help with malicious virus(es)

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 19:07

i ahve this thing called ISTsvc and i know its a virus cause nothing removes it, norton screws me,adaware screws me,spybot screws me. how in gods name do i remove it?..

xXx · Post by **xXx** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:18

Here, have a look..

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This program is detected as a "potentially unwanted application". It is not a virus nor a trojan.

This kind of file generally comes bundled with another program, which usually discloses the fact that it is ad-supported. Users agree to have the Adware installed in the license agreement, although they may not realise at first that this file was packaged with the product they installed. It is related to and can be installed by Adware-RBlast.dldr .

When the adware application is run, the following registry entry is created so the Adware can run itself:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\Sofware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "IST Service"
It creates a folder called "ISTsvc " under C:\Program Files and drops itself there as a file called ISTSVC.EXE .

It may reset your browser's home page and/or search settings to point to other sites, generally related to pornography. Some users have also observed that this program can generate a lot of pop-up ads.

This application may be removed via "Add/Remove" in Control Panel.
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I've encountered such problem before but luckily for me, I need to format my old PC at that time.. so it's gone now..

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:19

so its adawares fault!? damned thing, thought it was helping me...anyway, just realised i got TONS more problems then just spybots.....

xXx · Post by **xXx** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:27

Man, what happened to your PC..??
I suggest you format the PC.. I mean even if you do get rid of the IST thingy, other problems will emerge.. (I've encounter such problems before..)

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:31

i was about to reformat after it crashed and i couldnt connect to the internet, alot of error msgs, but it fixed its self, i did a very bad thing after my previous reformat, i didnt install a antivirus when using it for about a few weeks.. so i think i got alot of crap..just did a registry scan i got over 70 problems :S

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:34

maybe yu can help with out wi this as well..

im getting it when i try playing avi and mpg files with any video player, wmp,winamp,realplayer..everything. i did a search and they said its a registry problem so i got a registry fixer program, it fixed alot of errors but not this :S

xXx · Post by **xXx** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:40

Wow, I got the exact same error with my old PC last time..

Guess we got infected with the same virus..

I don't think there's a cure for that..

Like I said.. even if you fix a problem, another problem will come out..
That's the reason I decided to format my PC at that time..

And remember to install an antivirus program after you reformat it.. & also install Ad-Watch program.. it helps a lot by blocking pop-ups & other bs.. (you know what I mean..

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bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:41

shiznit man... so im screwed? funy thing is it plays with IEs built in media player. but not any external ones like windows media player

xXx · Post by **xXx** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:49

Yeah.. that's one weird thing bout it..

I think other players work too, except for Windows Media Player.. not quite sure bout that..

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:50

no..it doesnt work with real player or winamp, same annoying msg, if it was just windowsmediaplayer i wouldnt bother but ths is just insane.....

xXx · Post by **xXx** » 11 Dec 2004, 20:56

o well, then I guess it's time to tune your PC..

(means format it.. sorry.. too much U2 lately..

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