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Title: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 27, 2011, 02:24:52 pm

had a nightmare with my computer today.  It got taken over by a program called 'system tool'.  looks like a normal anti malware program and keeps trying to make you register and pay the licence fee.  It froze all my virus and spyware protection and practically everything else, its also hidden and a nightmare to find so deleting is an issue.

I tried all sorts of downloadable programs that are 'capable' of deleting it but they all failed.  Eventually managed to open the computer up in safe mode and restore it back to a week ago. 

http://www.im-infected.com/rogue/remove-system-tool.html (http://www.im-infected.com/rogue/remove-system-tool.html)

Slightly annoyed that none of my virus protection caught it

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: edd666999 on February 27, 2011, 02:34:40 pm

Your machine will still be infected, that particular infection gets into your system restore folder. PM me and ill send you something that will get rid.

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 27, 2011, 02:36:17 pm

cheers pal  :happy2:

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Jack Rabbit on February 27, 2011, 03:27:38 pm

maybe spend less time on dodgy porn sites?  :wink: :grin:

try spyware doctor  :happy2:

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 27, 2011, 03:57:20 pm

i have spyware doctor installed.  It never picked it up.

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: sam on February 27, 2011, 09:37:16 pm

malwarebytes :happy2:

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 27, 2011, 10:24:38 pm

have that as well.

Im running Microsoft Security essentials, Spyware doctor 2011 and malwarebytes.  Bloody thing still got through

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on February 28, 2011, 09:59:14 am

Happened to me, seemed to get infected through ebay of all places.

Mine was bloody clever, it took over the windows security applet in control panel and reported itself as being bang up to date!

System restore by over a month sorted it though

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 28, 2011, 05:55:23 pm

thats how i had to fix mine.  nightmare

Title: Re: Computer malware
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 28, 2011, 06:08:32 pm

in fact in the last half an hour my computer has flashed up a warning about 5 suspicious 'attacks' that it has stopped!!!

something is trying to get @ my computer for sure