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AntiVirus Soft virus (anyone ever get this beaut)
Vanity | 2-17-2010 | Frantzie

Posted on 02/17/2010 4:41:50 PM PST by Frantzie

Somehow I picked up this beauty. I had Avast and old Norton which I need to remove.

I am now trying to remove it with Avast on a reboot scan. I tried to download Malware Bytes on this machine but this awful virus sucks up everything on the machine. Avast is at 10%. I am not sure it will get it.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: antivirus; malware; virus
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To: driftdiver
Any ideas where you picked it up?

I have a theory that these extortion-ware programs are broken up into pieces that are then hooked onto scripted portions of legitimate websites (hooking onto either flash or java). These pieces are small and innocous until all the pieces are downloaded in the temp files. A trigger will then cause them to launch and create the "virus".

Seems kind of far-fetched, but I have been fighting these and removing them weekly for almost 2 years now.

21 posted on 02/17/2010 4:54:32 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

“Seems kind of far-fetched, but I have been fighting these and removing them weekly for almost 2 years now.”

You might try ccleaner and clean out your temp files on a regular basis. If you’ve been fighting them for that long then you may be routinely visiting an infected server or are not removing them entirely.


22 posted on 02/17/2010 4:56:48 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

For my job, not for my personal system.


23 posted on 02/17/2010 4:57:36 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Are there other computers on the network? Is this a customers PC or your PC at work?


24 posted on 02/17/2010 4:58:30 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

These are laptops of our clients. We have about 2,300 clients that travel and live all over the world. 1 or 2 cases of these viruses weekly end up on my desk.


25 posted on 02/17/2010 4:59:37 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

job security then.

I’ve used avast for quite a while and haven’t had a problem. When I used norton or macafee I did have problems.


26 posted on 02/17/2010 5:01:03 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Frantzie

Try System Restore to a date before you think you got it.


27 posted on 02/17/2010 5:01:19 PM PST by John W
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To: dr_lew

How to remove AntiVirus live

http://www.myantispyware.com/2009/12/07/how-to-remove-antivirus-live-uninstall-instructions/

Maybe


28 posted on 02/17/2010 5:02:23 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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To: driftdiver

I have plenty to do without these extortion-ware problems :)


29 posted on 02/17/2010 5:03:18 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Frantzie

Bookmark.


30 posted on 02/17/2010 5:05:29 PM PST by Sergio (If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
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To: ChuckHam

I vote for MSE as well . Recently uninstalled Norton ( 2 months free with new HP ) and installed it . All is well ...and free besides .


31 posted on 02/17/2010 5:07:08 PM PST by sushiman
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To: Frantzie

Was your avast on automatic update and was it updating once or twice a day?

Is the virus allowing you to update it now?

The Norton may have been messing up your avast, you can’t have two antivirus programs at one.


32 posted on 02/17/2010 5:08:45 PM PST by ansel12 ( (anti SoCon. Earl Warren's court 1953-1969, libertarian hero, anti social conservative loser.))
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To: Frantzie
You can get a CD version of Linux called Ubuntu free. With that read only CD you can bring your computer up and either save all the stuff you want before doing a restore , or get AVG for Linux, then scan the Windows drive.
33 posted on 02/17/2010 5:12:50 PM PST by Nateman (If liberals aren't screaming you're doing it wrong.)
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To: driftdiver

“Any ideas where you picked it up?”

No idea. I try real hard to avoid going any place that is questionable. I will look in IE logs to see where I went. I try to avoid surfing.

I had old stupid Norton and I think Avast wasn’t on full because of Norton. Norton factory pre-loaded is hard to get rid of.

I am at 77% on Avast at the boot drive but will have to put malware on a usb like the other fellow suggested. I dobt Avast will get it. This is a bad one.
FreeRepublic always has the best advice on stuff.


34 posted on 02/17/2010 5:14:05 PM PST by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: philetus

Remove Antivirus Soft (Uninstall Guide)

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-soft


35 posted on 02/17/2010 5:14:56 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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To: Frantzie

I got rid of this by using System Restore. However, you only have about 30 seconds from when your computer starts up to get into system restore.

This bug will block you from getting into it, but it does have about a 30 second lag time before this virus boots up. You need to try to beat it.


36 posted on 02/17/2010 5:15:08 PM PST by kara37
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To: Frantzie

Switch to firefox or Chrome for browsing. That also seems to help as fewer of the viruses are written for them.


37 posted on 02/17/2010 5:17:58 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Frantzie
My grandson somehow downloaded Malware "AntiVir 2010" which kept telling him he was infected and in order for him to remove the virus he had to submit credit card for $40. We were able to remove it using Ad Aware.

http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Free-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=mncol
38 posted on 02/17/2010 5:19:40 PM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Frantzie
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-soft.html

Antivirus Soft manual removal:

Kill processes:
[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe, for example ghrtsysguard.exe [RANDOM CHARACTERS]sftav.exe
HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ""
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
Windows XP: %UserProfile%\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe Windows Vista and Windows 7: %UserProfile%\\AppData\\Local\\\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sysguard.exe %UserProfile%\\AppData\\Local\\\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]sftav.exe
HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\ (Win XP)
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\\ (Win Vista & 7)
39 posted on 02/17/2010 5:20:06 PM PST by daniel1212 ("Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord [only Biblical object of petition] shall be saved")
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To: driftdiver

Recommend Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File. Used for years, and you can add sites that give you problems. Thank God for such.

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm


40 posted on 02/17/2010 5:22:43 PM PST by daniel1212 ("Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord [only Biblical object of petition] shall be saved")
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