AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! My comp's infected!

[BTM]

Dunno what I did (or didn't do) but my computer is messed up.  It started with the links in google and yahoo redirecting me to advertisements.  So, now I've been scanning and rescanning my computer with every scan program I know about (and several I just learned about today) trying to root out the problem.  Suddenly I start getting a fake "Windows Security" program telling me I need to "upgrade" now in order to get full protect from the 27 or so viruses I'm infected with.  

I find a trojan or two with one program, delete it, reboot but the links in Google and Yahoo STILL direct to somewhere else.  (Although sometimes they'll work correctly the first two or so time, as though trying to mock me.)  

DAMN YOU TO f**kING HELL whoever creates this s**t!!!  You think I have nothing better to do than spend ALL DAY trying to fix my computer which got f**ked up because your self-esteem is damn low you gotta create useless crap that plays havoc with other people's property?!  

God, I wish I could get my hands on the people who did this.  

Anyway, if anyone has any advice that might help, I'd appreciate it.

[Paquita]

Someone at my husband's office had the same issue with the fake Windows Security thing... was it something like the XP Security Center?  He looked the problem up online and found some posts where people had documented the steps to remove the virus(es).  He had to use Norton, AVG, and one other program, and he also remembers searching the hard drive and removing the virus from the start-up options... it took him the whole day.  He recommends going to www.bleepingcomputer.com for help.

I'm sure you'll get it fixed after a day or two of frustration and colorful language  .

My mom got a computer virus at work last week when she got an e-mail supposedly from the IRS stating that she was being audited for underreported earnings.  When she opened the e-mail it linked to a webpage that doesn't open, but gives you a virus when you click it.  She called me all panicked about being auditted and said it was because I was transferring money into her bank account.  I told her The IRS doesn't send you e-mails!  Send it to me!... and then, yeah, I opened it and got the virus too.

By the way! Congrats on your 2000th post!!

[TheDope]

BTM, I got the same exact thing on my computer and it wouldn't let me do a thing to correct it - not even so much as to download a free virus scanner/blocker from a reputable site.   

What I eventually had to do was shell out 40-some dollars and buy a Kaspersky Anti-Virus for my PC; it's the same one we use at work and we have never had a virus for the 2+ years I've been there.  Well, I loaded it in, verified it and, after trying one or two tricks (because the virus wouldn't even let me connect with Kaspersky initially; I had to download a fake Kaspersky key and run the program with it before I could do anything else), I then was able to connect to Kaspersky online, download the real key for it and run it normally. 

Not only has my PC been completely virus-free since then, it has also continually blocked 3 Viruses, 110 Trojans and 2 Riskwares.  I love Kaspersky.   

And no I'm not a Kaspersky salesman, but I do like using stuff that helps me use my PC.  Think about it; if you have any questions on it, PM me - no one should have to deal with that kind of carpola on their computer.   

Either way, good luck with getting back in the online world.   

- TGWD

[BTM]

.And no I'm not a Kaspersky salesman, but I do like using stuff that helps me use my PC.  Think about it; if you have any questions on it, PM me - no one should have to deal with that kind of carpola on their computer.   

Either way, good luck with getting back in the online world.   

- TGWD

Well, I'm not certain, but I THINK (knock on wood) that I got rid of the viruses that were plaguing me.  (Or at least, I haven't had any of the fake Windows Security things or other crap pop up on me.)  Not 100% sure, but I think that one of the programs I'd gotten to detect the rootkit was actually RE-INFECTING me.  I'd scan with Malbytes software and Spybot, delete the files it'd find, go online, try a search term, first couple of links would work okay, then I'd scan with this other so-called protection program, and it'd say I had such and such virus on my system, and then, when I tried another search term link, bam, it'd send me somewhere else.

So, I thought, "Waaaaaaait a minute!" 

So, I rescanned, deleted the files, deleted THAT program, scanned again, did some more search terms, and, so far, everything seems okay.