[BrianTheLoser]

My friend's computer is infected with a virus called "monaronadona" and I have no idea how to remove it...
He asked me for help because I've removed various spyware/viruses for his computer before.

This one's tricky and I can't seem to find any info on it. Any help/ideas?

Didn't get detected by NOD32 by the way...

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Hi there,

Welcome to GeeksToGo. My name is RatHat, and I will help you get through the process of cleaning the malware from your computer.


OK firstly, I need you to print out each post I make so that you can refer to it while we fix your friends computer. This is because there will be times when you are unable to be online to read my instructions, and I will want you to do everything very carefully. I also need you to follow my instructions in the order that they are given. If however, you cannot carry out one of them, please continue on with the next and let me know what you were unsuccessful with.

Next, I would like to make sure that you can view hidden files and folders;

• Click Start.
• Open My Computer.
• Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
• Select the View tab.
• Under the Hidden files and folders heading SELECT Show hidden files and folders.
• UNCHECK the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option.
• UNCHECK the Hide extensions for known file types option.
• Click Yes to confirm.
• Click OK.

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Please download Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) and save it to your Desktop.

• Close all other windows before proceeding.
• Double-click on dss.exe and follow the prompts.
• When it has finished, DSS will open two Notepad files: main.txt and extra.txt
• Use Save As to save both Notepad files to your Desktop and post them in your next reply.

Note: A copy of these files can be found in you root drive, usually C:\Deckard\System Scanner\

Regards,
RatHat

[RatHat]

Hi there,

Welcome to GeeksToGo. My name is RatHat, and I will help you get through the process of cleaning the malware from your computer.


OK firstly, I need you to print out each post I make so that you can refer to it while we fix your friends computer. This is because there will be times when you are unable to be online to read my instructions, and I will want you to do everything very carefully. I also need you to follow my instructions in the order that they are given. If however, you cannot carry out one of them, please continue on with the next and let me know what you were unsuccessful with.

Next, I would like to make sure that you can view hidden files and folders;

• Click Start.
• Open My Computer.
• Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
• Select the View tab.
• Under the Hidden files and folders heading SELECT Show hidden files and folders.
• UNCHECK the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option.
• UNCHECK the Hide extensions for known file types option.
• Click Yes to confirm.
• Click OK.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Please download Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) and save it to your Desktop.

• Close all other windows before proceeding.
• Double-click on dss.exe and follow the prompts.
• When it has finished, DSS will open two Notepad files: main.txt and extra.txt
• Use Save As to save both Notepad files to your Desktop and post them in your next reply.

Note: A copy of these files can be found in you root drive, usually C:\Deckard\System Scanner\

Regards,
RatHat

[RatHat]

Do you still need assistance with this log?

Regards,
RatHat

[BrianTheLoser]

No thanks.
As soon as I posted this I went over there and fixed it for him.
Easier being there than over the phone.

[RatHat]

OK, no problem. I will close this log and mark it as resolved.