Daz-rst

right got this virus. i get security alerts claiming i have virus activity and that it recommends download free virus scanners etc (udefender) i get them every few seconds computers running slow as hell.

i have ntl netguard, spyware doctor, avg free edition, windows defender.

soemone suggested trend microcall scanner so did that and it found the virus etc and i clened and removed it using that programs but its back so im now stuck on what to do or to use to get rid of it

please help!!!!

dojj

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what comes up?
do screen shots etc for all counts
and find out the name of the thing that actually is the virus

DanRSturbo

"aquire" latest versions of mcafee and norton Anti Virus (or try an online scan) and try them on it. Also download and install AVG's free antispyware scanner from free.grisoft.com.

If that don't shift it, then take a long pause, reflect on what happened, and kiss goodbye to all your data and reinstall windows including formatting the hard drive.

Daz-rst

i get a red cross near my clock in bottom right, i get a red cross security box come up saying security alert saying windows has detected virus activity. i also get a yellow exclamation box saying hasected a virus which affects all types of windows o/s`s and it asks me to download virus cleaners from the internet(yes or no option at bottom). i also have new icons on my desktop (3 of them) error cleaner, spyware&malware protection, and privacy protection. its changed my homepage to a ccleaner website and i also get a my desktop saying your privacy is at risk with a biohazard symbol i can close this but it keeps coming back.

DanRSturbo

Reinstall windows

kev 3dr

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Your ok my computer in my room wont let memove the mouse icon from the windows screen onwards

Redkop

Download Hijack This http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...hijackthis.php

Then go to CYBERTECH

Then start a new thread in Cyber Safety section and copy/paste the Hijack This log in it after you have downloaded and run HJT.

Someone from Cybertech Help will assign themselves to you and help you get rid of the virus.

BM08

Im with dan, you have spent enough time arsing around and the problem is there, back up any data/files you want onto another hard drive or dvds then reinstall windows, at least that way you know your starting from fresh and there wont be any virus's etc

flat out

i have the same one and it's pissing me offf aswell

BM08

Honestly mate if you have a winxp/vista dvd its just as easy to reinstall windows sometimes than it is to spend countless hours trying to remove it, then your not 100% if it will come back.
Well ive done so in the past but i only needed one dvd to put all my important non replaceable items on

tabetha

I use SPYBOT and Ad aware, after every net session, finds around 40 cookies plus loads of virus's each time.
I just reinstall around every 6 months.
tabetha

Thrush

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tabetha Don't know how you are finding virus's with Spybot and AdAware, as they are both spyware and adware scanners

And if you ARE getting "loads of virus's" after every net session, then you have a serious security problem....

I do loads of downloading, visit loads of dodgy sites ( ) and yet have only ever had two virus's that I know of...

Cookies aren't a problem, and even if you don't like em, you don't have to use a programme like Adaware etc to remove em - just go to Temp Internet Files and remove em, or in IE, go to TOOLS > OPTIONS and delete temp files and/or cookies....

collierm

I don't get people reinstalling every 6 months. My XP install has been in for about 7 years now and apart from needing a new HDD, is as it came when I bought it.

As for this issue, if its pointing to a ccleaner website, do you have this installed? If so, try removing it and it might remove the Adware portion aswell.

The icons on your desktop, where do they point to on the web?

Cheers

Matt

SS1

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windows is a degrading software program

thats why its best to fry the pc every 6 months

dojj

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screenshot of the stuff that comes up

then put in the lines into google and there is an almost certain fix for it

i've had problems with changing names on picture files which would lead to the program shutting down and it's always asked me if i wanted to report it and i always have, and now it's got a fix and sorted

also, the one i had killed media player, is it the same problem with yours?

T38Mat

I agree with the reinstall crowd. If you dont know what youre doing (no affence) then start from stratch. Gives your machine a fresh start aswell so it should go faster. Then install NOD32 and NOT Norton or any other resource thursty AV's and then stop downloading porn

If it is too much for you then take it to a local independant and get them to format it.

Good luck sir!

Mat

gaz s1

Try this mate had the same problem and this removed it, i kept finding the virus and removing it but it would reinstall on start up this program sorted it changes the name or something
http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html