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Computer problems still/again
14 years ago
The other day, I legitimately got a virus/trojan. Got rid of it though. Installed ZoneAlarm and ran CCleaner.
Then, the trouble started. msiexec.exe keeps calling ping.exe, which sits there doing something and using up all my CPU resources. I've stymied them by blocking both from accessing the internet, but ping keeps coming back. I know it's not a fake one either, because I searched for both programs and deleted everything that wasn't in system32 (where both programs are supposed to be located). Shredded the recycle bin and everything, just to make sure.
Meanwhile, my browser's had a problem for a while where if I close a tab before it's finished loading, it will open back up with a huge URL until it's finished loading. Sometimes, it will do this twice.
More recently, I've also been getting occasional popup windows. No idea what those are about. All scans come up clean. I'm at a loss.
Then, the trouble started. msiexec.exe keeps calling ping.exe, which sits there doing something and using up all my CPU resources. I've stymied them by blocking both from accessing the internet, but ping keeps coming back. I know it's not a fake one either, because I searched for both programs and deleted everything that wasn't in system32 (where both programs are supposed to be located). Shredded the recycle bin and everything, just to make sure.
Meanwhile, my browser's had a problem for a while where if I close a tab before it's finished loading, it will open back up with a huge URL until it's finished loading. Sometimes, it will do this twice.
More recently, I've also been getting occasional popup windows. No idea what those are about. All scans come up clean. I'm at a loss.
I think I'm just fucked. At this point, I'm sick of all the shit I've been going through these past few months and I don't want to deal with it anymore. If it's not slowing down my system, I really don't care.