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^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:58 pm

I made a shortcut to test it and i put it in the Master.srv ... zman how do i do that ?

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:18 pm

Oh wow look at this when i click application data it doesnt show any thing for tron do you think thats the prob?

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:28 pm

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:05 pm

Is this "All Users/Application Data"? Then no, it's normal. I don't know why that folder gets created, but it's empty for me, too. Only if it is "<your user name>/Application Data", then it would be a problem, albeit one unrelated to networking.

Why you created that shortcut completely eludes me.

^}LC}<Fear wrote:zman how do i do that ?

The ping? Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt, then enter "ping master3.armagetronad.net".

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:33 pm

This has to be the problem

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:26 pm

Oh. Well, this doesn't really explain the problems with Armagetron since we don't use that ping command, but it shows that your Windows installation is a bit messed up. Really a bit messed up. There isn't supposed to be a ping.com, there only is a ping.exe (and a ping6.exe). At least I don't have a ping.com on my pretty fresh and updated XP installation.

Aha. Googling turned up this:
http://www.superadblocker.com/definition/ping/
Congratulations, it's a worm! There's no telling how long it and others of its kind have been on your computer. I suggest you back up your personal data and reformat and reinstall the machine, and get a better malware scanner next time, and don't click on those attachments.

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:37 pm

I have very important data i cant lose on this computer how can I reformat without losing my important data?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:11 pm

Depends on the size and type of data. If it's organized as a bunch of files, copy it to an USB stick or an external hard drive or burn it to one or several CDs/DVDs. If it's databases, you need to do a dump before backing it up (I guess).

You have to remember to scan the backed up data with your new and shiny virus scanner after the reformatting at the earliest possible time.

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:56 pm

r u sure the only way is reformatation because look

DDMJ · Post by **DDMJ** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:33 pm

Do what Z-man said. Go get a USB flash drive and just transfer all your important files to there. Then reformat.

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:12 pm

There needs to be another way

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:18 pm

See, the problem is that may worms, once on your system, use stealth techniques to hide from virus scanners. It's not safe to clear a system "from within", you'd need to use a CD that boots a clean OS with an up to date scanner on it. You can get one such CD here:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
There are two problems with that: it won't undo any damage the worms did to your system like a fresh install would, and you don't have network access during the process and can't ask further questions.

So yeah, there is another way, but it's risky and may not work at all. You should copy your files before you start anyway.

Post by **Tank Program** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:35 pm

z-man wrote:http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

That is pretty cool.

^}LC}<Fear · Post by **^}LC}<Fear** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:52 pm

So does that only delete the words or does it clean my whole hardrive which means reformatting comp

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:09 pm

The intended effect is that it only finds and eliminates worms. Well, the liked CD can do a lot more, but you won't be needing that. However, with these delicate processes, things can always go wrong and you may end up with all your data shredded anyway.

If your data is in well defined directories, you can use this CD also to remove your previous Windows installation and all programs without really reformatting anything. Just remove C:\Program Files and C:\WINDOWS. But the user interface is probably unfamiliar to you and you may mess up, so no matter what you do, you should back up your important data first.