Security Tool

[Lona]

My hubby got this Security Tool virus on his Win7 laptop. 

He couldn't explain how he got it but I had a hellava time getting rid of it.

I ran malwarebites which found it but it just came back even after disabling system restore where viruses can still lurk.

http://www.techjaws.com/how-to-remove-security-tool-virus/

This is just one link on how to remove it but it took a few goes before I got the laptop completely clean.

[Rik]

It's getting tougher to be safe, isn't it, Lona.

Well done. 

[psp83]

I'm just cleaning my fiancee laptop. She had the security suite malware installed aswell..

She had windows defender and avg installed and it still got through.. its take me 5 hrs to remove all the infected files etc.. 3 malwarebites scans and an install of avast its finally clean..

[psp83]

The worst part about this malware is that it stops all other AV & anti malware programs from running.

I had to boot into safe mode, run hijackthis to disable the auto run stuff then run avast & malwarebites.

[Glenn]

I had a friends laptop the the other day, malwarebytes found 1131 infected files, during the 4hr scan.

[psp83]

I gunna give my fiancee a lesson on security later.. probly a waste of time though as it'll be infected again within the next few months.

And she wonders why I never let her use my computers 

[Rik]

More to the point, Paul, just what sites is she visiting? 

[Lona]

I'm just cleaning my fiancee laptop. She had the security suite malware installed aswell..

She had windows defender and avg installed and it still got through.. its take me 5 hrs to remove all the infected files etc.. 3 malwarebites scans and an install of avast its finally clean..

I think your fiancee is using the same sites as my hubby  .  I would like to know how it got there as well.

[psp83]

She was looking up on information about her medical condition when it happened.

Probly some ads running on a site with cross site scripting vuln's being exploited.

[Lona]

Would you believe my Hubby was looking up how to clean false teeth.

[Rik]

Sulphuric acid usually works quite well.

[psp83]

I guess this malware attack is quite good at fooling people into thinking its real..

All I know is that it might of been quicker to reformat! 

[Rik]

It often is.