Re: Anti Virus System Pro

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Don't install software from the Internet unless is "known-good". Fake and rogue "virus scanners" abound - don't install them and don't believe their trick animated websites.

A couple of known good free anti-virus is Grisft's AVG, and Avast!

http://free.grisoft.com

http://www.avast.com

Before installing any software from the internet, investigate it first. That will save you a lot of headaches. Install the software only through the manufacturer's website or the channel the manufacturer has made available from their website. Do not install from these share programs such as Limewire or by torrent programs - they are virus ridden.

Getting a virus might not seem all that bad, especially if it doesn't seem to do much. But behind the scenes it might be stealing and trading credit card numbers, spying, storing trading and illegal pictures of people being harmed, illegally hacking gov't computers, and / or many other wrongful things. The effect of this stuff can be very ugly to real people. Don't aid and abet by being careless.

Saucy



"Merle" <planogram@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4CEA8360-C263-43AF-AB60-69F699D6E3C4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Jim" <bojimbo261@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:sb3255pmvncdqqsjt94ongr79kkl95ru9j@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:02:21 -0500, "Merle" <planogram@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


"GTS" <x@xxxxx> wrote in message
news:#14lWBa$JHA.4376@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Your post is confusing. Firstly, if she's locked out of her computer, how
did you try to run SFC /scannow (to which you say your were denied
access)? How did you try system restore? This is a Vista news group yet
you say you're trying to do a system repair with an XP disk. What OS are
you running?
Did you try to boot from this XP CD? Is your BIOS set to boot from the
DVD/CD drive?
Reinstalling isn't a necessity. Malwarebtyes from
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ can remove this infection, but it's unclear
what you can and can't boot to or run. Perhaps you should get some
professional help with this. (and not from the local big store, but a
qualified technician).
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"Merle" <planogram@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AD82691A-CCFC-4DB5-AED6-884CAB186755@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My wife was on the internet and suddenly System Pro popped up and started
scanning warning my wife of a virus attack on her computer and wanted her
to buy the AV Pgm for $49.95. She just clicked all the exits and got off
of the internet and now she is locked out of her computer. We can't get
system restore to work, Can't get safe mode to work, She has AVG 8
installed but cannot start it. Tried SFC /scannow but was denied access.
Tried putting the Windows XP disk in to do a repair and was unable to get
it to start. I think the only thing to do is reformat the HD and start
over but her PC ignores the A drive and the dvd drives. I cannot get
into it in order to re format it. We are at a loss. Any Ideas would be
appreciated.


My wife is running XP Sp3 The system will boot up to the desk top but any
icon you click on access is denied, I set the bios to boot from Floppy, It
would not. I set the bios to boot from dvd, it would not. It would boot to
C drive each time and the desk top looked normal. I got a message
(windows\system32\mskhfji.exe did not load also windows\system32\mskpuko.exe
would not load. I clicked on programs/accessories/system tools/system
restore and got a message(access denied) I will try
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and see if I can get her up and running again.,
Thanks anyway

Although this is a Vista group , what a/v program is on your wifes
computer ? Boot into safe mode and rename both files with the
extention .txt and see if they can be deleted .

The wife is using AVG 8 free. She is unable to get safe mode to start. No matter what we try we get access denied. cannot start any pgms, IE keeps starting up and going to spam sites one right after the other. I don't know what kind of virus she has but it is a good one. I believe it came from www.aware-protect.com A pop up keeps hounding her to buy antivirus system pro for 49.95 to fix the problem. This virus has kidnapped her computer.

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