Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Thanks be to Microsoft SE

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Thanks be to Microsoft SE

    My parents' PC had a nasty trojan this morning. They have Trend Micro AV/anti spyware on it. The smart little bugger disabled the virus scanner (and any available internet updates I tried to get), also set up proxy settings in IE8 so I couldn't access the internet.

    Be aware of this thing if you get it - it's called "antivirus soft" - with a neat and clean GUI that is really a scam and pops up messages saying your PC is infected and you need to "buy" their scanner to fix it. This is the best link I could find that tells about how dangerous it is:

    Remove Antivirus Soft (Uninstall Guide)

    It helped me out but in the end (thank the Lord) I had Firefox installed from the last time I visited and the trojan did not screw with that browser. So what I did was download Microsoft's Security Essentials and try to update it it. I was unsuccessful, but I went into safe mode in WinXP and was able to update the MSE program within safemode. I then had to go back to normal Windows to run the full scan. The thing found it, and removed it. I then was able to access IE8 and disable the proxy settings the trojan set up.

    I then updated my dad's Trend Micro suite. It goes to show that an expensive AV suite will not always catch these buggers. The freeware saved the day in this case!

    So, Kudos to you Microsoft for your little program. The only thing I ask is please please let me install it in safe mode. Apparently the MSI packages are forbidden from working while in safe mode (security feature I spose). There was a way to enable MSI installers but it was a command prompt registry key entry, and I was unable to make it work.
    [IMG]http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/radarsig1-1.jpg[/IMG]

Cain's Lair Forums Statistics

Collapse

Topics: 26,187   Posts: 269,850   Members: 6,183   Active Members: 7
Welcome to our newest member, Fermin13Q.

Today's Birthdays

Collapse

Top Active Users

Collapse

There are no top active users.

More Posts

Collapse

  • Reply to Hi guys!
    by Evil_T0NY {CLR}
    I've been Alpha and will be Beta testing the Delta Force game. It's been really getting good reviews! Definitely a good Battlefield feel to it like the...
    14 Nov 2024, 08:50 PM
  • Reply to Hope your all OK over there
    by Apache Warrior
    We had 17 inches of rain from the storm on November 7, 2024.
    Apache
    11 Nov 2024, 07:55 AM
  • Reply to Hope your all OK over there
    by Sirex
    Aye, I'm inclined to agree with that lmao
    Gone are the days of warm summers and snow filled winters here, nothing but rain and wind for 8mths of...
    10 Nov 2024, 08:53 PM
  • Reply to Hope your all OK over there
    by Apache Warrior
    Now we have had a lot of flooding in this area and there are still a lot of houses that have not been repaired. Must be the apocalypse.
    ...
    8 Nov 2024, 09:23 AM
Working...
X