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I've been using AVG Free Anti Virus quite happily for years problem free. Today, for the first time' I being bombarded with screen pop ups from Vista Internet Security 2012. I've never activated this.
I'm being told System Hacked! Unknown program is scanning your registry right now! Identity theft detected!
Also that my system has been scanned and 29 serious issues were detected.
Have run a AVG scan and all seems well. Are the Vista messages legit and, if so, what should I do?
And how do I stop the bloody pop up warnings, they are making me nervous!
I had the exact same problem twice, it is passed on from photo's from what I have learnt, I needed photo's for my listing so did a google search and the code was hidden in the photo's 😯
AVG and Norton + Mcaphee will not detect it, super anti spyware and malware bytes, first you need to run rkill that will disable the programme so you can then remove it.
My sis had this and ended up doing a complete re-install, but then realised that there was a way of removing it. Have a feeling that a decent spyware remover would have done it.
I'd guess they want you buy "Vista Internet Security" to fix the problem?
It's more than likely malware, quick Google should chuck up a few possible fixes.
Good luck!
Check out this thread it sorted my problem right out, http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/xp-security-essential
Yes, it's malware, but you knew that. It's very, very common at the moment.
Rkill, Malwarebytes.
NUKE IT!!!!!!!!!
NUKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NUKE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are wee barstewards themes that are writing a distributing these but on the other hand I'm making quite a bit of cash out of them! First port of call is a safe mode system restore. If that doesn't work you are gonna have some fun. Best call a man in! I've got one first job tomoz actually.
I had this a few months ago. It's a pain. You need to delete it by booting in safe mode, renaming it and then deleting it. Google has plenty of ways to fix it which give you a comprehensive intruction list that is less likely to **** your computer than my half remembered version.
Thanks for the tips. Now posting from my phone as laptop will no longer allow access to any website. 100% ****ed! Reckon this will be sorted by a case of beer for one of the IT geeks at work!
A simple first layer of defence against those nasties are NoScript & AdB*ock extensions for your browser if you using Firefox.
[i]I had the exact same problem twice, it is passed on from photo's from what I have learnt, I needed photo's for my listing so did a google search and the code was hidden in the photo's [/i]
Yeah, that's the story I gave to my wife when some *special* photos infected my PC. "I needed some photos for my listing"
[i]Reckon this will be sorted by a case of beer for one of the IT geeks at work! [/i]
Where do you live? I'll come and fix it.
Where do you live? I'll come and fix it.
Great minds, etc. I accept payment in most major forms of alcohol.
Payment in alcohol? Great.. you're hired:
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Get to work bitch.
Thanks for the tips. Now posting from my phone as laptop will no longer allow access to any website. 100% ****ed!
Go to internet options then connections, you'll find the thing has set your proxy server to 127.0.0.1 or localhost. Remove this (you don't want a proxy server typically) then you'll be fine.
Payment in alcohol? Great.. you're hired:
I think you'll find that's not legal tender.
Splash a bit of cash and get a decent security firewall. Look forward to a life of never having to post "Help I've got a virus. I use free security software. WTF?!" messages ever again... 🙄
Yes, firewalls are known for their antivirus abilities, especially the expensive ones.
Anyone like to buy a bridge?
Wipe the box and use Ubuntu (linux for people who can't use linux). Never get a virus again.
I would never spend money on security software. MS's built in firewall, automatic updates and security essentials - all free and work just as good as the paid stuff.
You can also help yourself by not clicking on everything put in front of you.
I'd agree with the rest of your post, but do we have to have a "use Linux" comment on [i]every [/i]Windows thread?
Do you think people have never heard of it or something? We've not swapped Windows for Linux the last 37 times it was mentioned but hey, 38th time is a charm?
Some people prefer Linux. This is fine.
Some people prefer Windows. This is fine too.
Some people prefer Macs. Guess what?
I've had something like this twice this year, blasterworm or something, locked me out of doing anything like system restore, accessing control panel, anything adminstrative, had to have the hard drive wiped and everything re-installed, it's happened when I've just been researching bike stuff, images of something, and there was something pop-up in front of or covering the image and when I click to close it all the trouble started, so just be careful what you click on. And this was with a paid for internet security anti-virus. My local PC guy that sorted it out gave me a cd that you can boot from on startup and run linux from on a windows pc just to access the internet using the ram memory, says you won't get anything like that?
I had this one too.
I created a new user in Control Panel/ Users and ran an AVG scan from the new user. AVG found the problem and deleted it.
Splash a bit of cash and get a decent security firewall. Look forward to a life of never having to post "Help I've got a virus. I use free security software. WTF?!" messages ever again
Firewall wont' help this issue.
I had a very similar virus. All I did was click on one link, in Chrome, and that was it. No downloading dodgy attachments, no installing stupid fake apps, no over-riding security alerts. I was actually pretty surprised.
a simple suggestion. I'm not forcing it on anyone, it's just a fact that if virus are a real pain for you then switching will stop them. My mum uses it for similar reasons.
I use several OS's for various tasks so have no overall preference or stake in anyone switching.
Virues shouldn't be a real pain for anyone. I've had one since buying my first Windows PC in 1998.
Linux on the other hand, now that IS a real pain.
LOL @ gwj72
Seriously, change the record! Nt evrybdy haz ur 1337 h4x0r skillz! Ubuntu's certainly not linux for people who can't use linux.... how arrogant.
A good anti-virus (Microsoft Security Essentials is good), and a bit of common tech sense, and you won't get infected in the future.
blasterworm or something
Good gods, is it 2003 again?
I've not been posting long as no idea that Linux has ever been mentioned before. I certainly haven't mentioned it.
Ubuntu is specifically designed and marketed to people as an "easy to use" OS. Linux for the non-geeks. It's the whole point of the product. There is nothing arrogant about me stating that and I'm typing this on a Ubuntu laptop!
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Ubuntu is specifically designed and marketed to people as an "easy to use" OS
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I don't like to comply with marketing people because they are inherently evil, and it irks me when other people do.
I've not been posting long as no idea that Linux has ever been mentioned before. I certainly haven't mentioned it.
It happens on every thread. Seriously. However, if you weren't to know, I'll cheerfully retract my complaint.
@cougar - that is one tenuous cross-post!
We're now comparing operating systems (which are free and actually does what it says) with coffee (which is expensive and relies on marketing because the product is shit)?
Jebuz. Go and get a coffee!
Is i telling you your browser is a virus?
Boot up your computer holding F8 and start it in safe mode with networking.
You should then be able to access the internet.
UPS have been hacked and the attachment with the mails that have been sent out are infected.
They have also lost one of my deliveries that I've been waiting for all day USELESS! do not use 👿 👿
OH now they've found it on the van but the driver was 'too busy' to deliver it FFS!!!! 👿
there is a lot of mis information on here. follow these instructions. do not do a reinstall or anything drastic. you'll need a clean computer with internet access to do the initial part
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-win-7-antispyware-2012
UPS have been hacked and the attachment with the mails that have been sent out are infected.
I very much doubt that. There's a (fairly old) virus which *pretends* to be an email from UPS, and there was an urban myth along these lines a few years ago to. Either way, it's nothing to do with UPS.
Also, what Highclimber said.