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Stooney

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Hi newb here. I have 2 computers in my household one runs windows xp and the other vista. Is it possible for a virus to affect seperate operating systems diffently?

Thanks in advance
 
No, normally a virus/infection has a set of instructions to perform(simple explanation) and will only do that, it doesn't matter what operating system its on either. It will do the same thing on XP and as well as vista or windows 7.
 
Stooney said:
Hi newb here. I have 2 computers in my household one runs windows xp and the other vista. Is it possible for a virus to affect seperate operating systems diffently?

Thanks in advance
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Possible but not extremely likely, it's more likely that there is another virus in one of the systems that makes it seem like the same virus is behaving differently on different operating systems.

I strongly recommend that you do the following to each infected system, but do one system's log in a different thread as it may get confusing as to which log is from which computer.

1. Run a scan with Malwarebytes';

How to run a scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from Here , Here or Here

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
  • Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
  • If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
  • Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Full Scan", then click Scan.
  • The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
  • When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
  • Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
  • When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart. (See Note)
  • The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
Note:
If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts.
Click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process.
If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.


2. Scan your system with HiJackThis and post a logfile;

How to download and post a log with HiJackThis.

Click here to download HJTsetup.exe
  • Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
  • Double click on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
  • By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
  • Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Additional Tasks dialogue.
  • Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
  • Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
  • At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
  • Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
  • Click Save to save the log file and then the log will open in notepad.
  • Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
  • Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
  • DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

3. Run a scan with Security Check;

Download Security Check from here or here
Save it to your Desktop.
Double click SecurityCheck.exe and follow the onscreen instructions inside of the black box.
A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt.
Please post the contents of that document.

4. Post all of the following logs;
  • The Malwarebytes' log
  • A HiJackThis log
  • Log from Security Check
  • An update on how your computer is running
 
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