XP Security virus

[BruiserBrody]

So I caught this off xvideos I assume, but it didn't take cold of my cpu until I let the cpu sit idle while on for a few hours. The virus has blocked my Malware bytes virus scanner and SuperAntiSpyware has failed to wipe it out.

I tried to change the .exe extension on Malwarebytes to a different .___ but I did it wrong and ended up wrecking the Malwarebytes -- so is my best bet just to use a USB drive to take Malwarebytes from my gf's cpu and use it from there on my own?

Any other ideas?

 

[BUTT]

I generally use Rkill to stop the virus from working before I use MalwareBytes to remove it, but I'm not sure that the virus won't block you from installing it. Have you tried running your computer in safe mode with networking and running a virus scanner from there?

 

[BruiserBrody]

I tried safe mode, malwarebytes was still blocked

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

M Grandma's computer was infected with this hellish malware a couple of weeks ago. I did a Google search, and found out you have to "activate" the XP Security Center before it will let you do anything else. I'm now having a little difficulty finding the exact page I visited with the activation keys, but once activated, it was easy to remove.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

To deactivate it, do a ctrl+alt+del and find an .exe with a 3-letter name. This hit my work comp this morning (this very comp) and wouldn't let me do a damn thing, so I used another comp to find out how to get rid of it. That should buy you some time to have MalwareBytes take it off for you.

 

[BruiserBrody]

rkill worked to stunt it and then malwarebytes killed it!

 

[BruiserBrody]

Well apparently it was hiding... I got blasted by "System Secure XP" or something this morning which was just like the 1st round, but worse. Rkill was blocked repeatedly and I just used the CPU recovery to reboot the whole system. Running Malwarebytes again and virus alerts all over the place popping up!

 

[jimmy no nose]

I had to remove this from my brother's computer earlier today. I swear he gets ever computer virus that has ever existed. This one was a little tricky. Bleeping Computer had an extra step involved before RKill and Malware Bytes. It's a registry fix called FixNCR. I'm sure I'll hear back if it didn't work. Run that, then RKill, then Malware Bytes.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I've told this story before but when I got that (or a similar) virus, I just bought a new computer. The damage was that bad.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

The damage can never be that bad. You can just zero out the hard drive and reinstall the OS if anything.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

The computer wouldn't even turn on at one point, though I'm sure an expert could have fixed it. It was an old PC by that point so it was a good excuse to upgrade.