[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[Larry Goss]

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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