Magnum-777
Member
Hi guys,
Over my life I've had the odd virus before, but what I got is NEXT level - I'm throwing in the towel, I'm just not equipped to deal with whatever the hell this.
First off, it's not just my PC - my other 2 PC's I'm 99% sure have it too - but I only have Log Proof on my main PC for now. I'm not ashamed to let people know that I do suffer from mental illness and have in the past had mental breaks that included paranoid delusions. But I see a psychiatrist, take my meds and have been stable for a number of years. Unfortunately, my family now thinks I'm a village idiot - my intellect is intact, I know my way around a PC and after 20 years you get a 'feeling' when something is off. In this case it was Task Manager - way too many processes and certain running apps/processes that I know just aren't part of a standard Win 10 (I'm on 11 now) install.
I started exploring my install drive and began finding 'breadcrumbs' - empty suspicious hidden folders containing only text log files and after reviewing them I knew something was off. But my antivirus said I was A-OK. So I decided to reinstall - off a DVD because my browser would sometimes do really strange redirects and I wanted an untouched install disc. Immediately after install right out the gate (no internet access) all the suspicous apps/services were running and after connecting to the web it was worse.
And look - I'm VERY aware of my mental illness. I UNDERSTAND how a paranoid delusion works, that I might be connecting dots and that I might have relapsed. But my family just never takes me seriously - it was decided my brother-in law would 'investigate thoroughly'. I TOLD him that in my opinion the antivirus progs were compromised and not to be trusted. So after a week the PC comes back and all he fucking did was update my BIOS, reinstall the machine and run antivirus, which I TOLD him wouldn't be enough. What I asked him to do was a forensic analysis but instead (because I'm 'unstable') he just did what a trained monkey could do.
Eventually I found a site called Bleeping Computer - their forum are security pros offering free analysis. They get you to scan your system using a prog called FARBAR, send them the logs and they take a deeper look. And SURPRISE SURPRISE I was right! They then write a 'fixlist' script which you run through FARBAR. After I ran the script, restarted and logged in my AV went NUTS - I was under an ARP poisoning attack. Like I said I'm not a security expert, they gave me advice on what to do, rerun the scan and send the logs. A second list of fixes were run. After sending them the results log they pronounced my PC clean.
It's a month later and I'm back where I started. I can't set my PC to not be part of a business network, there are group policies set in place restricting what I can do and a whole bunch of other things. Went back to Bleeping Computer, ran another fix script and the policies were gone and I could set my PC as 'not part of a business'. That joy lasted 2 hours. They put the group policies back in place and I was back as part of a business network.
GUYS - I'm begging for help. I'm even prepared to pay a security professional to take this PC away and do his thing.
On a personal note it's affecting my mental health BADLY. My PC is one of a very short list of things that bring me joy. I'm being monitored. I can't handle this much longer and I NEED THIS TO GO AWAY. I was out of work for 5 years. I've FINALLY landed a major contract and I'm getting my life (and self-respect) back on track. Like I said, if I have to pay someone to fix this I'll do it. But right now I'm miserable. I'll do anything just for someone to take me seriously and MAKE THIS GO AWAY.
Please help me. Carbie has never let me down, I love it here. I'm literally begging at this stage.
Over my life I've had the odd virus before, but what I got is NEXT level - I'm throwing in the towel, I'm just not equipped to deal with whatever the hell this.
First off, it's not just my PC - my other 2 PC's I'm 99% sure have it too - but I only have Log Proof on my main PC for now. I'm not ashamed to let people know that I do suffer from mental illness and have in the past had mental breaks that included paranoid delusions. But I see a psychiatrist, take my meds and have been stable for a number of years. Unfortunately, my family now thinks I'm a village idiot - my intellect is intact, I know my way around a PC and after 20 years you get a 'feeling' when something is off. In this case it was Task Manager - way too many processes and certain running apps/processes that I know just aren't part of a standard Win 10 (I'm on 11 now) install.
I started exploring my install drive and began finding 'breadcrumbs' - empty suspicious hidden folders containing only text log files and after reviewing them I knew something was off. But my antivirus said I was A-OK. So I decided to reinstall - off a DVD because my browser would sometimes do really strange redirects and I wanted an untouched install disc. Immediately after install right out the gate (no internet access) all the suspicous apps/services were running and after connecting to the web it was worse.
And look - I'm VERY aware of my mental illness. I UNDERSTAND how a paranoid delusion works, that I might be connecting dots and that I might have relapsed. But my family just never takes me seriously - it was decided my brother-in law would 'investigate thoroughly'. I TOLD him that in my opinion the antivirus progs were compromised and not to be trusted. So after a week the PC comes back and all he fucking did was update my BIOS, reinstall the machine and run antivirus, which I TOLD him wouldn't be enough. What I asked him to do was a forensic analysis but instead (because I'm 'unstable') he just did what a trained monkey could do.
Eventually I found a site called Bleeping Computer - their forum are security pros offering free analysis. They get you to scan your system using a prog called FARBAR, send them the logs and they take a deeper look. And SURPRISE SURPRISE I was right! They then write a 'fixlist' script which you run through FARBAR. After I ran the script, restarted and logged in my AV went NUTS - I was under an ARP poisoning attack. Like I said I'm not a security expert, they gave me advice on what to do, rerun the scan and send the logs. A second list of fixes were run. After sending them the results log they pronounced my PC clean.
It's a month later and I'm back where I started. I can't set my PC to not be part of a business network, there are group policies set in place restricting what I can do and a whole bunch of other things. Went back to Bleeping Computer, ran another fix script and the policies were gone and I could set my PC as 'not part of a business'. That joy lasted 2 hours. They put the group policies back in place and I was back as part of a business network.
GUYS - I'm begging for help. I'm even prepared to pay a security professional to take this PC away and do his thing.
On a personal note it's affecting my mental health BADLY. My PC is one of a very short list of things that bring me joy. I'm being monitored. I can't handle this much longer and I NEED THIS TO GO AWAY. I was out of work for 5 years. I've FINALLY landed a major contract and I'm getting my life (and self-respect) back on track. Like I said, if I have to pay someone to fix this I'll do it. But right now I'm miserable. I'll do anything just for someone to take me seriously and MAKE THIS GO AWAY.
Please help me. Carbie has never let me down, I love it here. I'm literally begging at this stage.