So...my computer got a virus.

[Mr. Yellow]

And a pretty nastly one at that. Antivirus System Pro or some jazz like that. It's gnarly, it disabled AVG and all my firewalls, keeps telling me I am being attacked. Not sure where it came from maybe RB, tis the site I was on when it started up. Currently have Malwarebytes Anti-Malware running on it, it's scanning but hasn't found anything...

So yeah, pretty eventful, I'm ready to smash it and start over with a new computer. :shakefist

 

[Skiks]

Well before you go computer smashing if worse comes to worse you'd only need to replace the hard drive. :sweat:

 

[Unknown 24]

Go download avast the free version:

http://www.avast.com/


install it, set it up. Then let it run a boot scan. The antivirus program will run a scan before windows loads all the way.

I started using this the last time My computer got a bad virus. I've been using it for a year now and it has stopped every virus that has attacked my computer.


good Luck,

The Unknown 24

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Unknown 24]

Well before you go computer smashing if worse comes to worse you'd only need to replace the hard drive. :sweat:

In some cases you can wipe the hard drive clean, and that includes the free empty space too. There are programs out there that can do this. But you will lose everything you have on the hd.

:coolshades::coolshades:

 

[Mr. Yellow]

Yeah....it basically obliterates anything I try to install. Besides, Avast is only free for a limited time.

 

[KingRanger]

Yeah....it basically obliterates anything I try to install. Besides, Avast is only free for a limited time.

No. They have a free version that doesn't run out.

 

[Mr. Yellow]

No. They have a free version that doesn't run out.

Yeah, well...as it may be I can't download and install anything. Malwarebytes found something and said it deleted it but it's all still there.

 

[Kamen Rider Armor Ninja]

Wear protection... oh no wait.

Just joking

Any luck now?

 

[kibapower]

I recall having that before

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

You can manually find the items related to the virus iusing the listings at the bottom of that linked page.

You can also try getting this and using it on the virus in safe mode.

Just google the name and you'll get results.

 

[chronoxiong]

My computer caught that Security Tool virus a few months ago....twice. I had to re-format it twice since my computer is a slower computer and I couldn't install anything while the virus took over my computer. That was horrible. I still think a virus in my computer now since my computer runs pretty slow and freezes at times....