| HejiraNYC |
10-12-2011 03:47 PM |
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Originally Posted by Macfanforever
(Post 1022816)
Hi All.I just got hit with a virus called Cloud Protection antivirus. IT's A FAKE. I used Malwarebytes free edition to wipe out the crap.The software should be installed on a flash drive .and make Malwarebytes to run off}{Portable mode}from the flash drive in the safe mode F8 on the windows computer.This crap will has popups galore saying the computer is infected also it will ask for you to get a full version..Also it will make the real antispyware not work in the main hard drive.
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Yep, had the scareware virus, but it was fairy simple to eliminate. Most recently I was infected with a "rootkit" virus that redirected me to some useless link consolidator site every time I tried to use Google. Argh! Malwarebytes is great for most Trojans; however, it does not work at the rootkit level. For that I would highly recommend Combofix (freeware, yea!). Believe it or not, YouTube is a good source for obtaining step-by-step instructions on curing these annoying maladies.
BTW, I will personally string up anyone creating/transmitting these viruses on the web by the b@lls. I seriously want to inflict mortal injury upon these blights to society.
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