Shekinahsgroom

I just spent the last 30+ hours trying to get this nasty fcking Trojan/Virus combination out of my system!

Here's a link showing it's removal, however, this "simple" removal doesn't work. I'm showing you this so you'll know what you've got and don't try to buy this fake software to solve your problem:

http://www.security-exchange.net/news/xp-security-2012/

My anti-virus software did NOT detect this Trojan!! And I must admit, it was the most difficult to remove Trojan/Virus that I've encountered to date!!

If you get it, it'll attach itself to everything, starting with your system security center and your firewall. It'll rename itself to match whatever operating system you're using and try to trick you into buying the upgrade.

But that's not the BAD part....it'll shut down EVERYTHING!! No system restore, no internet, no programs, no executables (.exe files), no virus protection scans, no malware protection scans, no keyboard, no CD-ROM, and a corrupted mouse. I may have missed a few, but just imagine everything being terminated once you try to open it!

NOTHING WILL WORK.

Now if that's not bad enough, this is REALLY gonna scare ya....it'll even go into SAFE MODE and fck you there TOO!!

So how did I get it out?

Well after trying everything I could possibly think of, I had one last shot before I was gonna have to shell out big money to get it fixed.

I started in Safe Mode w/ networking (F8) and logged into Administrator.

I then had to download Malwarebytes from here:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Save the installer, install it, updated it and ran an entire system scan. (about 2 hours) And then ran the a quick scan just to be safe....which incidentally caught 2 more hidden problems!

Restart in normal mode and ran Malwarebytes again, this time all 3 scans, in my normal log-on user account. (Not Administrator)

Once that was all done, then I ran 2 antivirus scans (Yep, I've got 2 powerful anti-virus protection programs running, Threatfire & Avast) and quarantined everything else that was remaining.

Then I had to uninstall my corrupted hardware drivers and restart. And upon restart, reinstall my hardware drivers.

Then once I was confident everything was fixed, I set a new restore point with system restore.

Now....just how did I get it in the first place?

I got from Mega-uploads when streaming the movie Inception (2010).

Now take a good look at just how BRUTAL this thing is to get out of your system:

https://www.google.com/search?q=xp+s...ient=firefox-a

If you get it and you're NOT PREPARED and/or your computer illiterate, you may as well get ready to fork out $100 or more to get it fixed....cuz this thing was a BTCH!!

Download Malwarebytes into your Administrator log-on in safe mode and install it.

It's the ONLY safe place on your system if you get infected!!


DON'T IGNORE THIS WARNING!!!!

quasimod

That sucks. Other people use my computer, that's how I get most of 'em. Usually it's due to "social engineering" through fake scare popups like this:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc...rus-rogue.aspx

I just bought a new computer, and I will do everything right this time, cross my heart, hope to die, pinky swear, really, really, honestly I will not take any shortcuts. One Admin Acct, password known only to me, that is only used for Admin stuff. Nobody will be able to install anything except Admin (ME!). First prog installed is Kaspersky. Etc., etc.

Dave74

When the blaster32 worm hit awhile back it screwed me over pretty hard. Of course I got it way before the fix came out and I had not started store all my info that i wanted to keep on an external hdd.

So I was looking at losing about 850 gigs of info on a format/reinstall .

I REFUSE to pay anyone to do anything to my PC. I ended up having to go line by line through my registry deleting all signs of the virus. Took me almost 2 months but I saved my PC I learned that lesson the hard way.
My system drive is just that and only that. Now if i get a problem I disconnect the other drive and format/reinstall windows. Problem solved

Shekinahsgroom

Whoa...a terabyte loss, ouch!

Yep, I was looking at the same nightmare. (Gotta reformat the HDD)

Exactly, that actually the safest and most reliable way of "backing up" your hard drive....having a spare clone.

quasimod

Some day, some little sht is going to say to me, "Hi, I'm a l33t h4x0r, and I made this really cool virus, and..." and then I will beat him until the police take me to prison.

Shekinahsgroom

Or better yet, bring him into a gay bar wearing a t-shirt that says, "I don't "do" condoms"....and give HIM a virus that can't be removed!!

Teri

That's just gross.