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.
It's getting tougher to be safe, isn't it, Lona. :(
Well done. :thumb:
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..
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.
I had a friends laptop the the other day, malwarebytes found 1131 infected files, during the 4hr scan.
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 ;D
More to the point, Paul, just what sites is she visiting? :o
Quote from: psp83 on Sep 10, 2010, 19:24:01
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 ;D. I would like to know how it got there as well.
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.
Would you believe my Hubby was looking up how to clean false teeth. ;D
Sulphuric acid usually works quite well. ;D
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! ;D
It often is. :(