Spyware/Adware/Malware/IDK

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Im getting all kinds of updates and pop-up boxes saying I have or need Adware or Spyware and Anti-virus protection etc. It changed my desktop to some broken English message telling me my boss and family are important and my life can be broken.

Windows is telling me Im infected but when I let it scan or w/e it wanted me to buy something to complete the removal.

Im on another user account right now and I guess its ok so far. But I have to go back into the other user to change a bunch of stuff around anyway.

[Yeagermeister]

http://www.combofix.org/download.php

Download and run combofix

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I heart you

(If it works)

[theebs]

Malware bytes seems to fix everything.

I had a virus this past week that ruined two days and caused me to have to reformat and reinstall everything.

I am actually happy I did though, I cleaned up all my drives and am more organized but that damn system tool 11 virus, which I have no idea how I got was pretty awful.

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I dont even know....

Do people just flat out make viruses on purpose to troll people?

[Maikeru-sama]

1) Download, install and run Malwarebytes

2) Download, install and run Spybot

3) Download Firefox and install the "Noscript" plugin

4) Use Firefox when you are going to unfamiliar locations on the Internet (ie google searches)

I know Chrome runs in a sand box, so it may be just as safe but Noscript for Firefox is a known quantity for me.

I use to get those dreaded systems tray pop ups/viruses all the time until I did the above.

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Its not letting me.

Ive downloaded both programs but when its time to run it the ballon pops up and says 'nope infected'

[MonsterD]

Im getting all kinds of updates and pop-up boxes saying I have or need Adware or Spyware and Anti-virus protection etc.It changed my desktop to some broken English message telling me my boss and family are important and my life can be broken.

Windows is telling me Im infected but when I let it scan or w/e it wanted me to buy something to complete the removal.

Im on another user account right now and I guess its ok so far. But I have to go back into the other user to change a bunch of stuff around anyway.

It's a spoofing of the windows removal tool or security scan. I had this happen to me a long time ago and never did trust the spoofed version, just got a new security(Norton) and cleaned it out. You also might do restore point for this one, hopefully you saved the pc's status at one time.

[ninja]

My computer picked up a virus last weekend. I kept getting some popup wanting me to buy some refragment software or something. Told me my hard drive was missing, corrupted, couldn't read it, etc. Luckily, I ran Norton and it seems to have worked.

My last computer got a virus and died. That computer was $900 and lasted about 14 months. I only buy cheap computers now.

It wouldn't surprise me if both the virus and anti-virus crowd are in on the same scam.

[MonsterD]

My computer picked up a virus last weekend. I kept getting some popup wanting me to buy some refragment software or something. Told me my hard drive was missing, corrupted, couldn't read it, etc. Luckily, I ran Norton and it seems to have worked.

My last computer got a virus and died. That computer was $900 and lasted about 14 months. I only buy cheap computers now.

It wouldn't surprise me if both the virus and anti-virus crowd are in on the same scam.

Little paranoid thinking there, you always can just pick up a new company's anti-virus at that point so not an effective means.

[theogt]

Seriously, what do you guys do to get so many viruses? Download porn or illegal files? I don't think I've had a virus in 10 years. I've been running this Malwarebytes for 20 minutes now and there's zero "objects infected."

I've been using Chrome for a while now, so maybe that helps.

[Signals]

The last time I had an infection I did a system restore back to the point before the infection and that solved my problem. I think I did it from safe mode.

[CowboysFan02]

Seriously, what do you guys do to get so many viruses? Download porn or illegal files? I don't think I've had a virus in 10 years. I've been running this Malwarebytes for 20 minutes now and there's zero "objects infected."

I've been using Chrome for a while now, so maybe that helps.

Yeah the only thing I ever get are tracking cookies, the last time I had a virus was because I was being nice to someone in class and stuck his thumb drive into my laptop to copy powerpoints over and he had a virus. That is what I get for being nice and breaking my own rules. Never stick something in a laptop from an unknown source.

But I run Norton, Spybot(update and immunize) and update and scan them regularly. I also have Malware bytes and adaware as backups but when I do scan with them Spybot or Norton cleaned everything up.

I look at it sorta like dating, if you are going to trashy skanky places and aren't careful you are going to pick something up. But as long as you use common sense when clicking links and opening emails you are going to be fine 99% of the time.

Oh and one more thing you should run WOT on your browsers too, it is a user based system that users rate trustworthiness(among other things) of sites.

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I wasnt even on the computer when it happened. I left it on and was watching college basketball/football.

I came back and it was running a scan of my stuffs.

I have a few ideas but they all involve me getting back onto the infected username. Once on that username it really wont let me open anything up. I couldnt even go to user control panel and make this username the administrator.

I think Im going to reset to factory setting or w/e

[ajk23az]

Its not letting me.

