Wacky-Ass Trojan Problems

I already brought this up once in cka's thread, but I didn't want to clog it with the same shit my computer is currently clogged with.

Running a PowerSpec machine, P4-HT 3.2GHz, 1 GB RAM, XP SP1.
I use the last free version of Sygate firewall and a Linksys router's hardwire firewall for network protection and AVG Free (updated) for viruses. I also just got Avast! Free.

I don't really use it much anymore because I have my Powerbook, which is still oh-so-very stable. This leaves much of the computing on the main machine to my lovely family.

Recently, there's been a rash of virii on there, which only came to my attention as a problem when AVG Free's "VIRUS WARNING THIS IS IMPORTANT" window popped up when I was helping my mom with something and she said, "Oh, just close it a few times, it'll go away."

So, after checking, it's a fuckton of trojans propagating in my WINDOWS\system32 directory. AVG won't touch them. They spotted them and set out an alert, but can't heal or move them. I checked the directory and found a few of them (they look like registry key numbers followed by the .exe extention) and deleted them. Now it hangs whenever I try to access the directory.

I took Dyne's advice and tried Avast!, which found a few other viruses on the pre-boot scan, but when it got to the other files in system32, it showed the filenames (which, again, looked like registry key numbers) and said it couldn't access them.

Now, I tried rebooting in safe mode, but it still hangs when I try to go to system32. Also, when I've gotten into the folder in past attempts, I usually couldn't see the files in question, either. I do have hidden files turned on visible, too, so that's not the problem. They just aren't there.

Can anyone tell me what in the blue fuck is going on here? I need to fix this before my family fucks this up more.

throw it out buy a new one

or just format the everliving fuck out of it and reinstall windows

edit: lol sp1, there's your problem right there

This thread is not about a condom :(

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Originally Posted by cka

edit: lol sp1, there's your problem right there

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If you upgrade a bootleg any higher, you risk getting caught. Speaking from experience. :(

Hey, I've legit Windows.

It's the whole "The Installation of SP2 royally fucks-up computers" thing that gets to me.

Back when my desktop was up and running, I had SP2 and it was superb.

Back when I used Windows I had SP2 and I had no problems.

ive been down this road before. reformat.

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Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Dyne

ive been down this road before. reformat.

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Not a fucking chance. At least not yet. My family is inept so, guess who's going to be backing all their shit up beforehand? That's right.

I mean, they're not even taking the fucking blame for this and get insulted every time I tell them they've gotta be more careful.

Now, I seemed to have at least chased it down. Is there a registry cleaner I can use that would find this stuff? None of the virus programs STILL want to check this.

SP2 is the XP rev Mac users dont want to hear exists.

Format and start over or risk getting everything typed into that keyboard logged.

Running SP2 pirated just fine, BTW.