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Infected Laptop - XP Antivirus 2012

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The doris has managed to get a virus on her laptop.:PDT_Xtremez_42:

It's XP Antivirus 2012. Looks quite realistic, but is a pain in the 4rse. I've googled out the geek pages for a fix, but most of them all recommend registry HKEY changes and I havent got the time or patience for it.

Any geeks out there know a good tool/fix that is easy to follow?

I cant understand how she got the fcuking thing, I installed up to date McAfee on it ages ago & it all seems up to date.
 
Some of them are very good at bypassing AV stuff,I got hit a while ago.First thing I'd ddo is bin McAfee & instal "Avast"...

To remove that virus,install & run this;

http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

Once that's ran & you've removed the infection,install Spybot SD & Sandboxie.These run in the background,Spybot will monitor your PC in the background as will Sandbox,which will also allow you to quarantine suspect programmes in a sort of safe area,


http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

http://www.sandboxie.com/

Seriously tho,I'd bin McAfee.
 
Thanks for the link.
I use Adaware and I've had no trouble so far, although a "full scan" on my machine can take all night.
 
I had the same thing on a new laptop I just bought but with Windows 7. I just ran a download from Stopzilla and that sorted it out.
 
Find an antivirus application that will run under Linux.

Download Puppy Linux and copy the .iso to a CD.

Boot the infected machine with the Puppy Linux disk and then run the AV application.

Note:

The Puppy Linux will not install, the OS will run from the system RAM.
 
wgaf said:
Did you buy the programme it sends yo to Mono?
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Top of that page is an advert, you want to scroll down to where this section is...

Automated Removal Instructions for Win 7 Antispyware 2012, Vista Antivirus 2012, and XP Security 2012 using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:

Don't buy any "pro" versions either. The free one will do the job.
 
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monobrow said:
Dullard! That's an advert! Scroll down to where this section is...

Automated Removal Instructions for Win 7 Antispyware 2012, Vista Antivirus 2012, and XP Security 2012 using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
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Gotcha!!!!!
 
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