this virus block everything, even safemode

my bdy isn't until tomorrow! Plurk seems to put it in a day early

yes, there is a connection

i will try one of those websites to run a scan

I know when I tried to download AVG or spybot but it blocks them

i cant do system restore or even get onto add/remove programs

it even blocks task manager

says everything is infeted and asks if i am ready to buy their antivurus

ok, it is running a diagnostice right now

i will try as soon as it's done

will any of them get rid of the virus for free?

this snuck in through that vulnerability that mocr0soft released the patch for yesterday

avast ftw

yeah, he had antivirus, Norton

yeah, i have used avast

this virus will not let anything install

i have never seen anything so nasty

all in an attempt to seel some stupid antivirus program

Well don't let it get too far like mine did. Avast and every other program we had couldn't get rid of it.

sell*

It caused my computer to slow, crash.. and then go to the blue screen about my computer being damaged. I lost everything

i am ready to just reinstall windows, but it is a process on a netbook

God, I HOPE you can get rid of it. Viruses suck so bad

I would never buy their product after they hijacked the computer

Yeah.. You're better off doing that or maybe a system restore? I was told that system restores can get rid of viruses.. idk how effective

it'll be though

Do you know the name of the virus?

it wont let me open system restore

yes Envi

Antivir is the name of it

it blocks everything i try to do

try this www.precisesecurity.com/...

it has a step by step removal instruction guide for you right on that webpage

yeah, I think we all searched it at the same time LOL

If that doesn't work or help, I suggest doing a System Restore or reformating. I know reformating is a long process, but it's worth it ^_^

LOL yeah

the first thing it tells me to do is open task manager, this thing wont let me

Damn, it's blocked you out completely

My last virus, everytime I opened every program including taskmanager.. it tried to tell me it was a virus

yep, that's what this one does

if u still dont have it fixed pp me.

sorry Envi, it will not let me open that program either

I have to be able to log in as administrator and I cant do that either

try this is you can

if it is xp pro. if not, win 7 should have the ability to fix it as well, google may help there.

I am trying to recall what program I used to solve a problem like this.

try this as well

go a bit down the page to **How to remove the Antivir Solution Pro virus** as it describes how to download a seperate program on a diff

computer, since Antivir is very active on the infected one and will interfere.

Then put that program on a cd or stick and transfer it onto the desktop of the infected notebook and run it.

The instructions look pretty good.

I suggest using AVG Antispyware after the iExplore.exe

since it is free and updates well. What I do is install it, update it, then run a full scan, get rid of the bad things, then I uninstall.

That way it doesnt run in the background and annoy me by using CPU when I dont need it. And FYI. I am a tech. This is what I do.

twinky_jinxing: to log in as admin open cmd prompt in admin mode type "net user administrator /active:yes" and reboot. when ur done undo

i cant log in as admin, i have tried

i cant even get into the registry

Did you see my link?

(to the page that explains what to do )

yes, I am working on it now, the iExplore tool has disabled it! now I am running scans, Thank you Isle!!

the AVG antispyware rocks btw. Just put it on a stick and run it now and then (if you got it)

yeah, I am installing it now

You can keep it installed if you like, it is just that the guard.exe that runs in the background used to take up some of my CPU, and if

he is running a netbook, he doesnt have a lot to spare... it is easy enough to uninstall after anyway.

mind you, it might not make much diff, and if it was there, he could scan every couple days.

i will just tell him to keep it, he does not have and virus protection on it otherwise

Unfortunately, these 'malware' scam viruses don't get caught by Avast or Norton because they are usually installed accidentally on purpose

they piss me off

the kind he has is a nasty bastard. I have taken out lots like those, but they are not esy since they do cut off internet and admin privs

I cant believe how fat that iExplore sucked it right out of there!

fast*

it has several things built in, it undoes the task manager lock out (kind of) and allows changes, stops the program from running,

and allows it to be deleted. Some of them are so bad that even if you delete them, they reproduce frm cache files& are back when you reboot

you should be good after the scans. just do the suggested thing after it scans, if it finds stuff. Usually that means vault or delete.

yes, this one did come back after a reboot

so i had to take it out again

i also got the security patch from windows

that was so nasty

good. if it comes back again, do this whole thing in safe mode, so it will be pulled out properly without the comp being in windows

sometimes if the nasty is running in windows, it keeps like a ghost of itself in the OS and restores it.

i thought we would have to take it to get fixed

jeez, what a pain

(I mean the comp is in windows but in safe mode windows only starts essential things, so the virus wouldnt be running)

yeah, it was blocking safe mode before

twinky_jinxing: but if you get it fixed, it is a good feeling

it blocked everything i tried

ty so much

yes it is

a good learning experience as well

welcome have you figured out how it got on?

i have no idea

sometimes, most times, people will download it when they go to a site and get a popup that says "Your computer has 523 viruses! click here

to run a scan now"

yeah

then they hold your computer hostage

i would die before i paid them a penny

etc. Sometimes, on the bad ones, even trying to click out will nail you.

I would pay twice what they were asking to get it fixed if i hade to

unfortunately, enough people do pay to make them keep doing it. makes me angry.

yes

if only they used their powers for good instead of evil

at least there are people out there finding ways to fight them

it's a never ending battle though

it's fixed!