EMERGENCY AVAST5 UNINSTALLED BY XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010 VIRUS
EMERGENCY AVAST5 UNINSTALLED BY XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010 VIRUS
EMERGENCY AVAST5 UNINSTALLED BY XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010 VIRUS
EMERGENCY URGENT EMERGENCY
MY AVAST5 WAS UNINSTALLED BY XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010 VIRUS
BEFORE MAJOR ATTACK DISABLED ALL FUNCTIONS
ALTHOUGH I HAD BOOT SCAN SCHEDULED WHICH WAS DISABLED ON IMMEDIATE RESTART !!!
I WATCHED IN DISBELIEF WHILE MY CURSOR MOVED WITHOUT MY CONTROL
AND CAREFULLY UNINSTALLED AVAST 5 BEFORE PRESENTING CONTINUOUS FLOW OF POPUPS OFFERING MANY ANTIVIRUS AND ANTIMALWARE PRODUCTS INCLUDING
XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010
PLEASE CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE ASAP TO ME POZSGAY AT
pppzzz@gmail.com
I have been delighted with avast5 boot scan feature
but EMERGENCY URGENT EMERGENCY
MY AVAST5 WAS UNINSTALLED BY XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010 VIRUS
BEFORE MAJOR ATTACK DISABLED ALL FUNCTIONS
ALTHOUGH I HAD BOOT SCAN SCHEDULED WHICH WAS DISABLED ON IMMEDIATE RESTART !!!
I WATCHED IN DISBELIEF WHILE MY CURSOR MOVED WITHOUT MY CONTROL
AND CAREFULLY UNINSTALLED AVAST 5 BEFORE PRESENTING CONTINUOUS FLOW OF POPUPS OFFERING MANY ANTIVIRUS AND ANTIMALWARE PRODUCTS INCLUDING
XP-INTERNET-SECURITY-2010
please notify me asap that you have solved this issue
as I am delighted with the boot scan feature of avast 5
but will not be able to use it since this attack occured with a boot scan scheduled
while the virus actually uninstalled your avast5 before commencing attack
pozsgay pppzzz@gmail.com
we can read, no need to use capital letters… 8)
How to remove XP Internet Security 2010, Antivirus Vista 2010, and Win 7 Antispyware 2010
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-vista-2010
What this programs does:
Antivirus Vista 2010, Win 7 Antispyware 2010, and XP Internet Security 2010 are new rogues that are exactly the same program, but are shown with different names and interfaces depending on the version of Windows that it is run on. After I wrote this guide, I was told that this rogue goes under quite a few different names, which I have listed below:
•Antivirus Vista 2010
•Vista Antispyware 2010
•Vista Guardian
•Vista Antivirus Pro
•Vista Internet Security
•Vista Internet Security 2010
•XP Guardian
•XP Antivirus Pro
•XP AntiSpyware 2010
•XP Internet Security
•XP Internet Security 2010
•Antivirus XP 2010
•Antivirus Win 7 2010
•Win7 Guardian
•Win 7 Antivirus Pro
•Win 7 Antispyware 2010
•Win 7 Internet Security
•Win 7 Internet Security 2010
When installed, this rogue pretends to be an update for Windows installed via Automatic Updates. It will then install itself as a single executable called AV.exe that uses very aggressive techniques to make it so that you cannot remove it. First, it makes it so that if you launch any executable it instead launches Antivirus Vista 2010, Win 7 Antispyware 2010, or XP Internet Security 2010. If the original program that you wanted to launch is deemed safe by the rogue, it will then launch it as well. This allows the rogue to determine what executables it wants to allow you to run in order to protect itself. It will also modify certain keys so that when you launch FireFox or Internet Explorer it will launch the rogue instead and display a fake firewall warning. Last, but not least, when try to browse to a web site, it will hijack your browser and state that the site is a security risk and not allow you to visit it.
This is the part I dislike the most: “Your computer should now be free of the XP Internet Security 2010, Antivirus Vista 2010, and Win 7 Antispyware 2010 programs. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.”
So your on a website and you paid how much for avast? Maybe your using the free copy… maybe you laid down the 60$ for the pro… or whatever the fee is. Now you lay down another 40$ or so for Malware. Chances are good you will end up formating the drive that is infected. Why? B/c the Av.Exe hides itself and even the newest edition of it lets it sit there unchecked. You basically have to find the file itself (hijackthis 4tw!) and delete it. If you try to do it without hijack this… expect to spend an hour or two fighting with microsofts “You can’t delete that” crap.
In short - I wish Avast did a better job or blocking & fixing Av.exe. It’s been 1 day of fighting it and 1 day of fixing the mess = zero fun.