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:

First [...]

Remove Vundo and Virtumonde Using Free Software

So, what is Vundo and how do you get infected with it?
Vundo is a pernicious Adware Trojan that is usually installed into your windows pc (Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista) via an outdated Java Runtime Environment. Vundo, also known as Virtumonde and Virtumondo creates random letter DLL’s in C:\windows\system32 (tyeyavv.dll for example) [...]

Vundo Removal Updated for June 08

I used to hate Vundo because detecting and removing was really a pain in the as*. I say “used to” because I’ve found a little recipe for 100% removal (so far) that is quick and very effective. It’s not 100% free, but it does detect, remove and prevent new vundo infections.
1. Buy [...]

SpyShredder 2.1 – Rogue Anti-Malware

SpyShredder is Rogue Anti-Malware (fake software). SpyShredder has 2 purposes.

Make you buy it for 9.95
Steal your Identity

This SpyShredder starts scanning at login and displays numerous fake results. When the scanning is complete, SpyShredder will ask you to register it in order to clean the infections. Don’t ever register this program. [...]

XP AntiVirus 2008 got my mom…

Mom called me this weekend saying that the antivirus was driving here crazy and needed me to come over asap to fix it for her. I remembered I installed AVG Antivirus V 7.5 for her and I know AVG doesn’t really bother anyone, so I was confused, but I told her i’d check [...]

xp antivirus 2008 removal

Xp AntiVirus 2008 is rogue antivirus ( fake software ) that is installed via a trojan. You can easily remove XP AntiVirus 2008 using this AntiVirus

virtumonde removal

Virtumonde removal can be successfully accomplished via the following steps below. Please note that this fix only works on Windows XP. NEVER RUN COMBOFIX ON WINDOWS VISTA!!!
Warning: The fix below is a manual process and should only be attempted by professional anti-malware techs.
If you want to remove any [...]

Vundo Remover

My favorite Vundo Remover is VundoFix from Atribune.org. There are a couple of other Vundo Removers such as vundobegone and symantec’s vundo remover. All vundo removers will fail (in my experience) if you do not run them in safemode.

Virus Heat

Virus Heat is Rogue AntiMalware and should never be installed and ALWAYS removed. Virus Heat will display fake alerts saying that you are infected by a vast number of viruses and trojans. While this may be true, Virus Heat is one of them.
If you have purchased Virus Heat cancel your credit card and [...]