Topic: Virtumonde Adware/Virus | |
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Has anyone else gotten infected with Virtumonde?
If so, how did you get rid of it? I've tried all kinds of spyware scans, but I've still got it? I'll pay 1 million dollars for a solution. |
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Windows Defender? That keeps me clean of all things yucky!! No need to pay me if it works..I'm just nice like that....
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Awww crap...I just noticed ur name..do you have a mac?
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Ran that once to no avail.
And this is really my own fault. I let my 12 yr old use the computer after I let the A/V subscription expire. Live and learn.. No, not a Mac. XP SP2. |
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Well crap! Are you sure it's a spyware issue? I used to use this program a long time ago that's free...I think it's like.."Adware"..or something like that? I could be wrong but it still scanned and got rid of spyware. I used that for years as well as AVG antivirus. Well I'll keep thinkin of stuff man
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I've tried:
Ad-Aware Spybot ...detects and removes what Virtumonde it finds, but it still comes back. Windows Defender Norton A/V Symantec has a tool for removing it, but I get C++ Runtime errors when i run the tool. |
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I had this problem for before, I used a program called FXVMonde to finally remove the thing.
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FXVMonde worked for you, huh? Drat, because that's the thing I downloaded from Symantec that generates the C++ Runtime errrors when I launch it.
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How did you get it so we can all avoid getting it?
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I let my 12 yr old use the computer AFTER I let the anti-virus subscription expire. Who knows what she did.
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Well, what kinds of web sites does a 12 year old go to?
Is there a way to check your browsers history and deductively figure it out? Virtumonde is a Trojan btw, and you will need an anti-virus program (updated) to get rid of it. The people who are behind Virtumonde are @$$holes and update it constantly to keep it from being wiped out by anti-virus stuff. |
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First, try Housecall: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools
Then you follow these instructions: http://www.spywareremove.com/removeVirtuMonde.html Also, get HiJackThis and use it to kill the DLLs listed in the above link. If all else fails, you can always do a complete rebuild of your system. |
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rebuilds are fun anyway!
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Thanks, Spider. I'll try those steps.
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It's finally gone! After many scans of many anti-spyware programs and many fruitless hours searching the net for the answer, Virtumonde is gone from my computer.
Turns out, I had the answer fairly early on but didn't realize it. Windows Defender is a free anti-spyware program available from Microsoft. The key is- when Virtumonde is detected, specify the action to take as REMOVE, not Quarantine. If you've specified Quarantine in a previous scan, go into "Quarantined items" and REMOVE it from there. I am so happy, I could just sh_t. |
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i have and that stuff sucks bad. housecall is a good one
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i have and that stuff sucks bad. housecall is a good one Yes. I discovered Housecall during my ordeal. Found other things, but not the Virtumonde. It is so great to have a computer again that works like it should. |
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