hi, what is the best way to remove pif virus ?
There really isn’t enough information as a .pif is a file and not a virus as such.
The .pif file is essentially a program installation file and it can contain anything, be it legit or malicious. So the payload can differ so there wouldn’t be a specific removal process.
What is telling you that you have a pif virus ?
What is the file name and location of this detection ?
my mother downloaded it from email :-[, its .pif file and after open it disapeared, avast didnt find anything, task manager doesnt work. i shut the pc down and im on ntb to figure out what to do
if u are able to boot to windows then follow guide
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0
attach all logs
when i boot normally, the screen becomes black with message in german (whichi dont understand very well) to pay 100 eur
so i boot in safe mode but i cant update MBAM, also i cant post any logs
when i boot normally, the screen becomes black with message in german (whichi dont understand very well) to pay 100 eurhmmm..... looks like you may be infected with a Trojan.Ransom
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Trojan:Win32/Ransom.FL
malware specialists are notified
I dont get it…avast does have a detection for this here:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/cdef90f3308af14c1ddc60dd0efe031465909e99a2cc04c78f921189f64a8c00/analysis/
hmmm…have you heard about new version 
Microsoft malware link i posted above was posted as and example/malware info… so it does not have to be the same as that one
If you cannot run the logs in either normal or safe mode then let me know the operating system that you are using… We may need to make a CD or USB to get at the problem
Ahh!! Found the new sample now i reported it to avast! see:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/3e3f980ab668ccde6aafee60ce16e3c35cd91e9b59bff20ce1615d5fb362a458/analysis/1337756549/