OK, so first day in the new office and one of the computers is badly infected.
"MSA Security Alert" comes up when the macihne is turned on.
Anyone know how to get rid of it?
OK, so first day in the new office and one of the computers is badly infected.
"MSA Security Alert" comes up when the macihne is turned on.
Anyone know how to get rid of it?
If nobody around there already has a boot CD with AV tools on it, you could try using one of the other machines to build one of these:
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
Extremely useful CD to have on file, so it’d be smart to get it anyway, for future reference.
“Anyone know how to get rid of it?”
Take it to the dump it site or sell it on ebay.
“Take it to the dump it site or sell it on ebay.”
Remember, though, that eBay Ts&Cs require sensitive Government data to be left on the hard drive.
Anyone know how to get rid of it?
Purge Windows and install Linux.
Why not get a registry cleaner download a registry clearner for free of the internet. Or spybot.
Why has no bloody one reported on the stamp duty tax break it is genius idea.
Not seen that one but if you send me some more info I’ll give you a hand.
DES probably because it’s a sodding terrible idea, and oh look here’s a lefty agreeing with me:-
http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/
with charts/evidence to back up this point of view. Whereas all you have is you saying what a brill idea. That on it’s own is all the proof I need it’s terrible!
Z.
Tim,
Put a virus scanner on a CD (AVG is a reasonable free one) – and adware scanners – AdAware and Spybot (god I hate agreeing with DES!) – and then boot the computer into safe mode (hold F8 while booting) – put the CD in, run virus scanner, then adaware, then spybot, doing full scans with each…
Re-image it.
Ten minutes, five if you’re sneaky, result – clean and working.
Forget AV tools and all that crap – in the real world starting over is much more efficient than messing about for hours trying to work out what was wrong.
Of course you do have your data somewhere else, don’t you?
“Re-image it.
Ten minutes, five if you’re sneaky, result – clean and working.
Forget AV tools and all that crap – in the real world starting over is much more efficient than messing about for hours trying to work out what was wrong.”
Which is the magnetic version of turning it off and on again.
Go out and buy a Mac.
Zorro you are an idiot this is a super way to reengerise the housing market you are an an idiot.
Well, that’s convinced me. Alastair Darling is a genius, the economy is reengerised (whatever that is), Gordon is saved, and we can all march off into the sunset humming a stirring tune. Trebles all round!
Actually, DE, that was about as well argued a piece of rhetoric as writing ‘your a looser’.
OMG, Dirty Euro’s over here, AS WELL!??!
Sorry for all the capitals and exclamation marks; it’s just that he’s like an all-pervasive virus, himself.
At least he offered advice, though. And what would I know, anyway? I’m just a nazi paedo. Or a paedo nazi – I can’t remember which, now.
Tim, I might be wrong, but isn’t that just Mcafee’s early warning virus system
http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/datasheets/ds_mcafee_security_alert_service.pdf
and if it’s got stuck perhaps turning off Mcafee would do the trick?
Obviously this might be a risky move if it’s really infected but if that is the case you need one of the above suggestions.
Tim adds: I think it’s actually playing off that. MSAS is the McAfee service. MSA is the name of this one. It’s a pretty good virus too. Corrupted java so that none of the online tools work. We’ve got the information that we need off it and will rebuild it.
Tim, if you’re rebuilding, make sure you do it with a slipstreamed installation of XP+SP3 (assuming you’re not using that abortion known as Vista). That way you’re not vulnerable to pre-SP3 exploits while you’re downloading the patches.