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Thread ID: 25747	2002-10-11 02:34:00	Reinstall Windows Me-Trojan	Bill P (1660)	Press F1

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87997	2002-10-11 02:34:00	I have a trojan on my system that came through a Diablo 11 Games hack of my sons. I have spent the last month coming to grips with what it is and what it does, in this case it is being used to take the Diablo 11 passwords and raid the items in the accounts. My virus scanner picked it up as a zip file only after it was opened and never identified the files it opened two. I have used home call, Symantec online, Swatit and Trojan Hunter, but as it has already morphed it cannot be detected. When I became aware I used Dos to restore the registry, cleaned all apps and files, delted or modified a number of registry keys, and scoured wini ini for entries that I thought might be related. However as the account was hacked again I know I was unsuccessful. My question after all that is I am reasonably certain that what has been altered is a windows key, and I thought I would try reinstalling Windows before I cleaned my whole system. Could I reinstall windows from the system setup folder, (I have it on a separate drive), or would I need to use the OEM disc.	Bill P (1660)
87998	2002-10-11 07:51:00	Hey From my experiences (I didn't have a trojan - I just liked the thought of formatting for no particular reason) you can format your current windows drive and reinstall Windows from the setup files on a different drive, HOWEVER, you need your Windows registration number, etc from the CD Also - If you think about it now (please do), also put a copy of the drivers for your monitor/cd-drive/etc on this second drive as to save hassles should Windows not be able to provide drivers for your devices Another word of advice: Backup (in any format - zip works well) Documents and everything you may need that hasn't been infected (along with the registry - You never know when a registry backup may come in handy - saved my life several times) Hope this helps Matt	madmusician66 (1030)
87999	2002-10-11 07:52:00	Hey From my experiences (I didn't have a trojan - I just liked the thought of formatting for no particular reason) you can format your current windows drive and reinstall Windows from the setup files on a different drive, HOWEVER, you need your Windows registration number, etc from the CD Also - If you think about it now (please do), also put a copy of the drivers for your monitor/cd-drive/etc on this second drive as to save hassles should Windows not be able to provide drivers for your devices Another word of advice: Backup (in any format - zip works well) Documents and everything you may need that hasn't been infected (along with the registry - You never know when a registry backup may come in handy - saved my life several times) Hope this helps Matt	madmusician66 (1030)
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