up with all the typing, so I just sit back and view it. 
yrag
Reply #51 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:09 PM
Reply #51 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:09 PM
That Gateway internal modem has to be disabled......
goodmorphing
Reply #52 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:11 PM
Reply #52 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:11 PM
would that be therough the control panal add remove.
Runing that worm search now, kona.
Runing that worm search now, kona.
kona0197
Reply #54 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:13 PM
Reply #54 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:13 PM
I run it all the time. I got hit with sobig twice. damn thing screwed up IE something fierce.
make sure you run both. My norton did not pick up the virus either, I had to run the program you are running to rid myself of it.
make sure you run both. My norton did not pick up the virus either, I had to run the program you are running to rid myself of it.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #55 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:16 PM
Reply #55 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:16 PM
To disable a service go Control panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services > Services(local), right click the service then choose properties and change Startup Type to 'disabled'.
goodmorphing
Reply #56 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:20 PM
Reply #56 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:20 PM
The internal modem is disabled
worm scan still running
worm scan still running
yrag
Reply #57 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:23 PM
Reply #57 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:23 PM
Make sure you kill the modem process too......assume it's SK991ODM
goodmorphing
Reply #58 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:23 PM
Reply #58 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:23 PM
The other day there was an MSN article about yet more MSN patches needed to be applied for another blaster worm they expect out soon. I applied that last night, but I used IE even this morning, that couldn't be the thing could it?
goodmorphing
Reply #60 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:24 PM
Reply #60 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:24 PM
um, if I kill it and it happens to be the keyboard, what would I do then?
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
|
|
Page 3 of 10 | |
|
|---|
Reply #41 Wednesday, September 17, 2003 4:58 PM