Experiencing Vista Anti-virus: What to Do?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around experiences with a persistent anti-virus malware, specifically referred to as "Vista Anti-virus" or "Anti-virus 2010." Participants share their personal encounters, recovery methods, and suggestions for antivirus software. The scope includes technical troubleshooting, malware removal strategies, and recommendations for antivirus programs.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes their experience with the malware, noting its ability to disable system restore and create persistent pop-ups, despite having antivirus protection from Avast.
  • Another participant shares their method of using Avira Antivir and Malwarebytes to scan and remove the malware, suggesting that a complete hard disk format may not be necessary.
  • A third participant mentions successfully removing the malware using AVG on a family member's computer.
  • There is a suggestion for finding better antivirus solutions, with a request for recommendations for free programs.
  • A later reply acknowledges the tip about reinstalling msconfig as a useful reference for future issues.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share various methods for dealing with the malware, but there is no consensus on a single effective solution. Different antivirus programs are mentioned, and experiences vary regarding their effectiveness.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific software and methods without detailing all necessary steps or potential limitations of their approaches. There is also a lack of clarity on the exact nature of the malware and its variants.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals experiencing similar malware issues, those seeking troubleshooting tips for antivirus software, and users looking for recommendations on effective free antivirus programs.

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Has anyone experienced this thing? I got it a few times and had to do a system restore. My friend also got it, spent a ton of time trying to get rid of it, then eventually just switched hard drives.
Yesterday I got it and it disabled my system restore. I think it also tried to delete my system recovery, but I found hidden somewhere. I couldn't just search for it like I normally can.
So I did a system recovery and now I'm getting all my stuff back.
It's so frustrating because it doesn't allow you to use the internet and stuff keeps popping up doing fake virus searches. It just pervades your entire system.
Also, I had my Avast anti-virus program running. It popped up telling me it blocked a virus, yet the virus persisted. Avast kept saying it was blocking this virus, yet the virus got on my computer anyway and started making it's own pop ups, while Avast kept giving me warnings about it

I'm now going to use Firefox instead of IE and I'm going to try to find a better virus protection program. Anyone know of any good free ones?
 
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Hi,
last week i got Anti-virus 2010..(i guess should be the same as you got in your PC). It always shows some fake window (same as vista windows protection and security service)...asking to click..
What i did is...i updated both my Avira Antivir (unbrella symbol) and Malwarebytes..First i scanned thoroughly with avira antivir..it takes 1 hour..then i scan with malwarebytes..
For sure it will show some viruses, spywares, etc...just deleted all of them..then you restart you pc..
Now i want to see mcconfig (it can be displayed by entering msconfig in 'Run')..but it was actually deleted or removed because of virus..Then i googled for msconfig..somewhere i got that exe file..i just downloaded it and and copied to windows/system32/ (i really forgot where i copied, but you can find easily)..
good luck..
PS: i think it is not necessary to format completely you harddisk and reinstall new version..
 
My sister got this a while back. I just installed AVG on her computer and it got rid of it for good.
 
Good tip regarding re-installing msconfig, Rajini.
I'll have to check that out for future referance.
 

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