[pcHuntqwerty]

If you have a Windows XP system which won't boot completely (ie, shows the ‘Windows XP’ splash-screen with the progress bar, but then the screen turns black and the system never starts up completely), it’s likely a Daonol infection. Read thsi Trojan:Win32/Daonol page to find instructions on cleaning Daonol off your system if you think you are infected.

Another obvious symptom of infection is that regedit.exe and cmd.exe will not launch properly. To see if this is the case, navigate to Start->Run and enter regedit.exe or cmd.exe. If nothing happens after a few seconds, or you see a command-prompt window but no text then your PC is infected.

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[CommonSense]

That's one nasty, ain't it? Another reason why people should upgrade to 7.

[vD3stroyiR(666)]

Solution: Disconnect your Windows XP machine from your internet connection and move forward seven years into the future. To a time when an update exists. Write a novel about our epic journey and sell the movie rights to someone for huge profit. Enjoy the rest of your life in luxury.

In all seriousness, wow that really sucks.
Hope Microsoft fixes this exploit permanently, soon.

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[K.L.Devine]

I have a friend who is die hard XP fan. He always formats and reinstalls XP whenever a virus hit his PC. He said formatting and reinstalling take less than 20 minutes.

[poolsharkzz]

K.L.Devine, on 06 November 2009 - 11:49 AM, said:

I have a friend who is die hard XP fan. He always formats and reinstalls XP whenever a virus hit his PC. He said formatting and reinstalling take less than 20 minutes.

I really like your friend...

I have a better idea!

If you have a good backup program like I have, it's simply running a recovery image and over-write the entire system and all the files. Ta-da!

Either way, it take less than 20 minutes - you can't go wrong there!

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CommonSense, on 05 November 2009 - 08:05 PM, said:

That's one nasty, ain't it? Another reason why people should upgrade to 7.

Your Operating System has nothing to do with it:

Windows 7 UAC can't stop viruses

It seems that Windows 7 is vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses - that's something to be concerned about.

That's why everyone should have a multi-layer approach to locking down, hardening, and securing your systems - such as having good antivirus and spyware programs, a decent firewall, proper settings, updates, etc.

Sophos Labs are no slouches either.

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[Secured Tim]

You can reinstall whole OS and all your programs in 10 minutes with an HDD image backup program like Acronis True Image.

[poolsharkzz]

Secured Tim, on 06 November 2009 - 01:58 PM, said:

You can reinstall whole OS and all your programs in 10 minutes with an HDD image backup program like Acronis True Image.

Acronis True Image is a great program - I backup once per month and I use the following:

EMC Retrospect 7.6

EMC Retrospect Express HD 2.5.

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 Express

DriveImage XML

All are really easy to use, just set them up and stay out of their way! I have never had a probelm with them.

Having good backup and recovery software on hand is so vital these days - just something you can't live without!

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[Munkypoo7]

poolsharkzz, on 06 November 2009 - 01:21 PM, said:

Your Operating System has nothing to do with it:

Windows 7 UAC can't stop viruses

It seems that Windows 7 is vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses - that's something to be concerned about.

That's why everyone should have a multi-layer approach to locking down, hardening, and securing your systems - such as having good antivirus and spyware programs, a decent firewall, proper settings, updates, etc.

Sophos Labs are no slouches either.

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Anyone who really thinks UAC is virus protection is an idiot, its just a warning so the user know what he / she is running.

And for shits n giggles, if 7 is affected my 8/10, i can guarantee XP is vunerable to 10/10, so better to have some protection than none