Mrplumberman Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Advice needed.. just trying to repair my dads PC as he has downloaded a bug. Everything is being interupted with a similar thing to xp police. He now has an shield icon in his taskbar and its stopping evertything. I have downloaded the ATF Cleaner, Malwarebytes anti malware and super anti spyware but this system security thing is stopping them all from running. Any ideas or please point me in the direction if its already been covered elsewhere Cheers Quote
Tootech Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Go here Roguefix - Rogue scanner & Fake warning removal tool Go down to the To Clean An Infected Computer title Right click download select Save Target As and save it to your Desktop Disable any security software you have running and double click the downloaded file. Let it run and reboot - it may need 2 reboots, just follow the instructions. When you have done that follow these instructions to run a full clean up. It is in your best interest to note the following:Please disable your resident security applications (such as AVG, Spybot, WinPatrol, etc.) before performing the below procedure so that they do not interfere with the process. Perform all the steps in the order listed to avoid any conflicts. If unsure, please stop and voice your doubts. You might be required to go offline during the disinfection process. Therefore, it is recommended to print off the instructions below for ease of reference. If you stick to the above guidelines, all should go smoothly. ================================================ STEP 1 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Press the Empty Selected button and click OK to acknowledge the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. ================================================ STEP 2 Please click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. At the end, make sure a check mark is placed next to: Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Click Finish. The program will download and update itself if it finds the necessity to do so. Please allow this. Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan. Note: Depending on your computer specifications, the scan may take some time to complete. Please wait patiently and do not interrupt the process. When the scan is complete, click OK, and then Show Results to view the results. Make sure that every entry is selected, and click Remove Selected. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 3 Please click here to download SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Version). Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Open SUPERAntiSpyware. Under Configuration and Preferences, click the Preferences button. Click the Scanning Control tab. Under Scanner Options make sure the following fields checked: Scan for tracking cookies Terminate memory threats before quarantining Click the Close button to leave the control center screen. On the main screen, under Scan for Harmful Software click Scan your computer. On the left, make sure you check mark All the Fixed Drives. On the right, under Complete Scan, choose Perform Complete Scan. Click Next to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer. After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click OK. Make sure every entry has a check mark next to it and click Next. A notification will appear that Quarantine and Removal is Complete. Click OK and then Finish to return to the main menu. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 4 Please visit the ESET Online Scanner, using Internet Explorer to initiate the scan. Note: If you are running Windows Vista, then you will need Administrative privileges to complete the latter part of the procedure. To do so, right-click on the Internet Explorer icon in the Start Menu and select the Run As Administrator option in the shell context menu. Check mark the YES, I accept the Terms of Use box. Click the Start button. Click the Install button on the following screen. Click Start. This will will initialize and update the scanner engine. Check mark the box beside Remove found threats. Click the Scan button. This will start the scan. Please be patient while it is in progress. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 5 Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Restore. Choose the radio button marked Create a Restore Point on the first screen and click Next. Give the restore point a name then click Create. The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a note of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore. Next, click on Start > Run, type Cleanmgr and click on OK. Click on the More Options tab. Click the Clean Up button in the System Restore section to remove all previous restore points except the most recent one. This will remove any infected files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in "System Restore" are protected to prevent any programs changing those files. This is the only foolproof way to ensure the deletion of those files. Note: Do not clear restore points on a regular basis as doing so will clear all previous restore points even those that you may need. System Restore is a useful tool to revert your computer back to a working condition if something goes wrong. Re-enable all your security applications and please return here and tell us how the computer seems to be operating. Close browsers before scanning Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Quote
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