For what reason would a person put a ticket on a car that leads the car owner to a site that contains malware..Please dont say because people are mean..I already know that..Whats the motivation???|||It's mainly money that drives them and not meanness. There is big money in it for those who do it the "right" way. The money will then roll in in different ways depending on what kind of malware they just gave you. Some take over you computer and email to send spam or host illegal things. Others look for bank information or other information that they can use for frauds.
The risks are there for you as a private person but the big money cows are those who surf from their job. Many businesses have sensitive information in their computers and they also have poor security since it costs a lot to keep it updated at all times.
This is far from many the hakkers of the past that would send an ideological or sometimes funny message with what they did. Many in the old crowd were "gentlemen" when it came to the information that they got their hands on and it was more of a game where they went it told that they had been there, and then waited for someone to see it and fix so that they could boost about how long it had taken security to find the issue.
Today malware is a billion dollar industry and people become rich on it. It's not about being mean, it's not about having fun it's about 拢拢拢 $$$ 鈧偓鈧?and plenty of it.
I've never hear of anyone placing out tickets on cars before but they say that all ways are good as long as they are working.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
What to do when Malwarebytes or MSE can't run because of a nasty virus/malware?
I have a bad Trojan and my virus and malware scans won't work. I assume it is because of this nasty thing. What to do if the thing to combat it will not work?|||http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.鈥?/a>
Go to that site. and do all the steps. I had the same issue and it cured it. Malware or windows defender wouldn't work. its a step by step guide, very easy to follow. hope it helps!|||You must rename the mbam.exe file to something different and then run it. Update and scan for malware - best if you can do it in safe mode. It will remove most of the pests.
Try to update and run the Antivirus in Safe Mode as well. If your AV has been compromised, you can switch to the free version of AVG temporarily (bring it in via an USB stick if downloads fail).
To have realtime anti-malware protection and prevent malware infections, you can try an IP blocker (SpyBot S%26amp;D has a decent one for free) and even realtime protection (Malwarebytes full version has it, together with scheduled scans and updates - save on it with Malwarebytes coupon codes shared by users on http://news.dtcdeals.com/malwarebytes-co鈥?/a> or google for more). Good luck!|||Try
1. System restore - go back to date when you knew everything was ok
or
2. Boot into safe mode and try scanning
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsaf鈥?/a>
If neither works, go to C:\program files\malwarebytes antimalware
look for a file named mbam.exe
right click it and rename to anything you like eg hope.exe
double click to run
alternatively download superantispyware portable - free - you may have to use another pc - run it from a usb flash drive or an sd card
http://www.superantispyware.com/portable鈥?/a>
good luck
Go to that site. and do all the steps. I had the same issue and it cured it. Malware or windows defender wouldn't work. its a step by step guide, very easy to follow. hope it helps!|||You must rename the mbam.exe file to something different and then run it. Update and scan for malware - best if you can do it in safe mode. It will remove most of the pests.
Try to update and run the Antivirus in Safe Mode as well. If your AV has been compromised, you can switch to the free version of AVG temporarily (bring it in via an USB stick if downloads fail).
To have realtime anti-malware protection and prevent malware infections, you can try an IP blocker (SpyBot S%26amp;D has a decent one for free) and even realtime protection (Malwarebytes full version has it, together with scheduled scans and updates - save on it with Malwarebytes coupon codes shared by users on http://news.dtcdeals.com/malwarebytes-co鈥?/a> or google for more). Good luck!|||Try
1. System restore - go back to date when you knew everything was ok
or
2. Boot into safe mode and try scanning
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsaf鈥?/a>
If neither works, go to C:\program files\malwarebytes antimalware
look for a file named mbam.exe
right click it and rename to anything you like eg hope.exe
double click to run
alternatively download superantispyware portable - free - you may have to use another pc - run it from a usb flash drive or an sd card
http://www.superantispyware.com/portable鈥?/a>
good luck
What is this I hear about the the iCrash mac malware?