Ive downloaded both programs but when its time to run it the ballon pops up and says 'nope infected'

Does it do this for ALL software you try to download and install? If so, can you take a screen shot of this somehow?

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Does it do this for ALL software you try to download and install? If so, can you take a screen shot of this somehow?


I was actually trying to.(The new wall paper is quite comical) but it wont even let me run paint.


- Ill lose some my files if it means I dont have to deal w/ anything serious. Im going to figure out how to reset it all

[ajk23az]

I was actually trying to.(The new wall paper is quite comical) but it wont even let me run paint.


- Ill lose some my files if it means I dont have to deal w/ anything serious. Im going to figure out how to reset it all

Before you do a full factory restore, try a system restore to a couple days ago or your last known working date.

If it doesn't let you run any programs, IDK what you can do.

[gmoney112]

I had a virus similar to this one. It was a nasty one, complete with a rootkit. I haven't had to format my computer in over 5 years, and this was easily one of the nastiest ones I got. It came from a DiVX codec. You will need Kapersky and ComboFix. The virus I had would not let me run ComboFix, luckily after 5 hours of miscellaneous trials, Kapersky found the hijacking virus and I could run Combofix.

Go to Start->Run->Msconfig. Now go to "startup" and unclick all the processes that aren't absolutely necessary to starting up. It'll ask you to restart, do so.

Restart your computer in safe mode, with networking. Go to Kapersky's site and download their free 2011 virus scanner, this is the ONLY scanner that found this virus. Malware Bytes, Ad-Aware, Avast, AVG, Norton, all failed to find it. Run it. It should find a few.

Once Kapersky is done, restart again in safe mode and run ComboFix. It should find the rootkit and ta-dah, mission accomplished.

[hairic]

Can you list everything you've tried so far?

Sounds like you'll need to run a virus scan at boot and then boot into safe mode to run other security apps.

[theebs]

Seriously, what do you guys do to get so many viruses? Download porn or illegal files? I don't think I've had a virus in 10 years. I've been running this Malwarebytes for 20 minutes now and there's zero "objects infected."

I've been using Chrome for a while now, so maybe that helps.


I have had 2 viruses in about 10 years. I have no idea what I did this time, last time I was reading ads on stereo equipment and started clicking the ads on the side and just wound up deserving it!!!

Actually I think it was just malware, but this time I wasnt even on my computer, I went to bed woke up and my computer wouldnt restart, it kept giving me a blue screen and restarting, so I pulled the drive scanned it on another computer and found 10 infected files with the system tool virus. The only thing I can think is I was downloading old cowboys games on utorrent and left it on seeding all night.

Otherwise there must be a ghost in my house that likes porn or something.

[tupperware]

Try to run an online virus scanner. If that fails, google the error message the pop up gives and search for the work arounds. I believe for this particular virus you have to boot into safe mode (Hit F8 as the computer is starting) and change some settings in IE.

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I restored my computer back to September settings, I think Im good.

This stuff is boring so thanks for the help.

Here is your reward, an embarassing picture of some doof trying to aclimate himself to cold water


http://tv.gsn.com/facebook/baggage_facebook_app/photos/public/52f7128b282388174f2edbc1e71ac41c.jpg

[Mash]

Run rkill and then scan your computer with malewarebytes (updated).....

all should be good then

[ninja]

Seriously, what do you guys do to get so many viruses? Download porn or illegal files? I don't think I've had a virus in 10 years. I've been running this Malwarebytes for 20 minutes now and there's zero "objects infected."

I've been using Chrome for a while now, so maybe that helps.

I plead guilty. I took a trip down memory lane and watched some "artistic" 8mm movies on the net. A little while later, my computer got a virus. Better my computer than me.:)

[Jenky]

I have had 2 viruses in about 10 years. I have no idea what I did this time, last time I was reading ads on stereo equipment and started clicking the ads on the side and just wound up deserving it!!!

Actually I think it was just malware, but this time I wasnt even on my computer, I went to bed woke up and my computer wouldnt restart, it kept giving me a blue screen and restarting, so I pulled the drive scanned it on another computer and found 10 infected files with the system tool virus. The only thing I can think is I was downloading old cowboys games on utorrent and left it on seeding all night.

Otherwise there must be a ghost in my house that likes porn or something.

You can get a virus by simply navigating to untrusted websites. Many sites become compromised and their ad servers get infected. What this means is you go to a certain website that has ads, they load, and bam you're infected. You don't have to click on anything. There are scripts running in the background compromising your computer. It literally happens in the blink of an eye if not faster.

Most people do not do their window, java, adobe, and software updates. This is the best way to get infected. Most exploits attack a vulnerbility in software.

To the OP: If you can't get malwarebytes to install try renaming it. It sounds like you have a fake anti-virus. Something like anti-virus 2010 or some crap, where its asking you to purchase the software itself.

It may have also wrecked your registry if you can't get certain programs to start.