JJ- wrote:
> PC was infected with virus(es)/trojan horse(s), paid Norton $100
> yesterday to clean it. The referenced update tries to install
> every time I reboot PC; checking update history, it shows that the
> update has been installed multiple times.
JJ- wrote:
> running XP SP3
What do you mean you, "... paid Norton $100 yesterday to clean it ..."?
What was the specific name of the virus/trojan/worm/malware that you had?
(Surely you remember - you paid money to have it removed - some research
must have been done for you to know to do that...)
Which Norton product(s) do you now have installed?
Essentially - I am thinking your machine is not likely clean of all of the
infestations/infections it may have had and/or the damage caused still
exists (think of it like this: just because you killed the termites doesn't
mean the wood they have bored through is now back to the way it was.)
Do some additional cleanup and repair of your updating system...
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):
SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/
MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/
After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.
Reboot.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net stop wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\wups2.dll
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net start wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:
Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.
(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...
Reboot.
Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en
Reboot.
Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet Explorer and
visit
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to do a CUSTOM scan...
(Every time you are about to click on something while at these web pages -
first press and hold down the CTRL key while you click on it. You can
release the CTRL key after clicking each time.)
Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
(deselect any others) and install it.
Reboot again.
If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5 at a
time.
The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I recommend
against the "Windows Search" one. I would completely avoid the Optional
Hardware updates.
Come back - let us know if that worked.
.... Really - come back and let everyone know if that worked.
In any case - did you go and read about the update you are trying to
install?
How to disable the Autorun functionality in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715
In particular - the section titled, "Known issues with this security update"
which has a sub-section titled, "Update 967715 is reoffered multiple times";
which, if I am not mistaken, is exactly what you are describing.
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