Post Malware Cleanup
Antivirus XP 2008 – Rogue AntiVirus
I discovered a new rogue on Saturday over at a clients house (Barb S.).
This looks a lot like Windows Defender doesn’t it? Anyway, Barb had Trend Micro 2006 (which was working and updated) however Trend was completely unaware that there were applications like this running +40 pieces of malware hiding in System32.
Removal:
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Removing System Restrictions After Malware
Malware not only steals data and tries to sell you bogus software, but it also locks down your PC in an effort to make malware removal that much more difficult.
Below are a few commands that will add/change registry entries so that you can administer your PC:
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If you get the following message - Registry editing has [...]
Rundll As APP Crashes as related to SetupAPI.dll
Recently I had a client that could not install any new hardware drivers on her laptop. Setupapi.dll would crash during the installation process. She had over 200 pieces of malware on her pc so I can only assume one of them modified setupapi.dll.
I took a chance and copied a setupapi.dll from another pc (a clean [...]