I heard there is a new mac malware that some hacker group said they are making.
They said it was inspired by the hackintosh group. But instead of tricking a PC running Mac that it is on apple hardware, it will trick a Mac running on a apple computer thinking it is on pc hardware.|||yes we know what it means, but Mac users don't realize that the mac is no different from a Dell. HP, or any other intel computer system. it is just the operating system that controls the users, not the computer and why the mac crash when you install none mac hardware is because there are no drivers for it, not that the hardware is incompatible
people need to understand that proprietary hardware and software is no good for them what so ever, they need to understand that proprietary companies like Apple and Microsoft control their users, you have to buy their products like it or not, at high prices
Mac control all their hardware, ipods iphones, and computers,so that they can charge the high prices which is forced sales, anti trust trading
check out what Microsoft are now doing with their mobile phone systems link below, just the same as Apple Mac do with their hardware. controlling everything. people will learn one day|||where abouts do you find these
They said it was inspired by the hackintosh group. But instead of tricking a PC running Mac that it is on apple hardware, it will trick a Mac running on a apple computer thinking it is on pc hardware.|||yes we know what it means, but Mac users don't realize that the mac is no different from a Dell. HP, or any other intel computer system. it is just the operating system that controls the users, not the computer and why the mac crash when you install none mac hardware is because there are no drivers for it, not that the hardware is incompatible
people need to understand that proprietary hardware and software is no good for them what so ever, they need to understand that proprietary companies like Apple and Microsoft control their users, you have to buy their products like it or not, at high prices
Mac control all their hardware, ipods iphones, and computers,so that they can charge the high prices which is forced sales, anti trust trading
check out what Microsoft are now doing with their mobile phone systems link below, just the same as Apple Mac do with their hardware. controlling everything. people will learn one day|||where abouts do you find these
If I have a VMware virtual machine and it has malware on the virtual machine can my real pc be infected?
I am running an VMware Virtual Machine with malware on it is it possible that it could get on my real pc which is running the VMware machine?|||i don't think so unless if you transfer files between them or if you have a shared folder/file too|||You have not stated what operating systems you are running on your virtual system so lets say you are running Vista and xp the chances are yes you will have malware b ecause all Viruses and malware is written for windows,
now VMware is Linux and that won't have malware within VMware because it is a totally different operating system and Malware will not effect VMware what so ever,
It will still effect any and all windows operating systems|||It depends on a number of things... if both machines run Windows and the virus is one that spreads across a network and you have no virus checker on your host machine then yes, it can spread. If both machines run Windows and you move files between the machines and you have no virus checker on the host then yes.
If you have a virus checker on the host then no.
If the host and the guest run significantly different software (i.e. one is Windows and the other is Linux) then the virus won't infect both machines under any circumstance.|||if it is in the virtual machine files that are permanently on your computer then the malware is already on your computer...Here is a list of free online virus scans Safety.Live.com (That one is Microsoft's) Symantec.com Housecall.TrendMicro.com Comodo.com...Comodo.com offers free manual disinfection and a free security suite from the makers of Comodo Firewall Pro...Avira.com now offers free antivirus and antispyware...besure to turn off onboard antivirus before starting online scanner
now VMware is Linux and that won't have malware within VMware because it is a totally different operating system and Malware will not effect VMware what so ever,
It will still effect any and all windows operating systems|||It depends on a number of things... if both machines run Windows and the virus is one that spreads across a network and you have no virus checker on your host machine then yes, it can spread. If both machines run Windows and you move files between the machines and you have no virus checker on the host then yes.
If you have a virus checker on the host then no.
