w32 welchia worm symptoms

[Guest]

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Hi,
I have windows XP pro, with all the latest security updates and service
packs. I have a 1200 mhz processor, 20gb HD with over half free, and 256 DDR
RAM. have a 2mb broadband cable internet connection.

Now, for quite a while now, my computer has started to have weird problems.
After initial boot, once the computer is fully loaded and running, the PC
will either shutdown, go into standby or just restart. No warning, it just
does it. Then I have to fight with the computer for another 2-3 attempts with
its sudden shutting off and me then restarting it, until i get in. Once its
up, it then stays up.

Also. my internet connection seems to drift from full speed, to very slow
speed (should be 240kbps but sometimes as little as 1-40 even on known high
speed sites) to just not working or connecting at all.

Ive heard of a virus called w32.welchia.worm. It causes the computer to have
these symptoms.

So far I have:
Downloaded and installed all microsoft security updates and service packs
Run three anti-virus programs on it
Used 'Easycleaner'
Used a symantic welchia worm removal tool. It said it could not detect it on
my computer.

And yet I still have these same symptoms. Any ideas guys? I really dont want
to keep fighting the computer to log on like this, it cant be good for the
computer!!??

 

[galen]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

In news:B28FC4B2-93BB-463B-A9DC-CC0EB2B792D2@microsoft.com,
Timbersnake <Timbersnake@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi,
> I have windows XP pro, with all the latest security updates and
> service packs. I have a 1200 mhz processor, 20gb HD with over half
> free, and 256 DDR RAM. have a 2mb broadband cable internet
> connection.
>
> Now, for quite a while now, my computer has started to have weird
> problems. After initial boot, once the computer is fully loaded and
> running, the PC will either shutdown, go into standby or just
> restart. No warning, it just does it. Then I have to fight with the
> computer for another 2-3 attempts with its sudden shutting off and me
> then restarting it, until i get in. Once its up, it then stays up.
>
> Also. my internet connection seems to drift from full speed, to very
> slow speed (should be 240kbps but sometimes as little as 1-40 even on
> known high speed sites) to just not working or connecting at all.
>
> Ive heard of a virus called w32.welchia.worm. It causes the computer
> to have these symptoms.
>
> So far I have:
> Downloaded and installed all microsoft security updates and service
> packs Run three anti-virus programs on it
> Used 'Easycleaner'
> Used a symantic welchia worm removal tool. It said it could not
> detect it on my computer.
>
> And yet I still have these same symptoms. Any ideas guys? I really
> dont want to keep fighting the computer to log on like this, it cant
> be good for the computer!!??

You mention virus cleaners. It could be a trojan, spyware, a worm, or even a
blended threat that your chosen products haven't the definitions for. Take a
peek here:

Malware Cleaning :
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Install, update, scan in safe mode. If worse comes to worse post back if the
symptoms continue.

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Hi,
I have done the SP2 technique, i will see if this works. Zonealarm reset all
its configurations on itys own, and as a result asks for permissions on
inbound and outbound access. This is not a problem, but it did make me aware
of a "generic host process" called svchost.exe. If the SP2 trick doesnt work,
i will try the others n take it from there. I wont know until i do a complete
shutdown, n start again.

The virus cleaners i meant are ad-aware, spybot and norton.

"Galen" wrote:

> In news:B28FC4B2-93BB-463B-A9DC-CC0EB2B792D2@microsoft.com,
> Timbersnake <Timbersnake@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have windows XP pro, with all the latest security updates and
> > service packs. I have a 1200 mhz processor, 20gb HD with over half
> > free, and 256 DDR RAM. have a 2mb broadband cable internet
> > connection.
> >
> > Now, for quite a while now, my computer has started to have weird
> > problems. After initial boot, once the computer is fully loaded and
> > running, the PC will either shutdown, go into standby or just
> > restart. No warning, it just does it. Then I have to fight with the
> > computer for another 2-3 attempts with its sudden shutting off and me
> > then restarting it, until i get in. Once its up, it then stays up.
> >
> > Also. my internet connection seems to drift from full speed, to very
> > slow speed (should be 240kbps but sometimes as little as 1-40 even on
> > known high speed sites) to just not working or connecting at all.
> >
> > Ive heard of a virus called w32.welchia.worm. It causes the computer
> > to have these symptoms.
> >
> > So far I have:
> > Downloaded and installed all microsoft security updates and service
> > packs Run three anti-virus programs on it
> > Used 'Easycleaner'
> > Used a symantic welchia worm removal tool. It said it could not
> > detect it on my computer.
> >
> > And yet I still have these same symptoms. Any ideas guys? I really
> > dont want to keep fighting the computer to log on like this, it cant
> > be good for the computer!!??
>
> You mention virus cleaners. It could be a trojan, spyware, a worm, or even a
> blended threat that your chosen products haven't the definitions for. Take a
> peek here:
>
> Malware Cleaning :
> http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html
>
> Install, update, scan in safe mode. If worse comes to worse post back if the
> symptoms continue.
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
> trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
> come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

From: "Timbersnake" <Timbersnake@discussions.microsoft.com>

| Hi,
| I have windows XP pro, with all the latest security updates and service
| packs. I have a 1200 mhz processor, 20gb HD with over half free, and 256 DDR
| RAM. have a 2mb broadband cable internet connection.
|
| Now, for quite a while now, my computer has started to have weird problems.
| After initial boot, once the computer is fully loaded and running, the PC
| will either shutdown, go into standby or just restart. No warning, it just
| does it. Then I have to fight with the computer for another 2-3 attempts with
| its sudden shutting off and me then restarting it, until i get in. Once its
| up, it then stays up.
|
| Also. my internet connection seems to drift from full speed, to very slow
| speed (should be 240kbps but sometimes as little as 1-40 even on known high
| speed sites) to just not working or connecting at all.
|
| Ive heard of a virus called w32.welchia.worm. It causes the computer to have
| these symptoms.
|
| So far I have:
| Downloaded and installed all microsoft security updates and service packs
| Run three anti-virus programs on it
| Used 'Easycleaner'
| Used a symantic welchia worm removal tool. It said it could not detect it on
| my computer.
|
| And yet I still have these same symptoms. Any ideas guys? I really dont want
| to keep fighting the computer to log on like this, it cant be good for the
| computer!!??

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

I don't see Welchia/Nachi symptoms. As for slowdowns this can be caused by non-viral
malware as well as viral malware. It could also be a problem with your ISP.

Non-Viral malware removers...
Please download, install and update the following software...

Ad-aware SE v1.06
http://www.lavasoft.de/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

SpyBot Search and Destroy v1.4
http://security.kolla.de/

After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the system in Safe Mode.

Viral and Trojan malware remover...

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to
remove viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm