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My Gaming-Homework-great, NYC computer was infected with a trojan. Diet Dr. Pepper. When i start my computer back up, it says i need to reinstall something. Is there a way where i can getmy computer back to normal but save most of my data (iTunes, AOL, SW, LOTR)?

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First, see if you can find what trojan it is. Look on the internet for the symptoms you are experiencing or run an updated virus scan to see if it flags it and post here. I know a way, but it does depend on the trojan. My way might be a waste of time if it is in the registry.

Wow , not to good of a situation. Im super glad you didnt have the game server pass you been asking about LOL.

First of all run your computer in safe mode and do a system restore... Not sure if that will solve the problem, but could be

Thing about the system restore is the possibility of planting itself in the registry before it was actually noticed. You would be just restoring the prob. That's why I need to know what type it is to walk him through it. It could be as simple as a system restore or as complicated as removing entries from the registry, find five or six system protected hidden files (one exe, a few dlls, and one updater that will put the trojan back on when removed), and removing those system restores. They can be nasty little bugers.

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I would be able to get the trojain off easily using system restore. Normally my Norton Internet Security 2006 protects me from everything and i havent gotten any viruses/trojains/syware/etc. but this is the first that is causing problems.

I cant start windows. Here is the Problem, wht it says because i cant start windows.

Windows could not start because the floowing file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\config\system

Sounds like a major problem.

Just a question, do they keep spreading and infecting my computer even when my computer is turned off?

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reinstall windows over iteself to replace the missing files.
then go into safemode and make sure everything runs


run spybot and norton again.install zone alarm pro.

Thanks Leviathan and every1 else. I will try using the Windows XP CD-ROM to reinstall windows. I should be back on my computer ny tommorrow. Thanks every1

stay away from donkey porn too, its bad for joo'r helt.

Thanks for the tip.

The only solution that would work (reinstall Windows) didnt work. Seems like i have to replace my computer. Luckily i have a 4 year warranty so it will be free instead of paying the $3000 i paid for it. The company said it will take about a week since my computer was customized

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I wish I had looked at this thread before now... You never need to replace an entire computer based on a simple missing file. You had no hardware problems and all software problems can be fixed. While the steps to fix it may seem complex, its still just a simple computer problem and can be fixed. Though if its a free replacment, I guess there isn't much harm. Did you get your data backuped before you sent the computer in?

Sry i meant to say my hard drive.

For Leviathan i have a 500GB hard drive. My computer is made by Dell. Thats all i know about that.

I didnt send the computer to anywhere. I am getting the new hard drive in about a week. (1 long week)

For future use, be sure to google Hijack This. It produces virus/trojan logs and there's tons of forums for how to use it and what programs go best with it for major virus removal.

Doesnt Norton Internet Security 2006 have logs about new and old viruses/trojains/etc.?

Norton and McAfee can tell you about viruses, but they can't remove the really bad trojans/viruses.

What does remove really bad trojans or viruses? I didnt think anything else would prevent them. Whn i get a new hard drive i want something to prevent them not remove them.

I use Zonealarm to make sure they dont send out info or let people on my pc and I use SPybot search & destroy to remove all adware and trojans. Its free google it.