Malware/Virus alert

[David]

I doubt its anything that isnt known here as you are always on the ball but earlier this week my desktop suddenly had red lettering all over it claiming my pc was infected with 38 viruses and to click and buy the anti virus..I didnt but did think it maybe a virus or maleware or both so shut the machine down ,pulled my hair out for a second or two and went about trying to sort it ...so far no luck with the old machine,I have no idea how I got this although my daughter had been in IM which is banned in my house but I dont know so I thought I would at least warn you guys whilst I try and work out a way of clearing the other machine whilst keeping the data on it ....
Careful now

[Steve]

If you can find out which variety of malware has got you we should be able to advise, however they can be a real pain to eradicate. It's probably arrived from some innocent looking website.

[Lance]

I would normally run malwarebytes in safe mode and get avast antivirus to do a boot time scan.

[David]

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic42837.html

http://www.fasterpccleanclean.com/your-system-has-been-infected-popup

This is the ones I believe,as I dont use dodgy sites I am wondering how it got on there !
Avast was running at the time and scans are hourly with it I have tried but it wont or cant touch this nasty ware .I wont be beaten though .

[.Griff.]

"Maleware" - Is that something like boxer shorts? 

[David]

 No Griff just bad spelling                  malware

[Glenn]

If it is like the Scareware pictured below, then follow  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-tool

[David]

Thanks Glenn

[Lance]

If it is like the Scareware pictured below, then follow  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-tool

Thats the exact one I cleared off a friends machine Monday night.

[David]

I have to admit getting flummoxed knowing which one to download but for some reason I turned the machine on and it sprang to life with no sign of anything !! I ran avast which found a fake alert,whatever this is but now I am carrying out a boot scan on the machine concerned,Im on my laptop at the moment ,maybe right or stuppid but the new Advent I have left off for the time being ...so I get paranoid

If the boot scan comes back as clear then I intend to return to that link and download hopefully the correct application

[David]

Thats the exact one I cleared off a friends machine Monday night.

Yes this is the one Lance exactly its cost me a few quid so far but cant see why its gone or where its gone ,why was it not on the desktop when I switched the machine on ?

It very hopeful to see it can be destroyed or at leaste removed off the machine and a relief that I may not have lost all or any data....se RKill using the LTop for reference

[Rik]

Like the new avatar, David.

[David]

 
Got him yesterday

[Rik]

Not stuffed, I hope.

[Simon]

You shot a robin?   

[David]

Hi Simon just finishing off this and looks like I succeeded in something technical for once,just on the last lap managed to get Malwarebytes downloaded and its doing the scan ,I think,not sure that the machine is cleaned 

Thanks all.
Simon no Robins were harmed in the making of this movie 

[Rik]

 

[Simon]

[David]

     Job Done thanks again

Trojan found and now gone

[David]

Not stuffed, I hope.

Tha rings bells

[Rik]

Ding dong the witch is dead.

[David]

 

You are not by any chance taking the St Michelle are you  sir ? 

[Rik]

Moi? 

[David]

  Now I have just watched the MSE videos and wonder why I spent so much money 

[Rik]

Because someone has to, David.