I just recently got rid of a nasty virus in my computer...?

Question

now I have two more problems.

First of all some of the thumbnails in my picture file are blank. Not all of them, but most of them. When I click on the thumbnail all the pictures inside are blank too. If I click on one of the blank pictures it finally comes up (like it did before) in my photoshop so I can see it in full view. So my pictures are still there, I just can't see the thumbnail of them. This is not only annoying but it makes it impossible to upload pictures to another site because I can't see what I'm uploading.

Secondly the time in the bottom right corner of my screen has switched to military time. I tried going through the control panel to change it, but its still set to normal time in the control panel.

WTF??

I'm not to computer savvy so step by step instructions would be very helpful if anybody know why or how to fix these problems

Answer 1

Firstly use :

Wallpaper Hijacker Removal Tool:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Wallpaper_Hija...

Note: You should hit all "Repair" buttons even though it may not say "Found!" This will fix a wallpaper hijack everytime if all repair buttons are pressed.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Removes Antivirus:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Download, install, update and select Full Scan.

Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

Spybot S&D:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'

Spyware Doctor Free Basic Edition - Realtime monitoring:

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Its free with Google pack, untick all boxes except Spyware Doctor. Download install, update and run.

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition:

http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

Download, install, check for updates, then select Scan your Computer, select your drive and select Perform Complete Scan

VundoFix:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/gl...

Disconnect your computer from the internet

Run vundo

Restart your computer

Run the tool again to ensure no traces are left.

If there are the reboot into Safe Mode and run FixVundo again.

Scan online with Housecall:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com

or  BitDefender;

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Finally download trial of Windows Live OneCare and Scan:

http://onecare.live.com

If the problem persists, turn OFF System Restore - right click My Computer, select Properties, click System Restore tab and untick 'Turn off System Restore on all drives' -  then scan with the above programs - normally these will resolve the issue without Restore Points being affected.

Also remember to turn ON System Restore when done and create a new restore Point. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore.

Answer 2

Have you tried doing a system restore?

Most of the time thats the easiest solution

Answer 3

its proberly a virus, i suggest you get avira antvir free antivirus (94% dection rate), is one of the best free antivirus programs on the market

Answer 4

Have you tried booting into safe mode and running the following software:

Malwarebytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

SuperAntispyware: http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

SmitFraudfix: http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.p...

Once you have removed it install Avast Anti-Virus and Comodo Pro firewall, then switch to Firefox 3 if you are browsing with IE this will stop it returning. (links on my profile)

Answer 5

Wow another fine example of people answering questions that are freaking CLUELESS

TO CHANGE YOUR TIME BACK !

go to control panel , date time language options  then too regional and language options  cutomize  time  time format change it in the drop down to h:mm:ss.tt

done