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wolfsong

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Hello,
im new to this so please be patient....

i have downloaded the other day AVG. run a scan and found a Troyan backdoor virus.

even after cleaning.. i started having problems.. then i turned of the pc and since then i can not start up windows in regular mode.. the pc starts with the windows logo and the "wait"- bar.. then turns black and re-boots.. over and over, until i hit F8 in safe mode.

i run today all the recommendet steps to remove junk and viruses..
the clean-up removed 650mb of junk... oups..
the avg found the troyan and removed it..

i tried at the end to update windows, but get an error code .. 0X8007043C before it even starts downloading.. maybe because im still in safe mode ?

any help is greatly appreciated.

stefan

btw.. even run chkdsk / r no result
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just another info....

i also tried system restore... will not work either

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Did you scan your pc for spyware?
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i ran clean-up, cwshredder, ad -aware se, skybot, avg anti spyware, avg virus scan,
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i have pc-doctor that came with my pc and i checked the memory, which i recently updated.. came up with no problems either
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I dont think its the memory, it seems like that virus really messed your PC up.

Try the malware forum.

Get Hi-jack-this and post a log in the malware forum and see if they can help you out.
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i already run hi jack, but did not find any suspicious... i will post it in the other forum anyway.

could it be a lost driver that causes the computer to boot over and over again?
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Post it in that forum. Believe me, Hi-jack this logs are very hard to read. they take years of practice.
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It could also be a failing power supply.
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