ok so theres this stupid virus that AIM users get right? you get it through a link that some other infected user has. if you're stupid enough to click the link *coughMEcough* then you get infected too. it goes throughout your whole buddylist and sends itself through IMs to everyone on your buddylist.....i downloaded avast a long time ago when this happen and though "i got rid of it" but apparently it was just laying dormant in my files, waiting for the perfect time to appear again and piss me off >_O

i ran 3 scans and restarted my computer 4 times and it still won't go away or go back to being dormant....does anyone know how i can fix this??

Of its the AIM software clitching only then Uninstall it and reinstall it I think it should work.

*goes about and uninstalls then re-installs* YATTA! *huggles* now why i didnt think of doing that in the first place is beyond me....anyways. problem fixed for now =^_^=

EDIT: scratch that....it didnt work........GAH! *kicks computer* i hate this virus!!! its so annoying!

Well try a system restore?

If you're familiar with your system processes just Ctrl+Alt+Del and see if some strange process is running. Remember the name of the process before you kill it and also check your msconfig (Start > Run > msconfig) to see if it's loading with your OS.

Or try FileMon or HijackThis (though i don't think HijackThis would apply to this problem, but maybe). FileMon monitors all file accesses and etc so try running aim with that on to see if it leads you to any suspicious files.

After you find (if you find, that is) the file responsible, uninstall AIM first, then try cleaning it or booting in safe mode and deleting it.

If you still can't fix it you can try using AIM Express until you can...

ya ive been using yahoo through this whole thing. but thanks ill try that a little later when i have a little more time on my hands.

Trillian Ownz AIM all the features you have on AIM these days is because they directely ripped it off of trillian.. but thats the price they pay for AIM letting them use their AIM servers.

Trillian Ownz AIM all the features you have on AIM these days is because they directely ripped it off of trillian.. but thats the price they pay for AIM letting them use their AIM servers.
Amen to that!:meh:

Id say try GAIM, or Miranda IM. There kinda like Trillian but there open source.So you can basicly download mods and cool things to make your program better. They bolth support AIM, MSN, Yahoo, icq, irc, jabba and many other protocols.

ya but if i use a different program i cant contact any of my friends.....everyone i know is on AIM practically...i havent tried anything yet because i just walked in the door, but im getting there....

No no, a diffrent program will still use your old buddy list (aim saves your buddy list to there database) All you have to do is install the new program and type in your aim account info and so on and it will re-download your buddylist for you. I belive you shouldnt see the aim viruse anymore becuse almost all the programs out there (Trillian, Miranda IM, GAIM) use there own AIM .dll and files. If this is a more conplexed Viruse then you should probly do a search on google for w.e the message is that your sending to people through aim (please click this funny link http://||somthing||.com) google will mostlikly give you alot of sites with people having the same problem as you and ways to solve it.

eppy was checking out my process. here's something interesting, he was ending all the strange processes and they kept appearing back with different names. he selected one of the processes and right there is changed its name. it was pretty funny.

goku - i did that last time this appeared and i did what one of the sites told me to do but that only solved my problem for half an hour. also, everytime it starts up, it has a different message. and this time around, it sends the IM and escapes the window before i can read the message it sent.

I'll most likely try and go with AIM again but if not ill download one of the other ones you mentioned

ahh sounds like a hijack. Try downloading Spybot - Search & Destroy or hijackthis It seems that you might have some registry values edited from the viruse. that would explain why after you fix it it comes back.

One you install Spybot - Search & Destroy restart your computer into safemode and run it after its done scanning have it fix all the problems. Next click the spybot run when windows reboots button and then exit Spybot - Search & Destroy. Next run your viruse scanner and allow it to try and fix any viruses it finds if none then dont worry. After your done with the above restart your computer and allow Spybot - Search & Destroy to do another auto scan on your system. It will scan before most windows process have started so it should nab the little sucker thats causing your problem.

after all thats done try running aim and see if it worked. If not post and Ill give oyu more ideas.

Trillian ownz all things, you can skin it, put spell check on it, infuse winamp into it, have an rss news feed on it, and you hand hold all your buddies from AIM, MSN, YIM, and ICQ on it. log into as many s/ns as you want, condense as many of your friends s/ns into one contact on your list, have email alerts on all your mail boxes. Trillain is far better than GIAM. It's also very stable and more reliable than any IM program, even when AIM is "down" Trillian still works.

Trillian ownz all things, you can skin it, put spell check on it, infuse winamp into it, have an rss news feed on it, and you hand hold all your buddies from AIM, MSN, YIM, and ICQ on it. log into as many s/ns as you want, condense as many of your friends s/ns into one contact on your list, have email alerts on all your mail boxes. Trillain is far better than GIAM. It's also very stable and more reliable than any IM program, even when AIM is "down" Trillian still works.

True but Miranda IM and GAIM are open source. I don't use GAIM often only on my LINUX box but Miranda IM pawns Trillian 100x over. Miranda has an active community that adds add-ons and mods to the core code. You can add everything you stated above and even turn Miranda into a web server to host a small site every time your online. I used to use Trillian but after a few years I noticed Miranda and started programming some apps for it and found it to be better. I guess it might be all on the users preference.

well goku...i did what you said, but it was of no use. it was still there....my friend has another idea...but i think ill just stop using AIM if this one doesnt work

EDIT: yatta!!! his plan worked =^__^= so this is what i did. i uninstalled AIM for the 15th time after i tried out the plan above. so he tells me to go and delete my AIM folder. so i did that, and then went and re-installed AIM. IT WORKED! i am cured! but i am still sad to say i spread it to one more person :(

i told him id tell him how to get rid of it once i found out. thank you guys for all your help and im sure all that advice really helped out my compy =^.^=

i might just download another program messenger anyway ^_^;

sorry for the double post but i dont want to edit again.......

i lied.....its back. im not going to use AIM. im going to download a different program right now.

hehe ya was about to say this type of thing has a 2nd program running in the background re-writing your Registry everytime you try and cure it. Ill do some searching for you when I have some time. But id try another program for now. Or possible report this to aim's site. I think they have a viruse/bug report program on there site.

ya, ill report it when i feel like it....feel too damn lazy right about now. i downloaded trillion. i like it :happy:

I like Trillion too.:D

trillian is great, but i'm considering downloading yahoo messenger because of its misc. features. ^_^

well i already had yahoo. thats how i was comunicating with eppy and my friend for help. around 5am i just gave up and downloaded trillion and no more problem.

I never used Yahoo my sister does... So what features are you talking about Sledge Cause right now between AIM and MSN. MSN has AIM beat.

Yahoo's good for chats, web cam and voice chat. If you have a group of friends its alwase best hands down for live chats.

I never used Yahoo my sister does... So what features are you talking about Sledge Cause right now between AIM and MSN. MSN has AIM beat.

i remember seeing a topic where slippers posted a pic of a paint looking chat he made with gg with yahoo messenger. it looked pretty fun. :p

Where? Cause my sister says Yahoo beats MSN but what can out do a Good old Wink from MSN especially the Laughing Banchee woman

LMFAO i just got hit by the virus

EDIT: Well found a fix quite quickly; here's your magic bullet:

http://www.jayloden.com/aimfix.htm

ya i have that too lol

Eh? that didn't fix it? ouch. Guess i can expect to see it coming back for me again too....

well it worked for other people....my computer is just...moody.....i guess. they just made that new adjustment to deal with that specific virus. so who knows. it most likely works though. if not, post back saying it doesnt