Topic: Viruses (Read 28716 times)

Demosthenes · « **Reply #25 on:** December 02, 2002, 09:57:56 AM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

can anyone help me!!?? banshee gave me a virus which opens all my programs in note pad format and i cant use the reload cd that came with my pc.
so if anyone could help me i would be greatful

thanks.

Lol.

You idiot. That's not a virus. A computer virus is something defined as "any program or script which reproduces itself".

Given the symptoms you are describing, and given the source, it is my diagnosis that you in fact ran something known as hmtk.bat.

Trust me, it's not a virus. It is a batch command file that simply changes the file associations of certain extensions/filetypes to associate instead with your default text file editor, that's all.

And if you run batch code without even bothering to look at it first, then you pretty much did the damage yourself. Why on earth would you do such a thing to your own computer? That makes running programs and opening other file types rather difficult, don't you think? If I were you, I'd change the file associations back to the way they were with the ASSOC function in your command shell.

I'm continuously baffled at how stupid some people are...

*shakes head in disbelief*

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:06:07 AM »

ok thanks but how do i get to this command shell???
(i aint very good at using pc)

Demosthenes · « **Reply #27 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:12:20 AM »

You "ain't very good at using a pc", and you don't know how to open a command shell, yet you run unexamined batch commands?

Lol. Why did you run that program to begin with?

Anonymous · « **Reply #28 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:34:59 AM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

can anyone help me!!?? banshee gave me a virus which opens all my programs in note pad format and i cant use the reload cd that came with my pc.
so if anyone could help me i would be greatful

thanks.

LOL!

Banshee's been naughty again. No X-mas presents for him this year! LOL

This is iainjones1986 before running Banshee's program :

This is iainjones1986 after running the program:

This is Banshee laughing is ass off:

Looks like Demo's going to give you a hand with that little "prank". So I'll just wait and laugh.

P.S., are you sure you can trust Demo on this? What if he makes things worst? Actually, are you sure you can trust anyone here? They're all EVIL! EVIL I tell you! If you don't beleive me, look just above Demo's avatar. Well... What does it say?

? Didn't your mom tell you not to trust strangers???

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:41:31 AM »

i clicked on a link and it done it from there. so you going to help me???
coz i cant open command prompt.

Anonymous · « **Reply #30 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:44:56 AM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

i clicked on a link and it done it from there. so you going to help me???
coz i cant open command prompt.

This is intended for demo right? Cause I'm too busy laughing.

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:49:31 AM »

this is to anyone who thinks they are good at using a pc and can get rid of it.

Anonymous · « **Reply #32 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:53:53 AM »

well, I think I'm good at using a PC, but if I get rid of it, then I would no longer be good at usings it. My My! You do like paradoxes at lot today! This is the second one you've started in 5 minutes (see my post in geek girls)

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 02, 2002, 10:56:45 AM »

can you just help me plz??

Anonymous · « **Reply #34 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:13:20 AM »

HAHAHA! Alright! I'll try to give you a hand but I need more information.

First, what happens when you first boot and end up in windows.

First, what OS are you running.

Then, what happens if you run an application. Internet Explorer for example.

Third, if you click "My computer" Does that work as it should?

Demosthenes · « **Reply #35 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:19:01 AM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

i clicked on a link and it done it from there. so you going to help me???
coz i cant open command prompt.

First you must tell me why you ran this. What were you asking Banshee for to cause him to give this to you? Tell me first why, and then MAYBE I'll consider helping you, if you can give me any reason why I would help you even then. Because frankly, if you are stupid enough to have caused this kind of damage to your own computer to begin with, in all likelihood you probably shouldn't be using one anyway, in which case the best way for me to "help" you would be to advise you to turn the damn thing off and never, EVER use it again.

That, my friend, is a surefire way to remove a complex element of stress from your existence. Too stupid to use a computer? Stop using one, end of problem. Savvy?

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:24:19 AM »

ok there was a like on this forum to help me put pics on the net. (it is on geek girls, look at this) if you want to see it. so i clicked on it and then all my programs went dead and went into notepad format. so i have told you why so can you pleae help me now??

Anonymous · « **Reply #37 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:29:33 AM »

OMFG! I'm in tears now!

But Demo, If I remember correctly, Jones boy just showed up and asked how to post pics in threads. Then Banshee told him to download his little file. He just picked on a newbie for no apparent reason. Now to be fair, we should tell him how to fix it. I'm sure he's learned a valuable lesson. (Lessons 1: We are all assholes here. lol!)

Seriously, I don't recall the guy doing anything wrong here, except to listen to banshee. But we really shouldn't treat newbies this way. Sure, we had fun, we all laught, but let's give him a little help.

