Shoutbox

my comps got a virus named Hacktool.Rootkit...and no matter how many times i delete it and how many times i quarantine it, it comes up again and again...PLEASE HELP me wid this...
also, how do we remove this Messenger Service dialogue box which comes up!
ps:i made a similar topic before....plz forgive for making another...

i already tried those, no use....

What AntiVirus product are you using?

try manually removing it?  look through symantecs website for instructions on it

Run the tool found here.

You may be thinking: "What? That's not the virus I talked about!" It is! Look at #3 in the technical details:

3. Executes the file C:\winsystem.exe which drops the file msdirectx.sys, currently detected as Hacktool.Rootkit. The rootkit will be started as a service (msdirectx), in an attempt to hide both the rootkit itself and to hide the running W32.Mytob.AR@mm process.

I hope this helps

i m using norton 2005.
i ran the tool, didnt help!

You ran the tool in safe mode and temporally disabled system restore, right?

Erk, it might have been hard to find the link to the tool on the page I gave you earlier, here's a direct link.
Be sure to follow the directions to a tee, or it won't work.

You can also try out two trojan removal tools. The Cleaner and Anti-Trojan.

If that doesn't work, try running Housecall, a free webbased AV/spyware scanner.

i m trying it again...thanx for the help dude!

Press Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore and then click on Restore Settings and turn it off all drives by ticking the box. This will stop the virus from restoring itself. If you need more help with it just ask. That might not be a good idea though because that clears restore points. You should try and restore your computer back before you got the virus. Then do a scan in safe mode (keep pressing F8 when you restart to get into 'Safe Mode') with the System Restore off.
You might want to reformat your computer too if you want to clean it up completely. Just make backup CDs of things you want to keep and scan each one your put in.

Hope you can get rid of it. I hate viruses like that. I'm sure everyone does.