Possible virus?
Discussion
Anyone come across a file nkiao.sys?
AV came up with a couple of problems, so into safe mode, got rid of one or two of the usual trojans from my c:\temp folder and that seemed about it.
The programme (Avira free) then told me it couldn't open the above mentioned file (which only appeared this evening) so I tried renaming it to *.tmp but it wouldn't let me. It also has decided not to let me update Malwarebytes, so I'm assuming it's this which is causing my problems?
This is all on my main machine, which I need running tomorrow morning.
Just hoping someone can help me delete/rename it as I'm really not in the mood for running a full backup at this time of night.
Thanks.
AV came up with a couple of problems, so into safe mode, got rid of one or two of the usual trojans from my c:\temp folder and that seemed about it.
The programme (Avira free) then told me it couldn't open the above mentioned file (which only appeared this evening) so I tried renaming it to *.tmp but it wouldn't let me. It also has decided not to let me update Malwarebytes, so I'm assuming it's this which is causing my problems?
This is all on my main machine, which I need running tomorrow morning.
Just hoping someone can help me delete/rename it as I'm really not in the mood for running a full backup at this time of night.
Thanks.
Firstly, thanks for all the replies.
Yes, it was one of those *anti-virus* programmes. No idea where it came from, but certainly know where it's gone.
I had a couple of attempts to remove it in safe mode, but as soon as I booted back to Windows it came back again.
To be honest, life's too short to start getting rid of things one by one, so I just formatted, ran a back up and we're up and running again.
All I can suggest is to keep constant back ups of your system.
This machine gets a full back up every Wed (internal drive) and Friday (external in another building)
Also all documents are backed up to FTP every night (with File Fort), and to lappy (via SyncToy) every day after finishing.
Paranoid? <Churchill dog>Oh Yes.</Churchill dog>
Both the bottom ones are free software. I use Acronis for the main backups, though Recuva <sp> will do the same and is also a freebie.
All links are in the useful freeware apps sticky at the top of this page, apart from Synctoy which is a gift from Microsoft.
Hope that this will maybe help others to avoid the same problems?
Cheers.
Yes, it was one of those *anti-virus* programmes. No idea where it came from, but certainly know where it's gone.
I had a couple of attempts to remove it in safe mode, but as soon as I booted back to Windows it came back again.
To be honest, life's too short to start getting rid of things one by one, so I just formatted, ran a back up and we're up and running again.
All I can suggest is to keep constant back ups of your system.
This machine gets a full back up every Wed (internal drive) and Friday (external in another building)
Also all documents are backed up to FTP every night (with File Fort), and to lappy (via SyncToy) every day after finishing.
Paranoid? <Churchill dog>Oh Yes.</Churchill dog>
Both the bottom ones are free software. I use Acronis for the main backups, though Recuva <sp> will do the same and is also a freebie.
All links are in the useful freeware apps sticky at the top of this page, apart from Synctoy which is a gift from Microsoft.
Hope that this will maybe help others to avoid the same problems?
Cheers.
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