i turned on my computer.
logged in and stuff as usual
i go try and watch a video. it says it says i need a codec.
i feel suspicious so i search the codec on the internet, it turns out all good.
i download the codec…
avast says its a virus so i turn it off.
once finihed and installed my screen goes black.
a matrix gif covers my screen:
heres a simlar image:
If you can go into safemode scan with avast and then removed what is infected and detected by avast. After that download malwarebytes if you can’t still log in normally, go to safe mode with networking.
im using windows 7 home premium. no service packs installed.
and, every time i try and boot into safe mode it shows the desktop for a second. then just goes into that matrix gif.
i have failsafe installed. which i also turned off when it warned me of suspected external system control
i have avast internet security installed, which i told you about
by the way, im using windows vista on another partition.but it only has guest rights. i lost the administrator password and never bothered to recover it thinking i wouldnt need it.
Granted system restore will not kill the malware - but and not many people know this, it will remove the registry run keys created after the restore date ;D
So, more easy to work with the computer, isn’t it? I repaired some friends computers doing this, restore to few days before and then running tools like Malwarebytes, avast! boot time and others.
System Restore IS NOT a method for effectively removing malware. If that was the case we all would do that. You wouldnt need a real time av either if that was the case cause you could just do a restore but thats not the case.
Please read what I said - It does not remove the malware but it will remove the run keys … No run key and the malware is inactive, unless it is allied to a job, in which case it will be re-instated when it next runs… But there is a window of opportunity to use MBAM or some other tool to kill it dead
rkill does and always will work when used properly. rkill has been changing daily. Its an entire new program. You need to download a new version at least every 2 days to keep up with things. I make house calls all the time and rkill works every time. I have it portable on my USB stick but its not named rkill. I have named it “Malware Process Terminator”. If you leave it as is most of the time it will not work. If rkill cannot kill the process the I manually do it myself using Process Hacker. If you know how to spot malware you can remove it yourself. You can also use HMP Force breach mode. I also have been very successful using Emsisoft’s Emergency Tool Kit.
With a computer in front of me I have no problems - but working via a forum is a different kettle of fish as you have no idea of the OP’s level of knowledge, or if they will follow the instructions correctly. So you cannot rush the process
:-X