If the host and the guest run significantly different software (i.e. one is Windows and the other is Linux) then the virus won't infect both machines under any circumstance.|||if it is in the virtual machine files that are permanently on your computer then the malware is already on your computer...Here is a list of free online virus scans Safety.Live.com (That one is Microsoft's) Symantec.com Housecall.TrendMicro.com Comodo.com...Comodo.com offers free manual disinfection and a free security suite from the makers of Comodo Firewall Pro...Avira.com now offers free antivirus and antispyware...besure to turn off onboard antivirus before starting online scanner
I just bought a laptop a month ago. It is now infected with a virus or malware/spyware?
I cannot even acces the internet on it. Another security system wants me to buy there program to fix it. I thought I had purchased an extended McAfee protection. Guess it didnt work and they said it doesnt fix the problem you have to buy something else to fix it. Any suggestions on how I can get the damn malware/spyware virus off my new laptop?|||Same thing happened to me
Mine got so bad that it affected the way my computer was functioning improperly
You can restore it to the earliest day you possibly can (through control panel) or you can use your warranty (which lasts a year) and say that there is some unknown problem on your computer and they will fix it for you
That pop up is a virus....don't buy anything......the same exact thing happened to me and my internet wouldn't connect to anything
If restoring doesn't work send it back but call the warranty service and tell them that your computer does not connect to the internet at all then they will give you all the information you need to send it back
Good Luck
=)|||you can try to fix it yourself with by downloading a letitimate antivirus program or another option is to you use a service on the Internet where they connect to your computer and fix it for you. Dont buy any software to fix it as many of them are scams and dont actually fix anything. of course you can pack it up and take it to your local geeksquad store for around $200 as well but the services that fix it over the internet are pretty good. a highly recommended one is http://www.boxaid.com which was reviewed by the wall street journal.|||FIRSTLY, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE SECOND SECURITY SYSTEM IS THE CULPRIT... IT IS MOST LIKELY CRAPWARE, WHICH LOADS INTO YOUR SYSTEM AND CREATES A WHOLE HOST OF PROBLEMS IT CAN "FIX/" FOR A FEE...THE PROBLEMS MAY NOT ACTUALLY EXIST, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOUR MCAFEE DIDN'T PICK UP ANYTHING UNUSUAL, AND THEY ARE A SUPPOSEDLY REPUTABLE COMPANY.... AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR COMPUTER, WE'RE GONNA TRY AN OFF-WINDOWS RESTORE....#1:: POWER OFF YOUR COMPUTER. TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF...
#2:AS THE BIOS POWER ON SELF TEST IS ABOUT TO FINISH, BUT BEFORE WINDOWS BEGINS TO LOAD, PRESS AND HOLD (H-O-L-D!) THE F8 KEY UNTIL YOU GET THE ADVANCED START MENU...IF YOU SEE THE WINDOWS LOGO, YOU MISSED THE TIMING AND WILL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN...
#3: CHOOSE SAFE MODE...JUST SAFE MODE, NOT SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING, OR ANYTHING ELSE.. WHEN WINDOWS DOES FINALLY LOAD (THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO HAPPEN ) YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO CONTINUE IN SAFE MODE, OR ELSE USE SYSTEM RESTORE...CHOOSE AN OLDER RESTORE POINT, NOT THE MOST RECENT ONE, I USUALLY JUST GO FOR THE OLDEST ONE MYSELF., JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE....ONCE YOU CAN USE YOUR COMPUTER,, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO TO"HTTP://MALWAREBYTES.ORG "FOR FREE HELP IN FIXING AND PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER..|||Did your computer come with a restore disk? Most viruses take over and you can't restore them. If you can't restore back to a previous date, I would reinstall everything and start over. You will lose what you have on the hard drive, but you can't use it like it is anyway. Be sure and get a good anti-viruss installed. I use AVAST. It is free at CNET.com|||Hi,
You can try using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to remove it:
http://www.geekpolice.net/malware-remova鈥?/a>
Or
You can get help here:
http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-鈥?/a>
Fast, efficient and best of all, free.|||Will it be ok if you uninstall and restall your browser? Otherwise, maybe you can restore your pc system to move the virus.
