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I just got bombed by this too. I launched out of nowhere - I wasn’t even browsing at the time. Must’ve been on a timer.
I had full up to date Avast running at the time but it didn’t notice anything. I immediately ran a full system scan using Avast - but again it didn’t detect anything (even though it was running in plane sight).
The bogus virus checker program appears as wscntfy.exe in the process list - and launches a fake scanner process called bdj.exe whenever you try to run anything.
I tried following the instructions linked above to install MalwareBytes - running fixreg.e then the MWB setup - but it still blocked me when I tried to install MWB (looks like the fixreg thing didn’t work - it’s still blocking every exe)
Then I tried booting up in safe mode + networking. Running MWB off a memory stick. But it blocked me again and instantly lauched the fake XP Virus scan page.
I am now worried it’s got onto the memory stick - and infected my MWB setup.exe - so I’ve ditched that thumbdrive.
Not sure what to try next - system restore? Wipe the HD? Very alarming. Any advice would be much welcomed.