Fake Windows Virus Protection

[insecur]

I got something like this a while back while I was on Google. It said I had 9387 worms in a folder that had like three files...

[goochbuntu]

its funny they take your credit card number and they buy a bunch of stuff online i know a person that purchased it and still had problems ended up having to reinstall the whole computer and had to fight fraud charges with her bank

[Morgie92199]

We got that on my school computer. /shifty

[darobite]

hate these things. it happened to me just now. luckily i have a good antivurs scanner and deleted it. if i ever run into the perosn who came up with those things, well, bad things will happen cause this is the third freaking time.

[McNibbler]

Something like this happened to my dad. He was looking up a Soviet Union basketball player, and a link sent him to kojce.co.be, which was pretty much the same as this. After he installed the virus "protection" I walked up to him and found a dead givaway. We don't have a D:/ drive

[mandyc1031]

I have had this virus three times but click the x and it stops it cant initialize faat enough

[00zian00]

It is called System Tools & it is super hard to remove, I heard that Malwarebytes can remove it. In my opinion it is just best to do a clean install if you were dumb enough to get infected with something like that.

[Mr432scott]

this has happened to me twice and i got so scared i just unplugged the computer and went to bed

[TheDXDan]

whooww

[raceforspeed]

cool :3 the link is now dead ,  it got destroyed

[metalx1000]

@raceforspeed: yeah, but I get links and attachments like this one in my yahoo junk mail account every day. What is nice, is that it seems to take AV like Norton a few days to get updated to the point where it can detect the new versions of the fake AV. Once again, really AV is just as big of a scam as the fake stuff :)

[maw88ify]

Use Linux Mint for your porn , and pirating needs !!! Only use Windows for Games , and some software... For everything else use Linux Mint problem solved .

[aaronjs4]

fuck

THIS IS THE SITE THAT DESTROYED MY OLD PC!!

i hate this site

[metalx1000]

@RoBlockScape: Yeah, I know it was a malware site :)

Don't make the mistake of thinking you are "invincible to viruses". Yes, Linux is more secure. But, only if you follow some basic rules.

1) Stick to the repositories.

2) If you for some reason need something outside of the repose, make sure it's Open-Source and you get is from a secure site.

3) Use strong passwords.

Remember, malware can be written for any OS. But, if you stick to the repose it's a lot harder to get it on your machine.

[thehyphen64]

same thing hapened to me on both of my computers!

[Palmar3s]

ITS EASY TO REMOVE! First of all, IT HAPPENED to me, also your desktop icons and files will "disappear". NOTE: They were not deleted, the virus just hides them. TO SOLVE: download Malwarebytes, install, update and scan. (quick scan worked). remove everything that appears infected. Restart. To get back hidden files, search on Google for "unhide.exe" by Grinler. Run it and eveything should be back to normal. If it doesnt work that means you did something wrong. or you're truly fucked! Peace!

[fatbob2011]

@Palmar3s well actually for some computers the virus shuts down the antivirus, so i would just go to safe mode and do that.

[Headcrabman99]

This happened on my friend's pC.  Being the Computer wiz I am, I did

ctrl alt delete

force shutdown

The rogue got owned

[Headcrabman99]

I have virtual pc, can I do this in here too without the Virus spreading to my real PC?

[metalx1000]

@Headcrabman99: You mean like VirtualBox. Yeah, you should be safe installing this in there. I would make a Snapshot with VirtualBox before doing just in case you want to go back. I would be a good way to compare before and after.

[TutorialsGameplays5]

@metalx1000 what if i use vmware?

[NARUTOxVSxPEIN]

This happened to me on windows 7 however i knew it was fake because it popped up in a widows xp box

[TheAnimalover173]

@NARUTOxVSxPEIN i don't know why your F****** comment is in top

[PhillyAssassinX]

lol this shyt happened to me the other day, i was like wow thts lame

[Anzac97]

This is actually quite simple to remove

[elmospornomouth]

@Anzac97 how do i remove it

[Serj960HD]

@elmospornomouth

with safe mode with networking:)

[whereisthetea42]

so how is this different from your regular McAffee( or whatever that thing is called )?

modus operandi looks the same: scare the client showing him how many viruses he has, make him pay, rinse and repeat. maybe just a tiny wee less professional...

[metalx1000]

@whereisthetea42: I have to agree with you.

[ChathamFr0]

I've removed these types of programs from many computers. It's crazy how uneducated people are.. fills my pockets because they are lazy though. :P

[RioTxWarrior]

i posted this on facebook im gonna see if they go to this website ha ha

[Burningsouljah]

@RioTxWarrior LMFAO,

You are gonna get alot of messages

[mushfarm]

no it wasnt sarcasm :P thasts just what i heard

[mushfarm]

i heard if you buy there stuff, it goes away completely

[metalx1000]

@mushfarm: I don't know if that is sarcasm or not, but a coworker of mine put his credit card number in and got charged something like $40 and is still didn't go away.

[Backwardskey]

Answer to removal: System Restore shortcut. Use it right when you turn on your PC, and it can't stop you.

[lovabelgirl1002]

hey i bought norton anti virus after i installed that darn program how can i know if its still in my computer how can i try to get it off they took the money away i changed my card number right away help please

[metalx1000]

@lovabelgirl1002: The problem with viruses is that they come in multiple parts. Hopefully Norton took care of it, but if Norton missed one small part of the viruses, it could come back later. I'm sorry these people took advantage of you. In the future beware of any one wanting you to pay for software. Software should always be free. If some one is trying to charge you for software, they are trying to take advantage of you.

[lovabelgirl1002]

are they just going to take my money away or what more help please

[metalx1000]

@lovabelgirl1002: I couldn't tell you for sure what they will do. I know some one who had a similar thing and they charged him $40. They could just start buying things with your credit card. But, my bet would be that they are going to charge you what you agreed to when you filled out the form. Not sure you can do anything legally about it since you basically agreed to pay. You could try to stop the payment. Either way, my bet is that their software is going to keep screwing with your computer.

[lovabelgirl1002]

hey i downloaded this and put my credit card number im so scared foreals help me please

[grandmastgarth]

Hey it's back, just got it. Windows Defender found it though, making a video and will put the new link.

Recorded it :)

[grandmastgarth]

Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft's answer to viruses, a good one at that.

[metalx1000]

I find it funny when people use the word "Security" and "Microsoft" in the same sentince.

[wowgmworldcom]

when i go to the site Internet Explorer has a Block that is Almost all red and says This website has been reported unsafe

and it tells you to go to your home page, seems Microsoft stepped its game up on security. But i used a virus make and accidently ran the virus i made and it started hijacking my browser, but windows defender found it(Full Scan)

[wowgmworldcom]

i want to test out windows defender in windows 7, could you link it?

[metalx1000]

I added it to the description since they won't allow links in comments. But, I just tried it and it looks like the site was taken down. I'm sure it's still out there, just moved.