Difficult Computer Virus

Me | 6/27/10 | Mere Survival

[Mere Survival]

I thought I had killed a virus. It was a Chuck Norris Trojan that infected the router and directed me to a site that infected me with the AV Suite ransom virus. No anti-virus and anti-spyware programs got the virus so I had to 1) set a password on my router (to keep it from being reinfected) 2) Reset and then turn off my router to kill it's RAM with the redirect 3) remove the partition to reformat my drive 4) reload everything.

I thought that killed it and it seemed to. Then yesterday I went into my NVIDIA graphics processor to put it in sync with my LCD TV.

Well . . . I get a popup saying X program is trying to connect. Thought it was NVIDIA and BAM I've got the AV Suite virus again. Worried it lodged in the NVIDIA hardware somehow? Anyone hear anything about that?

I ran Malewarebytes and killed the AV Suite virus, but after it was dead I got an error screen (the site unavailable one) on internet explorer. Now I can only connect thru Firefox or Netscape.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Darksheare]

It’s Chuck Norris!
Your machine is lost, the only thing you can do now is run!
Next thing you know, there’ll be an infestation of roosting Ninjas in your kitchen.
/ just kidding.

There’s some good advice on this thread.
Also grab some spyware killer like Lavasoft’s Ad Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy.
PC World also has articles about good bug killers.

[uptoolate]

Launch Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer go to: Tools->Internet Options->Connections tab.
Click Lan Settings button and uncheck the checkbox labeled Use a proxy server for your LAN. Click OK.

[pnh102]

So that will take it out if it’s in the master boot record? Ok, will give that a try.

If that fails... I would give the DBAN utility a try. That should ensure that every literal bit of the disk is wiped out.

[ßuddaßudd]

My wife just got this infection on our main pc. She got it via a ‘twilight’ link
NOD32 did not catch it.

[barb-tex]

My thoughts exactly. All that kick boxing and martial arts would make a pretty tough virus. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
barbra ann

[Bigh4u2]

Try searching for and downloading a program called ‘Fixwareout’.

I’ve used it quite a few times on ‘stubborn’ viruses and seems to work real well.

You have to run it in ‘Safe mode’ in Windows.

Fixwareout opens a ‘command’ window and runs from there.

Once you are done, it will reboot and the virus should be gone.

[bgill]

Norton was just as bad as a virus and they did not pay the rebate.

Totally agree. Norton messed ours up so bad that it was nearly sent to curb. And, no, despite me having proof I sent in the correct info they never would send the rebate.

[ShadowAce]

[ducttape45]

I was going to suggest the same thing.

My mother got the dreaded "Microsoft Antivirus" virus. I told her to shut down her machine, get the backup out of the closet and use it, and wait until I come down there next to reprogram her machine.

[Dacula]

I use McAfee Stinger and it helps as well.

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

[Bronzy]

My husband’s computer got the AV bug Saturday. He took it to a friend who got him back on line. However, we haven’t turned his computer back on yet. This thread may will help us figure out what to do next.

[GladesGuru]

Backup, backup, backup - great advice.

Thanks.

[Fred Hayek]

If it is similar to PC Antispyware, it’s nasty. If you have an uninfected computer, go find a trial copy of MalwareBytes. Transfer it to the infected computer with a flash drive. Install and run MalwareBytes in the Safe Mode, and do the full scan. It may take 2 to 3 hours.
In my case the PC Antispyware damaged my internet protection software (Panda Internet Security 2009), to the point where a “repair re-install” did not work. I had to do a complete uninstall and reinstall, download updates.

[DollyCali]

it depends if the rats are Rats or RATS...

if RATS.. after.. that way a LOT OF RATS can go with them

Yikes... running late for church (with that nice Christian thought the last I key in..LOL)

[swamprebel]

Launch Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer go to: Tools->Internet Options->Connections tab. Click Lan Settings button and uncheck the checkbox labeled Use a proxy server for your LAN. Click OK.

Those directions worked for me a few weeks back when I caught the bug. Also you will get alot of fake security messages, read them but don't follow them, upon close scrutiny you will discover the broken english used, it was my first clue that I had a virus. Malwarebytes seems to have removed it

[usconservative]

I thought I had killed a virus. It was a Chuck Norris Trojan that infected the router

This would be a first. Never seen a virus that infected a router. Changed hosts. file settings and browser settings yes, but not a router. That's just not possible because the router's iOs runs in Firmware. It can't be re-written with a virus.

Same with a video card by the way...

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[usconservative]

Print And Follow These Instructions To The Letter to remove the "Anti-Virus" virus.

[ßuddaßudd]

Tried this and it has worked so far. . .
thanx

[Uri’el-2012]

Get Root !