Virus/Spyware XP Anti-Viurs 08

[omg its nlm]

Anyone else been getting hit with this? I have not but a lot of people are my office our getting it. Not sure if its via email or what?

 

[gonaads]

Umm, what is it?

XP Anti-Viurs 08 ????? Huh, is that spelling correct? (XP Anti-Virus 08)

Googled it and found this. Shows how to remove it.

http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/xp...nstructions-xp-antivirus-2008/spyware-removal

 

[omg its nlm]

Yeah, it's annoying just wondering if any other people were getting it.

 

[Johnny]

That is a new one I never heard of either.

 

[Admiral Michael]

My cousin just called he said he clicked a link in an email and something happened and how he has this app.

 

[Dark Atheist]

i have seen that a few times while doing my work trials, it is indeed spyware and a royal pain in the ass

 

[Admiral Michael]

Were you able to remove it? It's on his work computer.

 

[tdinc]

Stopbadware.org info of the garbage



Use this program to remove the fake antivirus 2008 garbage
Specializes in removal of this type of crap

http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueRemover_d5360.html


tested and works.

I would also use this program to remove and left overs.

SUPERAntiSpyware is the new king in removing tough Spyware/malware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

both are free and good

 

[Dark Atheist]

the tech place im at has a custom health cheek program which removes most crap - think its just norton part of it, most spyware and avs should clean it away

 

[IDLE]

i have seen this when you install limewire in the past. i work at circuit city (firedog) and i see a lot of virus'/spyware come through. but this one can be a pain the rear end to remove.

 

[_kC_]

we get many callouts & pc's in our shop for cleanups of this antivirus2008/2009 rubbish.

best removal tool ive found is running combofix in safe mode

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe

most antivirus/spyware apps wont protect against it with standard definitions, as numerous variants are released daily.. (something like nod32's heuristics may well detect even new ones)

one customer we had actually registered for the spftware, which cost him £84, then £20 every 30mins was taken out of his account, until barclaycard put a block on his card.

 

[Dark Atheist]

Were you able to remove it? It's on his work computer.

most anti virus utils can spot it, dont know how good they are at removing it but they seemed to remove it well enough