Friday 7 October 2011

Unremovable Virus - what is it, how do I remove?

I have a virus, established in this thread:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>



There are three aims of this virus:

1) Change Google Adware links and google links

2) Disable the running of anti-virus software

3) Restrict access to sites supplying anti-virus software



I cannot run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, HijackThis, ms malicious software removal (KB890830), spybot and I'm willing to bet that other programs such as avast won't work either, not even in safe mode.



The first problem is arrising on www.google.co.uk only and not www.google.com

I've ran pings on co.uk and it seems like im going through a proxy. Browser proxy config ok, internet connection proxy setup ok, router config ok.



I've uploaded some screenshots to show how it is changing google by putting fake adverts (also links have been changed along with the styling of the document - compare it with your version to see the difference):

Real Adverts and page from .com:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o255/鈥?/a>

Fake Adverts and page from .co.uk:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o255/鈥?/a>



Can anyone identify the virus? Have you had it before yourself?

How can it be removed?



Thanks for your time
Unremovable Virus - what is it, how do I remove?
So you got Malwarebytes already on your desktop and you cannot open it? Try renaming Malwarebytes. Frankly, I think you're better off going to a forum such as bleepingcomputer.com so that they can give you tools that we cannot give them here. The number of tools we can offer in Yahoo Answers are limited. Don't turn your system restore off before clearing malware,worry about that later.



Right click on the shortcut of Malwarebytes %26gt; go to 'Properties' %26gt; go to 'Find Target' (for Vista, go to 'Open File Location') to take you to the very file to rename %26gt; rename it, for instance 'col.exe' and then double-click on it to run, not the shortcut (unless you rename it from within the shortcut itself, as well).



Another method is to rename by exe extension to .bat, .com, .pif, or .scr and then double-click on it to run. For instance 'mbam.bat' and so on.
Unremovable Virus - what is it, how do I remove?
If the my review did not solve the problem (and you think you have the same virus(s), I also used:

Norman Malware Cleaner

avira antivir personal

Ad-AwareAE

However, I don't think these were as useful.



You should also note that scans should be done pre boot and multiple times!

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Even i have the same problem i have got a squared free installed has detected windows file svchost.exe what do i do i guess we are having the same problem malware bytes after installing doesn't launch please email me if you get any solution to this problem.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;(PLAN A)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;(Download,install and use 1,2,and 3)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

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2.http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpywar鈥?/a>

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If your computer is froze up and won't let you download and use anti virus programs?

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2.Avira just put out a free rescue CD that you can download and burn on another computer.All you have to do is stick it in the infected computers drive,reboot and follow the directions? (Note)if it says burner not compatible save the file as an ISO and burn it with an ISO burner like Magic ISO? After it loads up hit the space bar when asked and then hit the English flag to change to English and hit start scan!

Confused?%26gt;%26gt; Here's a video on how to do this?

(Video)%26gt;%26gt;:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4lTAgDH9鈥?/a>

(Download)

1.http://www.free-av.com/en/tools/12/avira鈥?/a>

%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;(PLAN C)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Go to my blog and scroll down to the articles on %26quot;How to kill viruses properly%26quot; and/or %26quot;How to unhack your computer%26quot;

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Download and use CCleaner its a great program and it's also free! (Note) In CCleaner go in %26quot;Tools%26quot; and you have easy access to the start up menu!

1.http://www.filehippo.com/download_cclean鈥?/a>

%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;(PLAN D)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

If plan A,B or C didn't solve your problem than you need to backup all your personal files,drivers and programs and do a fresh install of your operating system and that's another story and shouldn't be attempted by a novice? )~;