Antivirus 2009

[gawa316]

I was trying to watch prison break on line and when i clicked on a site I seemed to have downloaded antivirus 2009. Keeps saying my computer is infected by different trojans etc and that I should pay $50 registration to remove. I've read a bit about it and it's obviously some type of scam.

Anyway does anyone know of a simple way to remove it? Been on a couple of sites and most say to do it manually but i haven't a feckin' clue how to do this. Any help would be appreciated

[Mhic Easmuint]

I'd try a System Restore first.  Might do the trick. 
Start > Help & Support > System Restore

[gawa316]

I'd try a System Restore first.  Might do the trick. 
Start > Help & Support > System Restore

Did that already but it didn't go back far enough. How do i restore it to say 2 days ago?

[Mhic Easmuint]

Is there no date you can select before that?

[Mhic Easmuint]

If there is no date before download Malwarebytes.  Should remove it for ya.

Some instructions if you need to follow:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/uninstall-antivirus-2009

[tyrone86]

I'd try a System Restore first.  Might do the trick. 
Start > Help & Support > System Restore

What he said.

Plus update your virus checker whether it AVG or Norton straight away and that should get it pretty quick

[stephenite]

Herself got the 2008 version a few months back, spent ages trying to restore, gave up eventaully and had to format. I'd imagine you're OC is fucked if it keeps flashing the pop up every time you try to do something. Took ages to restore the vital stuff of the PC I needed, photos, music etc. with the pop-ups constantly flashing up, if it's the same thing you're fucked unfortunately

[Mhic Easmuint]

Herself got the 2008 version a few months back, spent ages trying to restore, gave up eventaully and had to format. I'd imagine you're OC is fucked if it keeps flashing the pop up every time you try to do something. Took ages to restore the vital stuff of the PC I needed, photos, music etc. with the pop-ups constantly flashing up, if it's the same thing you're fucked unfortunately

It's not as drastic as that.  I got it removed from a computer with a few different tools!

[Our Nail Loney]

If I do system restore does it not rmove all the stuff I have recently downloaded.

[ardmhachaabu]

If I do system restore does it not rmove all the stuff I have recently downloaded.

Nope

[stephenite]

Herself got the 2008 version a few months back, spent ages trying to restore, gave up eventaully and had to format. I'd imagine you're OC is fucked if it keeps flashing the pop up every time you try to do something. Took ages to restore the vital stuff of the PC I needed, photos, music etc. with the pop-ups constantly flashing up, if it's the same thing you're fucked unfortunately

It's not as drastic as that.  I got it removed from a computer with a few different tools!

Which tools Mhic, used Malwarebytes and various other tools to try and get rid of it, nothing could remove the core files from the registry so even though it looked like I wiped it, every time I restarted it re-appeared

[gawa316]

I'd try a System Restore first.  Might do the trick. 
Start > Help & Support > System Restore

Good man that seems to have done the trick, cheers.

Why don't they just post that a system restore will do the trick instead of all that other shite on help websites?

[Mhic Easmuint]

Did you try combofix?
Think I ran that first then Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware and Avast.  

[Main Street]

That advert virus happened to me when I was using windows.
It was a pain. Slowed everything down to a crawl in the mud.
I read up on it (searched for adware something) and everything that worked for users infected with the same thing, indicated that a manual detox worked the best.
Those popular anti virus utilities,  AVG, Kaspersky Norton are worse than impotent in detecting and cleaning out after being infected by these advert viruses.
I downloaded a  freeware utility which guided me to where these feckers were breeding in the registry.
Then I could manually delete every last vestige of them.
It took a few times with the utility, checking and rechecking that what I was about to delete was not necessary to the registry.
The infected computer could only be detoxed while offline and better still, starting up offline.

At worst, start up in an offline status,  copy all you need to copy, reformat and reinstall windows.

[stephenite]

Did you try combofix?
Think I ran that first then Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware and Avast.  

Not sure if I used combofix - she's bound to do it again so I'll revert to this when it happens