virus ? ntmarta.dll

[brent]

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"Daniel" <notmyrealaddress@free.fr> wrote in message
news:#GUfdiG8KHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi everybody,
>
> my friend's PC seems to be infected.
>
> Unfortunately, Windows Defender or Avast stalls whenever I try to run
> them. Then, the only way to make the PC work again is to perform a
> hard restart.
> I try to have an on-line scan from the Symantec site, to no avail. The
> PC stalls again.
>
> Now, when Avast always seems to stall on either of the following files
> :
> system32/ntmarta.dll
> or
> System32/ntoskrnl.exe
>
> Is ntmarta.dll a "straight" file or is it a virus ? Just for a try I
> tried to rename it, but could not do it. An error message indicated
> that I do not have the rights to do so...
>
> Anyone ?
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your kind help and suggestions.
>
> with best regards,
> Daniel (newbie when it comes to PC infections)

[dave-uk]

"Daniel" <notmyrealaddress@free.fr> wrote in message news:#GUfdiG8KHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> my friend's PC seems to be infected.
>
> Unfortunately, Windows Defender or Avast stalls whenever I try to run them.
> Then, the only way to make the PC work again is to perform a hard restart.
> I try to have an on-line scan from the Symantec site, to no avail. The PC
> stalls again.
>
> Now, when Avast always seems to stall on either of the following files :
> system32/ntmarta.dll
> or
> System32/ntoskrnl.exe
>
> Is ntmarta.dll a "straight" file or is it a virus ? Just for a try I tried
> to rename it, but could not do it. An errror message indicated that I do not
> have the rights to do so...
>
> Anyone ?
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your kind help and suggestions.
>
> with best regards,
> Daniel (newbie when it comes to PC infections)
>

ntmarta.dll is a Windows Vista system file.
Try running MalwareBytes:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Download the free version, open it and then go to the Update tab
and check for the latest definition file.

[fdleyda]

"Brent" <undefined> wrote in message
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Interesting.
If you can find it.
I good thing to know.


>
>
> "Daniel" <notmyrealaddress@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:#GUfdiG8KHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> my friend's PC seems to be infected.
>>
>> Unfortunately, Windows Defender or Avast stalls whenever I try to run
>> them. Then, the only way to make the PC work again is to perform a
>> hard restart.
>> I try to have an on-line scan from the Symantec site, to no avail. The
>> PC stalls again.
>>
>> Now, when Avast always seems to stall on either of the following files
>> :
>> system32/ntmarta.dll
>> or
>> System32/ntoskrnl.exe
>>
>> Is ntmarta.dll a "straight" file or is it a virus ? Just for a try I
>> tried to rename it, but could not do it. An error message indicated
>> that I do not have the rights to do so...
>>
>> Anyone ?
>>
>> Thank you very much in advance for your kind help and suggestions.
>>
>> with best regards,
>> Daniel (newbie when it comes to PC infections)
>

[?]

Hello Daniel,

SUPERAntiSpyware is worth a try as well.

<http://www.superantispyware.com/>

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode.

SUPERAntiSpyware just put up a Online Safe Scan at
<http://www.superantispyware.com/onlinescan.html>
if you cannot install and/or run the current SUPERAntiSpyware product due to
an infection.
-=-

There is not one software that will detect / remove / block all possible
virus / malware.

There is no "permanent" solution besides running spyware / virus
protection.

You may also want to install ThreatFire (also FREE).
<http://www.threatfire.com/> This is a good program that compliments your
existing antivirus program.


Safe Hex:

<http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html>

<http://www.getsafeonline.org/>

<http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm>

<http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/ar ... 82584.aspx>
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"Daniel" wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> my friend's PC seems to be infected.
>
> Unfortunately, Windows Defender or Avast stalls whenever I try to run them.
> Then, the only way to make the PC work again is to perform a hard restart.
> I try to have an on-line scan from the Symantec site, to no avail. The PC
> stalls again.
>
> Now, when Avast always seems to stall on either of the following files :
> system32/ntmarta.dll
> or
> System32/ntoskrnl.exe
>
> Is ntmarta.dll a "straight" file or is it a virus ? Just for a try I tried
> to rename it, but could not do it. An errror message indicated that I do not
> have the rights to do so...
>
> Anyone ?
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your kind help and suggestions.
>
> with best regards,
> Daniel (newbie when it comes to PC infections)
>
> .
>