Question:
how do i get rid of this virus?
pasher71
2009-09-17 10:42:46 UTC
somehow i have gotten a virus, it managed to slip through all my defenses.it is a Program called anti virus pro 2010. i have tried to delete it and its still there, how can i find the infection and remove it.also it is recking havoc with my zone alarm
Six answers:
??
2009-09-17 11:15:09 UTC
1.Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.





2.Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:



http://www.malwarebytes.org







3.Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.





4.Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.





5.When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button.





6.MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program .



7.On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Antivirus Pro 2010 related files.





8.MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.



9.When the scan is finished a message box will appear



You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Antivirus Pro 2010 removal process.





10.You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.





11.A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown as seen in the image below. Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.







You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.





12.When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.





13.You can now exit the MBAM program.



Your computer should now be free of the Antivirus Pro 2010 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.











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?
2009-09-17 10:48:52 UTC
I would recommend downloading AVG 8.0 free and running that, Zone alarm is a very easily disabled virus protection program along with McAfee and Norton. I would also recommned checking every thing you download with a free online virus checker such as http://www.virustotal.com/ from here on forth. Best of luck.
2009-09-17 10:48:48 UTC
First of all - zone alarm is bs.



Download Malware byte anti malware, and save the file as mbam.



Then run a scan in safe mode.



Bobs your uncle:)
2009-09-17 20:15:18 UTC
Antivirus PRO 2010 seems to be popular these days. Try scanning your system in safe mode using Spyware Doctor, SUPERAntiSpyware or Malwarebytes. Don't forget to update first.



That should work, but if it doesn't, you're welcome to try the more difficult manual method:



http://www.2-viruses.com/remove-antivirus-pro-2010
2009-09-17 10:57:32 UTC
Antivirus Pro 2010 removal Instructions



1.Hit Ctrl Shift and Esc at the same time and bring up your task manager and choose the processes tab and look for antiviruspro2010.exe

antiviruspro_2010.exe,install(2).exe ? Rt click on it and choose end process.



2.Go to Start -> Run ->type msconfig and hit Ok. Go in BOOT.INI tab and tick both "Safe boot" and to the right of that "Networking" and hit Apply and Close.(It will boot in "Safe with networking mode" Choose Administrator)



3.While in "Safe with networking mode" download Malwarebytes.

(Free) http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol

(Note)If you already have Malwarebytes installed and it won't run go in it's program file and rt click on the red mbam app and rename it mbam.bat then rt click and choose send to-> Desktop (create shortcut) now close out of everything and go to your desk top and use that app to launch M-Bam for now on.



4.Right click on the mbam setup app you downloaded and rename it xxxx then Dbl click on it and install and update it and run a full scan and delete/quarantine all entities it finds and restart if it asks? (Note) If it won't update use this link to download and install the latest rules: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/database/mbam-rules.exe



5.Go to Start,Run,type msconfig and hit ok.Go in BOOT.INI tab and untick Safe Boot and then go in the Startup tab and (uncheck) all programs (not) needed at startup "Lesser is better in this case" and hit apply,close,restart.Your computer will boot normally and on your desktop a window will popup,check "Don't show this message" box and hit ok and your done (~8

(Note)Check here for info's on startup programs http://www.techspot.com/startup/

(How to video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSwtNiBx5A&feature=channel_page



(Optional)

Download Superantispyware,install,update,and run a quick scan and

delete/quarantine all entities it finds.

(Free) http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=mncol



If you need more battle plans

drop me an email by clicking

on my name under my avatar?



Stay Safe Out There (^.^)
Ryan J
2009-09-17 10:47:07 UTC
get avg anti virus


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