[Resolved] PC Infection (google search issue/popups)

Okay, PC was alright for a while, my father was online for a few hours and we are now infected again. Only this time I can not use firefox at all (errors) and can't get into safe mode. When i select safe mode it stops on the black screen w/ the scrolling white text and the PC restarts. So sorry we have back tracked. Any ideas are very much appreciated. Thank you again for your time.

Also, forgot to mention, I get the "Firefox has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience." popup. And I can not get Combofix to open to get another log file.

Your System is infected with Virut!!
Virut is a file infecting virus which is able to modify itself each and every time it runs. In addition, when it infects, sometimes it will destroy the file it tries to latch onto.
For these reasons, you really can't truly fix Virut. You will need to format/reinstall the operating system on this machine.

More information:
http://free.avg.com/66558

There are bugs in the viral code. When the virus produces infected files, it also creates non-functional files that also contain the virus.

http://home.mcafee.com/VirusInfo/VirusProf…aspx?key=143034

W32/Virut.h is a polymorphic, entry point obscuring (EPO) file infector with IRC bot functionality. It can accept commands to download other malware on the compromised machine.
It appends to the end of the last section of executable (PE) files an encrypted copy of its code. The decryptor is polymorphic and can be located either:
Immediately before the encrypted code at the end of the last section
At the end of the code section of the infected host in 'slack-space' (assuming there is any)
At the original entry point of the host (overwriting the original host code)

Miekiemoes, an expert for malware removal, and an MS-MVP, additionally has a blog post about Virut.

I suggest you to start backup all of your valuable data/documents/pictures/movies/songs/etc..
Do NOT backup any applications/installers and Do NOT backup any .exe/.scr/.htm/.html/.xml/.zip/.rar files…
This because these files may be infected as well. If you back them up and replace them afterwards, it will infect your computer again.

Read here for instructions how to format and reinstall Windows:

http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/winxp/adva…all-format.html

I see. Well, I will be sure to save any pictures and such and will run their Windows recovery discs (today) as soon as they are sure we have everything of importance. Thank you for your time on this issue.

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