[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[charliehill]

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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