Re: windows pc defender
- From: Malke <malke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:42:05 -0700
larry c wrote:
I have been getting weird pop ups from windows pc defender telling me that
my computer has been invaded. When I proceed to clear the virus, I am face
with
a charge and a new system. Also my McAffee won't open. I ran mcAffee
tech
but still get the popup. Is this legit from Windows pc defender or a
virus.
Any experiencing the same. Thanks
Your system is infected with a rogue antivirus program. It is called "rogue"
because it pretends to be A Good Guy but is really Evil. Do not pay them!
Look for removal steps here Bleeping Computer removal how-to's -
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum55.html
or here - Malwarebytes malware removal guides - http://tinyurl.com/5xrpft
Malwarebytes' Anti-malware (MBAM) or SuperAntiSpyware will often do the job.
Both have free versions and you do not need to purchase these programs.
These may work for you and all may be well. However, in many cases the
computer will also be infected with Zlob and/or Vundo trojans and protected
by a rootkit. These machines are extremely difficult to clean.
If your machine is one of these cases, either get guided help at one of the
specialty forums below OR back up your data and do a clean install of
Windows. It is your choice. Or you can take your machine to a local computer
professional. I don't recommend using BigComputerStore/GeekSquad types of
places.
PLEASE DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=4075 - Posting FAQ
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Removal_HiJackThis_Logs_Go_Here-
f37.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
Malke
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