Mine got so bad that it affected the way my computer was functioning improperly
You can restore it to the earliest day you possibly can (through control panel) or you can use your warranty (which lasts a year) and say that there is some unknown problem on your computer and they will fix it for you
That pop up is a virus....don't buy anything......the same exact thing happened to me and my internet wouldn't connect to anything
If restoring doesn't work send it back but call the warranty service and tell them that your computer does not connect to the internet at all then they will give you all the information you need to send it back
Good Luck
=)|||you can try to fix it yourself with by downloading a letitimate antivirus program or another option is to you use a service on the Internet where they connect to your computer and fix it for you. Dont buy any software to fix it as many of them are scams and dont actually fix anything. of course you can pack it up and take it to your local geeksquad store for around $200 as well but the services that fix it over the internet are pretty good. a highly recommended one is http://www.boxaid.com which was reviewed by the wall street journal.|||FIRSTLY, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE SECOND SECURITY SYSTEM IS THE CULPRIT... IT IS MOST LIKELY CRAPWARE, WHICH LOADS INTO YOUR SYSTEM AND CREATES A WHOLE HOST OF PROBLEMS IT CAN "FIX/" FOR A FEE...THE PROBLEMS MAY NOT ACTUALLY EXIST, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOUR MCAFEE DIDN'T PICK UP ANYTHING UNUSUAL, AND THEY ARE A SUPPOSEDLY REPUTABLE COMPANY.... AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR COMPUTER, WE'RE GONNA TRY AN OFF-WINDOWS RESTORE....#1:: POWER OFF YOUR COMPUTER. TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF...
#2:AS THE BIOS POWER ON SELF TEST IS ABOUT TO FINISH, BUT BEFORE WINDOWS BEGINS TO LOAD, PRESS AND HOLD (H-O-L-D!) THE F8 KEY UNTIL YOU GET THE ADVANCED START MENU...IF YOU SEE THE WINDOWS LOGO, YOU MISSED THE TIMING AND WILL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN...
#3: CHOOSE SAFE MODE...JUST SAFE MODE, NOT SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING, OR ANYTHING ELSE.. WHEN WINDOWS DOES FINALLY LOAD (THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO HAPPEN ) YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO CONTINUE IN SAFE MODE, OR ELSE USE SYSTEM RESTORE...CHOOSE AN OLDER RESTORE POINT, NOT THE MOST RECENT ONE, I USUALLY JUST GO FOR THE OLDEST ONE MYSELF., JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE....ONCE YOU CAN USE YOUR COMPUTER,, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO TO"HTTP://MALWAREBYTES.ORG "FOR FREE HELP IN FIXING AND PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER..|||Did your computer come with a restore disk? Most viruses take over and you can't restore them. If you can't restore back to a previous date, I would reinstall everything and start over. You will lose what you have on the hard drive, but you can't use it like it is anyway. Be sure and get a good anti-viruss installed. I use AVAST. It is free at CNET.com|||Hi,
You can try using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to remove it:
http://www.geekpolice.net/malware-remova鈥?/a>
Or
You can get help here:
http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-鈥?/a>
Fast, efficient and best of all, free.|||Will it be ok if you uninstall and restall your browser? Otherwise, maybe you can restore your pc system to move the virus.
What is the best virus protection and malware/spyware protection to have?
I have recently been having a lot of trouble with malware on my computer. I did a full system restore and now i need the best protection possible for viruses and malware/spyware. what would you recommend me using ? are there any GOOD free programs as well?|||A good one to buy is Norton Anti-Virus 2009
A good one for free is AVAST Anti-virus and windows defender work pretty well together
For Avast
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_鈥?/a>
For windows defender
http://www.filehippo.com/download_window鈥?/a>|||Mr. Know it all has good suggestions. I have AVG free, and spybot. The two of them together makes it so not much comes through.
On the rare occasion that I do get something that these can't get out, I've been downloading the free trial of stopsign, running the scan and removing all the entries of the malware myself. It's a nice one because it tells you exactly where the virus is hiding, including the registry. Many don't do that.
I don't recommend playing in the computers registry though if you're unsure what you are doing.
edit-Do not get Norton. It is a joke of a program that gives more problems than fixes. It is known for this. I had to crash my computer down and reformat because of that f'ing program.|||avast! and avira are both good free antivirus.take your pick the edge goes to avast! no antivirus program is 100%.i use malwarebytes and superantispyware for antimalware.they work very well together.i also use secunia personal software inspector to check my computer for out of date and end of life software.keeping your software and computer updated helps your computer stay healthy.|||Well it's not just you who have got this problem there might be thousands of others.
Download the free Avira Antivir. It's the best. Try it yourself. I had virus in my laptop I was using USB to copy some files to my Desktop. I was running AVG on my Laptop. It was not detecting the virus as fast as Avira Antivir. The link is below
http://www.free-av.com/
Good luck|||Of course there is!
I use two programs, and have never EVER had any virus, malware, or adware go undetected.
AVG Free:
http://free.avg.com/
The other:
www.superantispyware.com
There are also:
Ad-Aware
www.lavasoft.com
Spybot S%26amp;D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.h鈥?/a>
They all work, but I use AVG and SuperAntiSpyware|||To put it simply, yes. Every time you go online unprotected cookies and tracking devices are installed on your computer. Spyware devices can be used to track your Internet behavior or can be employed for more threatening activities like recording your keystrokes to obtain passwords or pulling information from your personal files.So what can you do to avoid spyware?
Install a powerful anti-spyware program that works well with your XP or Vista security.
Avoid downloading free software without investigating the site's privacy policy first.
Don't open emails from unknown sources.
There are top ten the best and newest anti-spywares.
--Top Ten Anti-Spyware Software Review-- link:
http://toptenantispyware.com/
All can be trusted and you can download one to protect ur system.|||These AV`s are all free and good. I prefer AVG, been using it for 3 years with no problem.
http://www.free-av.com/
http://free.avg.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-鈥?/a>
You also could use some good anti spyware;
http://www.superantispyware.com/
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant鈥?/a>
You should also download 1 of these programs to warn you of risky websites.
http://www.mywot.com/
http://www.download.com/McAfee-SiteAdvis
For a good cleaner use this.
http://www.ccleaner.com
http://www.av-comparatives.org/index.htm鈥?/a>
Source(s):
Online scanner: very good..
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/defau鈥?/a>|||To remove spyware,there are many solutions exist, all of them with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on
http://anti-spyware-center.net
You can download and scan your computer for free.|||Advise: (freeware)
1 Use Avast
http://www.avast.com/
2. Comodo firewall
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
3. SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb鈥?/a>
Hope this helps...|||Try first AVZ. You can get it from here:
http://z-oleg.com/avz4.zip. Then you can try MBAM but do it in safe mode. This is what I use.
Marian Radu
www.yourstartpages.net/investing|||confirm
http://the-best-free-antivirus-software.鈥?/a>
A good one for free is AVAST Anti-virus and windows defender work pretty well together
For Avast
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_鈥?/a>
For windows defender
http://www.filehippo.com/download_window鈥?/a>|||Mr. Know it all has good suggestions. I have AVG free, and spybot. The two of them together makes it so not much comes through.
On the rare occasion that I do get something that these can't get out, I've been downloading the free trial of stopsign, running the scan and removing all the entries of the malware myself. It's a nice one because it tells you exactly where the virus is hiding, including the registry. Many don't do that.
