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Win 7 Malware

  • 05-04-2011 6:02am
    #1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    anyone know how to remove this particular bastard of a malware? using windows 7 32bit, tried using rkill and then malwarebytes but didnt get anywhere. absolute pain in the tits


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Moved to Virus & Malware Removal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Jazzy wrote: »
    anyone know how to remove this particular bastard of a malware? using windows 7 32bit, tried using rkill and then malwarebytes but didnt get anywhere. absolute pain in the tits

    Worth trying a few:

    Spy bot search and destroy
    http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
    kaspersky virus removal tool
    http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
    kaspersky TDSS killer
    http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.exe


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Jazzy wrote: »
    tried using rkill and then malwarebytes but didnt get anywhere.

    Did you try them in Safe mode? Can you confirm that the name of the virus is "Win 7 Malware" and not "Win 7 Antimalware"?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    hey, just tried in safemode, nothing :s
    the piece of malware is called "Win 7 Home Security". tried using all those scanners cookie1977 linked and nothing :/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    You could try http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx.

    Or try a system restore to a date when your computer was not infected.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    just tried in safemode, nothing :s

    What do you mean? Did you get into 'Safe Mode with Networking' at all?

    the piece of malware is called "Win 7 Home Security". tried using all those scanners cookie1977 linked and nothing :/

    Removal instructions for Win 7 Home Security are here

    Afterwards it might be worth repeating the process in 'Safe Mode with Networking'


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    yeah i got into safe mode with networking and ran malwarebytes but it didnt do anything.
    i seem to have gotten rid of it though, i just repeatedly ran rkill (about 10 times or so) until i was happy that enough processes were stopped and then ran spybot 3/4 times and its showing up clean. ill do the same in safemode now just to be sure :) ty lads


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Jazzy wrote: »
    yeah i got into safe mode with networking and ran malwarebytes but it didnt do anything.

    Do you mean that it didn't detect anything or that it didn't run at all? In 'Safe Mode with Networking' and after running rkill : download Malwarebytes, install it, update it and then run a full scan.


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