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September 20th, 2017, 07:41 PM
#1
erratic behavior
I have a desktop XP. It was working perfectly until last night. I ran malwarebyte and found three trojans and two registry keys. Earlier the same day I ran malwarebyte. It was a good health bill. All the trojans were associated with ccleaner 3.3. I removed those and it worked for a while then it started to behave uncontrollable. If I click on firefox shortcut, or any other application or a file it opens dozens of instances each in its own window. I restored an image I created a few month ago when the PC was working perfectly well. The computer worked well for a short while then the keyboard stopped working. I bought a new keyboard, the same stanza. Any suggestion what that could be?
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September 21st, 2017, 03:30 AM
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Administrator
It's all over the internet this week about CCleaner having been hacked.
Here is one example: https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/cc...alware-attack/
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September 21st, 2017, 07:37 AM
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Registered User
You may also want to try Combofix HERE.
It's not the computers that keep having problems, it's the users!!
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September 21st, 2017, 08:24 AM
#4
Super Moderator
Avast Piriform says that hackers infiltrated its update servers to inject malware into a recent CCleaner release, but the issue has been resolved before any known attacks.
More info: PCWorld - CCleaner hacked with malware: What you need to know
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September 21st, 2017, 09:11 AM
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I am aware of the CCleaner issue. I fixed that. The new problem is with the keyboard.
The computer works well with the mouse. The issue appears with the keyboard. For instance, if I press letter D, the application I am working with closes. I restarted it, now pressing D displays D. It works for a short while then it goes RIP. The new keyboard acts the same way. What could caused the keyboard to behave that way
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September 21st, 2017, 11:17 AM
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Super Moderator
Reset the BIOS to factory defaults first.
Then check to see if the same problem occurs when running in Safe mode.
If no, then that could point to a problem with software that runs in 'normal' mode but not Safe mode.
If yes, it could be a hardware problem.
To find out, boot from a Live CD|USB such as Knoppix and see if the same problem occurs.
If yes, and if possible, try plugging the keyboard into a different port ... one that's directly connected to the motherboard (of course).
If the same problem is still occurring, starting to sound like it may be a bad motherboard.
Let us know what you find ...
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September 21st, 2017, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SpywareDr
Reset the BIOS to factory defaults first.
Then check to see if the same problem occurs when running in Safe mode.
If no, then that could point to a problem with software that runs in 'normal' mode but not Safe mode.
If yes, it could be a hardware problem.
To find out, boot from a Live CD|USB such as Knoppix and see if the same problem occurs.
If yes, and if possible, try plugging the keyboard into a different port ... one that's directly connected to the motherboard (of course).
If the same problem is still occurring, starting to sound like it may be a bad motherboard.
Let us know what you find ...
I tried to get to the bios but I couldn't use any keys to move the highlight, the keyboard was not reponsive. I am now trying to restore earlier image I will keep you posted
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September 21st, 2017, 12:06 PM
#8
Super Moderator
Another way to reset the BIOS is to remove the BIOS battery for a few minutes, then re-inserting it.
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September 21st, 2017, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by SpywareDr
Another way to reset the BIOS is to remove the BIOS battery for a few minutes, then re-inserting it.
I will try it and will keep you posted
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September 21st, 2017, 01:33 PM
#10
I just tried it, I got the bios display but the keyboard was responsive. I should send my PC to its burial site...
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September 21st, 2017, 03:18 PM
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Super Moderator
Originally Posted by Votan
I just tried it, I got the bios display but the keyboard was responsive. I should send my PC to its burial site...
The keyboard "was" or "was not" responsive?
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September 21st, 2017, 06:20 PM
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the keyboard responds for a few strokes and then it goes belly up. The same thing happens with the new keyboard I just bought.
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September 22nd, 2017, 09:29 AM
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Super Moderator
Same problem when connected to another computer?
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September 22nd, 2017, 10:34 AM
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I have a PC handy, I don't know if I could use it on a laptop, I am not sure about it. Now the computer complains with the message "active partition not found". I boot up with macrium rescue CD, everything work fine with the mouse, I restore the image, the problem persists
Last edited by Votan; September 22nd, 2017 at 10:38 AM.
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September 22nd, 2017, 10:49 AM
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I don't have a PC handy, I don't know if I could use it on a laptop, I am not sure about it
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