my computer has been taken over by antivirus 2009.
I can not get in to manage my account, basically wont let me do anything.
I am being bombed by pop ups to buy the program, and it will not let me deleat the program?
What can I do I hate being forced to buy something.
thanks john

well you have to be using firefox browser for one
because they have a built into the browser pop up ad blocker...

or you can easily download it as a add on...

next you need to identify the >exe file that's running that script...

you can usually see it under the task manager
under the processes running tab

we can look it up on google easily enough

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html

that quick enough for ya :wave:

gots to practice safe porn John :hee:

Raven, I clicked on uniblue and now I can't remove that?
I'm freakin lost :realmad:

Scott, the porn was from what you sent me:rollem:

lol

avg anti virus. I haven't found anything better. The free version is on every machine in the shop and the paid version is on all the main machines.

did you try downloading the remover on that site bigcat?

Hell, I don't even know were to start now the machine dumps every five minutes

do it manually then
hit start button and search off first window

search for what files and folders

with any of these mofo's in them

[/URL][URL="http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html#"]Antivirus2009 dot exe (http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html#), av2009 dot exe (http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html#), av2009install dot exe (http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html#), av2009install_0011dot exe (http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html#), av2009[1] dot exe (http://www.2-spyware.com/file-av2009%5B1%5D-exe.html),

high-light them and hit delete button

hit f 8 on boot up and select

safe mode

you can do a search like * (wildcard)

*.exe and every freakin exe file you have will pop up

Once you get it going again...

1) Install Avast
2) Install Spybot
2) Don't surf the web as an admin, create a restricted user

-spence

Just backup your data and then rebuild it from the recovery disks...if you have them. When it comes to spyware I find you waste less time just doing a rebuild than you do installing this and scanning that and editing the registry here and deleting this directory there.....and blah blah blah.

You can backup and rebuild in about an hour or so usually......seriously, just dump your important files on a thumb drive and have at it

This one is a pain in the buttocks and I usually don't fix it remotely. If you are somewhat technically inclined do this:

Get you data backed up onto another disk - vital in case you blow it up

Turn off system restore points, if you clean it and have system restore on it just recreates itself

go into msconfig and turn off the stuff that runs in startup that is not vital

scan the daylights out of it with a new and up to date AV system

Run Dr Web's Cure It

There are other things that may be needed as it changes over time

A clean wipe is sometimes the best bet...

I can find the file, but access to delete is denied?

All great advice, but way over my head.

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access is denied if the freakin file is running:whackin:

you have to shut if off first

hit "contol, alt ,delete, keys" to get to task manager up and see if you see it running on the list of processes

then select the end process one at a time

I got it, I restored the machine back two days and all is fine now.
I just hope it's not ground hog day all over :bl:
Thanks guys, know I need a drink it must be 12:00 somewhere :cheers2:

when those emails arrive

mark them as spam

then set up a spam filter

so it will auto delete them

I got all that stuff in place, the wife must have opened something, it all went down with her.:eek5:

that computers friggan LIE all the time

with all their pop up warnings and crap

just go do what you want to do.....:kewl:

with always the same question.... :hidin:


is this BS ?


lol

Get a copy of TrueImage and take regular snapshots of your system.
Then delete/hide MSIE and Outlook from your wife's desktop and set up Firefox instead :-)

A clean wipe is sometimes the best bet...

True, some popup spyware can embed into a Windows system file and is nearly impossible to remove.

-spence

Go down to Best Buy and get a fresh quart of Geek Oil. Take it home and pour it in the top. The reservoir is probably empty John.

Get a copy of TrueImage and take regular snapshots of your system.
Then delete/hide MSIE and Outlook from your wife's desktop and set up Firefox instead :-)

What he said, after the wipe, onto a USB drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16832200004

The best anti-virus is to use Linux or a VM that you can wipe out.

Go down to Best Buy and get a fresh quart of Geek Oil. Take it home and pour it in the top. The reservoir is probably empty John.


Best Buy is out, you have to buy it from a geek like JohnR