Personal Security virus - is there any cure?
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From: Jim on 13 May 2010 12:04 A friend of mine has gotten infected with the "Personal Security" virus, that is, no matter what icons or programs you try to start it will not allow you to run any programs. I got this thing about a month ago, and was able to restore my computer with my weekly backup, but my friend running XP cannot get the restore to work. I think he had a few people look at it but don't think any are gurus or such. Is there anything he can do to try to salvage his computer? Thanks, Jim
From: Tom Willett on 13 May 2010 12:31 Have you tried googling for the solution? You probably need a real guru. "Jim" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:ck8ou5lp0ahgjt0jrni3j8euckenabpg46(a)4ax.com... :A friend of mine has gotten infected with the "Personal Security" : virus, that is, no matter what icons or programs you try to start it : will not allow you to run any programs. : : I got this thing about a month ago, and was able to restore my : computer with my weekly backup, but my friend running XP cannot : get the restore to work. I think he had a few people look at it : but don't think any are gurus or such. : : Is there anything he can do to try to salvage his computer? : : Thanks, : : Jim : : :
From: Bert Hyman on 13 May 2010 13:38 In news:ck8ou5lp0ahgjt0jrni3j8euckenabpg46(a)4ax.com Jim <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: > I got this thing about a month ago, and was able to restore my > computer with my weekly backup, but my friend running XP cannot > get the restore to work. I think he had a few people look at it > but don't think any are gurus or such. > > Is there anything he can do to try to salvage his computer? Several of the anti-virus vendors have bootable recovery CDs that you can point at the afflicted PC. Can't say for sure if they'll fix this problem, but it's probably worth a try. Avira's bootable image is available here: http://dlpro.antivir.com/package/rescue_system/common/en/rescue_system-common-en.iso I'm sure there are others. Download it, burn to a CD, then set the afflicted PCs BIOS to boot from the CD and cross your fingers. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: MowGreen on 13 May 2010 15:12 Jim wrote: > A friend of mine has gotten infected with the "Personal Security" > virus, that is, no matter what icons or programs you try to start it > will not allow you to run any programs. > > I got this thing about a month ago, and was able to restore my > computer with my weekly backup, but my friend running XP cannot > get the restore to work. I think he had a few people look at it > but don't think any are gurus or such. > > Is there anything he can do to try to salvage his computer? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > Try here, Jim: Remove Personal Security (Uninstall Guide) http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-personal-security MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
From: Jim on 13 May 2010 15:39
Thank you, it worked. By his going into the task manager and disabling the Personal Security ..exe file, he was able to go to RESTORE and restore the machine to a few weeks prior. Thanks for the help, Jim On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:12:35 -0700, MowGreen <mowgreen(a)nowandzen.com> wrote: > >Jim wrote: >> A friend of mine has gotten infected with the "Personal Security" >> virus, that is, no matter what icons or programs you try to start it >> will not allow you to run any programs. >> >> I got this thing about a month ago, and was able to restore my >> computer with my weekly backup, but my friend running XP cannot >> get the restore to work. I think he had a few people look at it >> but don't think any are gurus or such. >> >> Is there anything he can do to try to salvage his computer? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim >> >> > >Try here, Jim: >Remove Personal Security (Uninstall Guide) >http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-personal-security > > > >MowGreen >================ > *-343-* FDNY >Never Forgotten >================ > >banthecheck.com >"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked |