Virus?
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From: Jose on 25 May 2010 05:46 On May 24, 12:26 pm, MVM <M...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > A program called Personal Security loaded onto my laptop last night. It's > blocking about 95% of websites, claiming they are unsafe. It keeps going into > "buy a license" for $70; once it does that, I can't get to anything else. It > also does this when I try to delete it via the Control Panel add/remove > programs. I was able to get it out of my startup init but it's still > running. Anyone know how I can get rid of it? P.S. I'm on my husband's > laptop now...:-( > -- > MVM You are not the first person in the world to have this malicious software and some people before you have had it before you have already figured out a step bu step process to terminate it with extreme prejudice. Malicious software knows the methods you are likely to try to remove it, so prevents those things from working properly. When you reach the point of frustration after failing, you may just give up and reinstall XP. You may try to repair your XP or use a Restore Point. When those things happen, the virus is laughing at you. If you do any of those things, you have lost the battle. You can relieve yourself of it using the tried and true methods proven to work, or you could try to reinvent the wheel yourself, or just try some things that might work maybe. Removing it is not trial and error or things to try. Removing it is a process. The removal process is in the following link: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-personal-security
From: Mr Percy Verence on 25 May 2010 07:18 Many Thanks Jose, I have filed this one away for later thanks again.
From: Jim on 25 May 2010 11:12
On Mon, 24 May 2010 09:26:06 -0700, MVM <MVM(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >A program called Personal Security loaded onto my laptop last night. It's >blocking about 95% of websites, claiming they are unsafe. It keeps going into >"buy a license" for $70; once it does that, I can't get to anything else. It >also does this when I try to delete it via the Control Panel add/remove >programs. I was able to get it out of my startup init but it's still >running. Anyone know how I can get rid of it? P.S. I'm on my husband's >laptop now...:-( What anti/virus,malware programs are you running ? ( that failed to stop this ) |