TKE-Teg All American 43419 Posts user info edit post |
So this evening, when I wasn't even using it, my computer went ape shit. Said I had several internal errors mostly involving my Hard Drive and RAM. I can't access the Internet or any of my programs. However a program called "system check" popped up, diagnosed several problems, said it corrected a few but said to fix everything I had to buy the full version. This seemed awfully fishy to me, especially considering I don't recall ever installing this program.
A quick google search says this is a virus. Has anyone encountered this virus? And if so how to best get rid of it? I don't have another computer to research this with till later this week so I thought I would post this up on here with my phone.
Any help is greatly appreciated! 1/22/2012 8:01:54 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18590 Posts user info edit post |
honestly, reformat and start anew
and remember to install microsoft security essentials
[Edited on January 22, 2012 at 8:04 PM. Reason : those things are annoying as shit] 1/22/2012 8:04:18 PM |
Punter16 All American 2021 Posts user info edit post |
Reboot in safe mode with networking, download and run combofix...the whole removal takes about 15-20 minutes 1/22/2012 8:28:53 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43419 Posts user info edit post |
Punter I booted up in safe mode with networking, but no programs are shown for use except System Check. How do I access a web browser to download the program you mentioned? 1/22/2012 10:14:17 PM |
Punter16 All American 2021 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Click on "Click here to activate full-functional version" which is located on the bottom-left of the main window and enter this key:
E-mail: fake@email.comKey: 1203978628012489708290478989147" |
Then you'll be able to launch the browser and download combofix, it doesn't usually require that step so that's why I left it out1/22/2012 10:16:38 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43419 Posts user info edit post |
Thanks for the help guys. I think I'll have it all sorted out by tonight. 1/23/2012 12:50:44 PM |