Scareware / virus infected windows pc

See what happens when a browser hits a page that is offering up so-called scareware bogus anti-virus programs. And, what the program looks like once the machine is infected. Video put together by Steve Hanlon of MyTechie.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• virus
• scareware
• internet security
• windows
• security

[mytechieuk]

@Matrixian21 fair point and thanks for the comment. I don't make it clear in the video that a full scan didn't find anything either. I'm sure that it would work now, but back in May we were reduced to booting offline recovery bootdisks such as Kaspersky, etc. to clear this type of infection.

[CYCFrankD]

Great video

[DragonwriterX]

How do you remove it on your own? Also since anti-virus couldnt find it would that make rogue antivirus a rootkit?

[voon100]

You need to run in safe mode then RKill if that fails run HijackThis.

[100dcx]

Internet protection? Do you mean Windows defender!

[minkav2]

aerent u carring obout ur computer?

[joshmanisdabomb]

I had one like this it was exactly the same but just a name change. It was called System Defender and it was verrryyy annoying.

[Matrixian21]

MalwareBytes probably would have found it if you'd done a full scan.

[Shagron1349]

Best Protection for Users is to CHANGE the whole windows Design, then its easy VISIBLE

[keithpellowe]

Nice one Steve. Thanks for the info and heads up if I come across this problem.