I don't recommend playing in the computers registry though if you're unsure what you are doing.
edit-Do not get Norton. It is a joke of a program that gives more problems than fixes. It is known for this. I had to crash my computer down and reformat because of that f'ing program.|||avast! and avira are both good free antivirus.take your pick the edge goes to avast! no antivirus program is 100%.i use malwarebytes and superantispyware for antimalware.they work very well together.i also use secunia personal software inspector to check my computer for out of date and end of life software.keeping your software and computer updated helps your computer stay healthy.|||Well it's not just you who have got this problem there might be thousands of others.
Download the free Avira Antivir. It's the best. Try it yourself. I had virus in my laptop I was using USB to copy some files to my Desktop. I was running AVG on my Laptop. It was not detecting the virus as fast as Avira Antivir. The link is below
http://www.free-av.com/
Good luck|||Of course there is!
I use two programs, and have never EVER had any virus, malware, or adware go undetected.
AVG Free:
http://free.avg.com/
The other:
www.superantispyware.com
There are also:
Ad-Aware
www.lavasoft.com
Spybot S%26amp;D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.h鈥?/a>
They all work, but I use AVG and SuperAntiSpyware|||To put it simply, yes. Every time you go online unprotected cookies and tracking devices are installed on your computer. Spyware devices can be used to track your Internet behavior or can be employed for more threatening activities like recording your keystrokes to obtain passwords or pulling information from your personal files.So what can you do to avoid spyware?
Install a powerful anti-spyware program that works well with your XP or Vista security.
Avoid downloading free software without investigating the site's privacy policy first.
Don't open emails from unknown sources.
There are top ten the best and newest anti-spywares.
--Top Ten Anti-Spyware Software Review-- link:
http://toptenantispyware.com/
All can be trusted and you can download one to protect ur system.|||These AV`s are all free and good. I prefer AVG, been using it for 3 years with no problem.
http://www.free-av.com/
http://free.avg.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-鈥?/a>
You also could use some good anti spyware;
http://www.superantispyware.com/
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant鈥?/a>
You should also download 1 of these programs to warn you of risky websites.
http://www.mywot.com/
http://www.download.com/McAfee-SiteAdvis
For a good cleaner use this.
http://www.ccleaner.com
http://www.av-comparatives.org/index.htm鈥?/a>
Source(s):
Online scanner: very good..
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/defau鈥?/a>|||To remove spyware,there are many solutions exist, all of them with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on
http://anti-spyware-center.net
You can download and scan your computer for free.|||Advise: (freeware)
1 Use Avast
http://www.avast.com/
2. Comodo firewall
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
3. SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb鈥?/a>
Hope this helps...|||Try first AVZ. You can get it from here:
http://z-oleg.com/avz4.zip. Then you can try MBAM but do it in safe mode. This is what I use.
Marian Radu
www.yourstartpages.net/investing|||confirm
http://the-best-free-antivirus-software.鈥?/a>
Can sombody explain to me what polymorphism is and how malware can use it to remain undetected on a computer?
I've been learning about malware recently, the different kinds, how its used, what it can do... ect. And I can't seem to find an artical or definition I am capable of understanding. I have no intention of using this in a malcious way, computer security simply interest me.|||polymorphism is the ability of an object 2 take more than one form. for example u take wood its just wood when u cut it but u can make many things outa it which may b a furniture a statue etc.... wood takes many forms still it is wood
like wise a malware copies itself and stores itself under different names so that if u remove one it creates many ( worm also works on the same principle )|||Polymorphism means many forms.
That means many objects taking one form, not one object taking many form.
They seem as same but work very much different,
In case of malware it you can make a software that seems as the one very familiar to the user or being used by the OS or something alike, but work as some thing else.
like wise a malware copies itself and stores itself under different names so that if u remove one it creates many ( worm also works on the same principle )|||Polymorphism means many forms.
That means many objects taking one form, not one object taking many form.
They seem as same but work very much different,
In case of malware it you can make a software that seems as the one very familiar to the user or being used by the OS or something alike, but work as some thing else.
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