[MUGETSU]

^^ go into safe mode first?

I recently got that spyware...XP Anti Virus...

LITERALLY just 20 minutes ago.

However I went on my laptop and came to this topic and soompi.

I read about system restore so I did it, thankfully my last restore point was today at 1AM...I restored it and viola! everything back to normal, no more annoying XP Anti Virus pop ups, slugginess/slowness, and I deleted its shortcut.

Now I'm installing some of those free spyware removers/preventers listed on the first page to prevent this from happening again!

[kirstie_s]

so i have the effin ativirus 2009 rouge spyware dealio crap >.>
it makes me want to cryy

how do i get rid of it manually without destroying everything?

[awdark]

so i have the effin ativirus 2009 rouge spyware dealio crap >.>
it makes me want to cryy

how do i get rid of it manually without destroying everything?

Just get this http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-...4-10804572.html and it should take care of it.

[kirstie_s]

its scanning the other computer right now. taking forever though :[

but THANKS A TON! <3
hopefully it'll work :]

[Myss Blewm]

I've had the XP Anti Virus before, and I forgot how I got rid of it the first time but it came back somehow the other night. I was beating my brains out trying to remove it again. Thankfully, I had the sense this time to come here. Everything is back to normal (I hope). I'm running a scan on the computer right now and trying to get used to Firefox. Yes, I was one of those stubborn people who wouldn't give up IE. I have learned from my many mistakes. T^T

Thanks so much for all the useful tips and info here though!!! *big hug*

[mellybean]

argh. how do i even know i have spyware/viruses? i am on a mac, running firefox and yesterday i clicked on a site...and this popup came up saying this site was an attack site and going to take my personal info! then i came here and clicked on the spybot + superantispyware links...downloaded the exe's...but when i click to install, they don't install. they keep asking for an application to open with. did i even get attacked? i don't know what to do...i haven't noticed anything funny...BUT that doesn't mean nothing's happened.

[awdark]

Probably no.. because the programs you were trying to use are for windows.....
Most likely those were just popups

[mellybean]

ok...so i wasn't attacked? i tried to see if they were mac compatible...but perhaps i didn't look closely enough? are there any out there for macs?

[huyen2501]

i have no idea how to get rid of ispynow! that first box has been popping up all day. i've tried scanning with zonealarm and it says my system is clean. when i try to do a system restore from 11.25.08, i get the an error message. can anyone please help me? thanks in advance!

[JM0304]

I need help

my laptop got this Vundo Trojan...from what I read from wiki..based on my understanding...it is actually multiply when u enter windows...

I scanned on my Mcafee and I found like 76 vundo I was like total panic...the computer is still OK...still can run but it is just getting slow

how am I suppose to do to kill the trojan? my colleague suggested me to get AVG latest antivirus (30 days trial) she said that the antivirus can kill the trojan...and I dont want just to delete...I want it gone.....

and I dont want to reformat my laptop...honestly I dont like to reinstall everything that I already have...including CB ><

thanks for the help

[awdark]

ok...so i wasn't attacked? i tried to see if they were mac compatible...but perhaps i didn't look closely enough? are there any out there for macs?

As far as I know, no. Thats why a lot of mac users always gloat at windows users for not needing antivirus or spyware. They simply don't bother making junk for apple which is still a small fraction of the market. It is not to say you're invincible, there are plenty of exploits and viruses for apples but you should be fine.

i have no idea how to get rid of ispynow! that first box has been popping up all day. i've tried scanning with zonealarm and it says my system is clean. when i try to do a system restore from 11.25.08, i get the an error message. can anyone please help me? thanks in advance!

Okay... its possible that whatever you have corrupted your system restore point. You should try malwarebytes http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-...4-10804572.html and see if it takes care of anything. I thought zone alarm was a firewall and not a anti-malware/antivirus

I need help

my laptop got this Vundo Trojan...from what I read from wiki..based on my understanding...it is actually multiply when u enter windows...

I scanned on my Mcafee and I found like 76 vundo I was like total panic...the computer is still OK...still can run but it is just getting slow

how am I suppose to do to kill the trojan? my colleague suggested me to get AVG latest antivirus (30 days trial) she said that the antivirus can kill the trojan...and I dont want just to delete...I want it gone.....

and I dont want to reformat my laptop...honestly I dont like to reinstall everything that I already have...including CB ><

thanks for the help

I hope you figured it out by now but like I said above http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-...4-10804572.html
If you did use AVG... or even a trial of NOD32 you can let it scan and delete everything thats infected and should help... but normally that vundo is a spyware and adaware, malwarebytes, spybot search and destroy, and superantispyware work better at removing those problems than say a normal antivirus.