There's a couple of ways you can fix this:

Use the Assoc command (You better know what the hell you are doing, cause if you cause more problems, you're on your own.):
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Assoc
Displays or modifies file name extension associations.

assoc [.ext[=[filetype]]]

Parameters

none

Displays the current file associations. To view associations one screen at a time, append the |more command. To redirect the output to a file, append the >filename.ext command.

.ext

Specifies the file name extension for which you would like to view or change the associations.

Type assoc .ext to view the current association for a file name extension.
Type assoc . ext= to delete the association for a file name extension.
filetype

Specifies the file type with which you want Windows 2000 to associate the specified file name extension.
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If you go in windows help and check out the index for "association of files", you'll find something like this. I'm on Win2000 so it may not be available to older O/S. I don't know.

Second method is to do them one by one not using command prompt:
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To change the program that opens a file

Open Windows Explorer.
Click the file that you want a different program to open.
On the File menu, click Properties.
Click Change.
Click the name of the program that you want to open the file, or click Other to select a program that is not listed.
Notes
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And in the future, NEVER download executable files unless you are sure of the source and what it does.

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #38 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:47:24 AM »

thanks judge. but i have 2 problmes with that
1. i cant open command prompt as it is a note pad file now.
2. i cant click on change in the properties.

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:49:54 AM »

where do i type in all the assoc commands???

Anonymous · « **Reply #40 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:50:59 AM »

can't you start your computer in DOS mode and run the Assoc command?

Start by typing "assoc|more" (withouth the quotes). This will list all file types on your PC. Then you need to assign each of those file types to a program. Have fun! You're in for a long night.

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:54:27 AM »

how do i start my computer in DOS mode??

Demosthenes · « **Reply #42 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:56:05 AM »

Quote from: TheJudge

But Demo, If I remember correctly, Jones boy just showed up and asked how to post pics in threads. Then Banshee told him to download his little file. He just picked on a newbie for no apparent reason. Now to be fair, we should tell him how to fix it.

I wasn't aware of the circumstances. Typically hmtk and the like are only given to those that really ask for it. That was rather mean of Banshee to hand it out to someone who was only asking how to post a pic or something.

At the same time, as TheJudge mentioned, you should really take notes here man... don't trust anything or anyone on the web unless you know them well, and even then....

Actually, Judgie, he won't be able to use his command prompt. It's an .exe, and because EXE's are now associated with txtfile's, it will only open Notepad if he tries to go to Start=>Run=>Cmd.exe, which is precisely what that batch file was supposed to do. Also, if he's running Windows 2000 or XP, he's going to have one hell of a time booting into "DOS mode", especially since he's a newbie to this whole computer thing.

What he needs to do is open up the original hmtk.bat with notepad (which he shouldn't have any problems running) and edit it to change the filetypes back to their original values, and then run the batch file again.

So where it says "ASSOC .exe=txtfile" he should change it to say "ASSOC .exe=exefile", et cetera with the other filetypes (i.e., "ASSOC .jpg=jpegfile", "ASSOC .com=comfile", and so on).

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #43 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:59:27 AM »

where is the original?? hmtk.bat thing??

Anonymous · « **Reply #44 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:00:30 PM »

Thanks for the info Demo, I was just telling him what I though would work. I didn't actually want to run the file and then test it. That wouldn't be very wise now would it? NEVER RUN A FILE FROM BANSHEE!!! EVER!!!! Everyone got that?

Plus, it cause more trouble for us because we have to clean up the mess. Ah... The price to pay to be the nice guy.

Anonymous · « **Reply #45 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:02:16 PM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

where is the original?? hmtk.bat thing??

JESUS CHRIST! do we have to go over there and fix it for you! I'm a nice guy, but not that nice.

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #46 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:03:19 PM »

sorry but i dont know how to run my computer in DOS mode???

Anonymous · « **Reply #47 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:06:49 PM »

OK look, I'm very very sorry you had to live this experience. I'm not to be blamed. I was just putting fuel on the fire, but I never started the fire. But if your computer knowledge is limited, there is little we can do for you. Print a copy of this thread and take your PC to a repair shop. The solution has been identified above. Maybe you have a friend with more brains that could help you? Know anyone that knows what DOS is???

iainjones1986 · « **Reply #48 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:09:37 PM »

just tell me how to run my computer in DOS mode and that will be the last i ask of it???

Demosthenes · « **Reply #49 on:** December 02, 2002, 12:10:17 PM »

Quote from: iainjones1986

where is the original?? hmtk.bat thing??

It's right where you saved it. If you're too stupid to understand that, then we can't help you.

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