[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[SKIP CLEVELAND]

I was able to unplug my computer every time this virus started and stopped it. Now that we have our computers, (one is for Betty's 
Facebook, hers has AVG full version), on a router the thing or anything else has never showed up again.
Skip

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP


After running for over an hour, the Malwarebyte software came to a screeching halt this morning because it found a virus that was so 
bad it couldn't continue without intervention. It was obviously buried deep -- over 100,000 objects scanned before THAT problem was 
encountered.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:51
Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> One thing that might help is to start up the computer is "safe
> mode with
> networking" then use one of the one line scanners - there are
> several I
> usually end up using the one from Trend Micro.
> In most cases safe mode will prevent the crap from running as
> the start
> up programs are ignored (and the reason to do safe mode with
> networking
> - that loads the drivers for the modem or the network card).
> The real anti virus things usually can't delete a program when
> it is in use.
>
> I run XP so I'm not sure of the exact steps for Vista or Windows
> 7 but
> I'm sure the same would apply.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
> charliehill wrote:
> > Thanks Mike, I've got the thing more or less stopped but
> I haven't been
> > able to get rid of it yet. Believe it or not it
> apparently can undo what
> > I've just done to stop it. I installed some software, my
> computer shut
> > down. A pop up screen told me I had shut it down and
> when it came back up
> > it restored to before I installed the software and I had to do
> it over. If
> > I could get my hands on the SOB that wrote this program he
> wouldn't be
> > bothering anyone else.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Meulenberg" <msm10301 at juno.com>
> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 9:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP
> >
> >
> >
> >> Hi Charlie,
> >> I'll second the suggestion for Malewarebytes. My parents had
> the same
> >> problem, not surprising since they will click on almost
> anything. I spent
> >> quite some time on the phone with my dad trying to get the
> thing to go
> >> away. Someone on this list suggested Malwarebytes, and sure
> enough it took
> >> care of the problem. (It's free too). Have it perform a full
> scan, it
> >> takes a while, but it works.
> >> Mike M
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------
> >> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> Subject: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP
> >> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:27:18 -0500
> >>
> >> Has anyone run into AntiMalware2009? I picked it
> up somehow today. I
> >> realized it immediately but can't get rid of it. It
> masks it's self as an
> >> antispyware program and has a toolbar shield that looks like
> the Microsoft
> >> protection shield. It keeps popping up and trying to
> get you to buy it.
> >> >From what I can find out online IF you do buy it (I didn't)
> it just loads
> >> more spam and spyware onto your computer. It keeps
> popping up claiming my
> >> computer is infected with fake viruses and spyware.
> >>
> >> I've deleted it, I've blocked it from going to the
> internet with my
> >> firewall, I've downloaded PCtools spyware doctor that
> claims it can kill
> >> it. Spyware doctor says it has blocked it but wants me
> to pay for the
> >> program to remove it. However, it's still popping up
> even though it's
> >> supposed to be blocked.
> >>
> >> If anyone knows how to kill this animal please let me
> know. And for the
> >> rest, if you get a popup that looks like it's from microsoft
> warning you
> >> about viruses and spyware you've probably got this bug.
> Beware. I
> >> suspected it from the beginning and tryed every way I can
> figure out to
> >> stop
> >> it from installing but it installed it's self
> anyway. Oh I forgot. It
> >> disables your ability to do a previous date restore too.
> >>
> >> Help!!!!
> >>
> >> Charlie Hill
> >>
> >
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