Antivirus Software Is Destroying My Computer
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From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 9 Mar 2010 19:50 "Andy Medina" <gmedina(a)email.arizona.edu> wrote in message news:ekMFkD7vKHA.5008(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > An important step in cleaning out unwanted stuff > (virus/trojan/worm/etc) is to turn off System Restore. I think that most of the time that this was recommended was just to keep antivirus programs from detecting the program files that were deleted by the cleanup routine. So many folks were posting in the groups all worried about malware being detected in "_restore" whatever it was and being unable to deal with them directly. I assumed that this was done as a purging *after* successfully removing the malware. (some people conveniently left out the part about re-enabling it afterwards heh heh heh) Was there *another* reason to disable system restore *prior* to cleaning up from an infestation?
From: Comgeek on 10 Mar 2010 00:31 Hello, "Antivirus Soft" is a rogue spyware virus wich is a fake program using the word ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE to trap users. DO NOT PAY if ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREE popup on your computer asks you to buy this program. Remove ANTIVIRUS SOFT from your pc as fast as possible. For removal tools and manual removal instructions to remove antivirus soft, see this post http://darfuns.com/spyware-removal/antivirus-soft/
From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 10 Mar 2010 07:49 "Comgeek" <Comgeek(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E01E757B-7932-4970-BE18-02EB5CE69E6C(a)microsoft.com... > Hello, > "Antivirus Soft" is a rogue spyware virus Not a virus! Also, I believe, not spyware. Can you back up your claim that this is "spyware"?
From: Max Wachtel on 12 Mar 2010 09:14
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:04:01 -0500, Rebecca Chung <RebeccaChung(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > "Jordon" wrote: > >> Rebecca Chung wrote: >> > For future reference, I found this link useful: >> > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-soft >> > >> > It looks like I have to do a bunch of other stuff before I can use the >> > Malwarebytes software, so I'll try this once I have access to another >> > computer and I'll report back. :) >> >> Have you tried running Malwarebytes with Windows in Safe >> Mode? >> >> BTW, it would be beneficial if you'd quote the post you're >> responding to. Or at least the relevant parts of it. >> >> -- >> Jordon >> . >> > > That's what I'm going to do (but Safe Mode with Networking). > However, Antivirus Soft is not letting me download anything onto my > infected > computer, or run any programs I have, so I'm going to have to download > rkill > and Malwarebytes on a friend's computer later and transfer it with a > flash > drive to my computer... > > Sorry for not quoting properly! > > -Rebecca check control panel/internet options,proxy settings. -- This post was created using Opera(a)USB: http://www.opera-usb.com Virus Removal Instructions http://sites.google.com/site/keepingwindowsclean/home Max's Favorite Freeware http://sites.google.com/site/keepingwindowsclean/freeware |