[mellybean]

thanks, awdark. i hope that's true, haha.

[Mandu]

Erm, I've posted here before about having a prob. with my comp, the problem being that I can't access help sites (I get redirected) and I keep getting annoying pop ups and stuff... like the spyware guard. The problem was solved when I d/led malwarebytes..but now I can't seem to access the program anymore? Nothing happens I click on the icon T_T and I can't really system restore (whenever I click 'next' nothing happens D:) so I have no idea what to do now.. help? ;_;

edit: 'kay so I scanned the comp using adaware and removed the stuff it found..and then I restarted the computer. But the spyware guard is still there and when I try to open adaware again it says it's encountered a problem and needs to close..

nvm fixed. ^^;

[<3goesDOKIDOKI]

I hope you figured it out by now but like I said above http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-...4-10804572.html
If you did use AVG... or even a trial of NOD32 you can let it scan and delete everything thats infected and should help... but normally that vundo is a spyware and adaware, malwarebytes, spybot search and destroy, and superantispyware work better at removing those problems than say a normal antivirus.

err same thing happened to me. i just got the trojan vundo whatever. except i already have malwarebytes and it was detected right away & quarantined.
question is, what do i do with it now? do i delete it from quarantine, leave it, or what?
im actually super careful, this is the first time ive ever had a virus. ever. some stupid popup or something gave it to me. so i dont even know what to do.

i also have AVG and it detected win32 or whatever, also in the virus vault now but yeah don't know what to do.

is my computer "safe" now that they're quarantined/in the vault?

[K-PopChink]

If you guys are still struggling to eliminate vundo trojan then I reccommend using Autorun Manager. That's what I use and it works everytime. Here's a tutorial on how to use it: http://www.online-solutions.ru/en/how_to_r..._virtumonde.php

[t 0 k y o]

hey..
i'm not sure if my problem is a sypware/virus/malware,
but the problem is, today, while surfing on firefox and saving things as usual,
firefox started popping a few things here and there..
i do have pop-up blockers, avast! (which i LOVE), and i am using firefox,
so it was strange to me that this has never happened before until today..

also, while i opened adobe PS, IE had some pop-ups popping up too and i didn't even open IE..
and then my firewall was turned off when i didn't turn it off..
then my "Automatic Update" got turned off too...
and usually when things get weird with the computer, i check how many GB i have and weird, cos
before i turned if off earlier, it was low, and now it got higher...
(err, that seems like bad news already..)

anyhow i'm fully scanning my computer with avast!
and spybot search and destroy,
though avast!, whether its a full or quick scan, still takes awhile,
so i was wondering if there's anything that i can use or do to help fix this problem?
thanks!

[hyeminnie]

^ freaky... that same thing happened to me. i'd be on mozilla and i'd get this random IE popup... and i'd get mozilla popups, too. strange, really.
and same with the automatic updates.

[GaeasX]

Does anyone know if it's okay to have two virus programs at once? I have a virus program my school's IT installed for me but it causes more trouble than helps so I downloaded AVG. But when I tried to install it, the thing said that it recommends uninstalling the other program first. What are the risks of having two programs on the same computer if there are any? I'm also paranoid about spyware so I installed both Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D. xP

[Wontons]

has anyone ever encountered "mirar"? my friend was using my laptop trying to dl simpsons. BOOM. my computer started getting pop ups. i read some tutorials on removing it, they were useless. i tried a few spyware removers, didnt work. does anyone noe how to remove it? will adware actually work? =\

[hyeminnie]

Does anyone know if it's okay to have two virus programs at once? I have a virus program my school's IT installed for me but it causes more trouble than helps so I downloaded AVG. But when I tried to install it, the thing said that it recommends uninstalling the other program first. What are the risks of having two programs on the same computer if there are any? I'm also paranoid about spyware so I installed both Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D. xP

i would uninstall the one that doesn't work for you. if there are two antivirus programs running at once, it can cause your pc to lockup.
i've never dled adaware, but i have used S&D and neither of them work as well super antispyware.