Author Topic: !@#$%^& Virus (Read 1910 times)

pyscolone · « **on:** October 04, 2008, 12:20:38 PM »

Well, was d/ling music the other day when I noticed my computer performing slowly and this became my background and I dont have certain features. Any programs to delete these damn spyware, malware?

Naryar · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2008, 12:37:06 PM »

Spybot - Search and Destroy.

Urjak · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2008, 12:44:38 PM »

Uh oh, you have a virtumonde, I HATE those things.

pyscolone · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2008, 12:46:14 PM »

andrewm0304 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2008, 12:53:04 PM »

Last time I got a virus I used either AdAware or Trend Micro... can't remember which but they both have free versions.

ACAMS · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:05:21 PM »

virtumonde is VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, hard to remove. I got it not long ago and I am pretty good at removing stuff like that and even go into the registery and pluck it out by the roots.......but that is the hardest one I have ever done.......I gave up and completely reformatted my hard drive. There are a couple of removal tools out there, but it installs a root kit and just comes right back.

Naryar · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:11:52 PM »

Ah... I've heared about Virtumonde. I think it makes your antispyware programs to crash and even prevents you from going on a antispyware website.

Never caught that, I think.

Madiaba · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:55:01 PM »

Sorry, Pys. I have no easy solution for that either.

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2008, 03:22:57 PM »

I have had similiar thing. Here is how I got rid of it appearing in the bacgound:

1. Move the mouse to the very edge of the sceen and srhink the virus backgound so that you can see your own desktop.
2. Right click on desktop and go to Preferences
3. Go to Desktop tab and click Customize desktop
4. Go to the Web tab of the new window and you should see Current homepage un checked and the virus background checked and its path on your computer.
6. Find the place where the virus backgroud is located in and Delete it from the list.
7. Press Ok and then Use and the background is back to normal.
8. Delete the folder the virus background is in.

Also I scanned the computer with all my antivirus & spyware progams and got rid of everything they found and the virus background did not come back.

If this does not work, I would go with ACAMS's solution.

goose · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2008, 04:40:55 PM »

AVG free is a horrible free solution. Especially the older version you have.

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2008, 05:37:44 PM »

Quote from: goose;16344

AVG free is a horrible free solution. Especially the older version you have.

Why is it horrible? I have 8.0 now and its much better than 7.5 and no viruses so far got past it.