Comments on: Antivirus 360 trojan – VERY bad news http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/ The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: becky c http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36983 becky c Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:42:56 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36983 ok i had this same issue with the effin antivirus 360. it kept blocking all of my internet sites even if they were safe. I know i never downloaded it. So i knew it was crap from the start. i spent forever trying to get rid of it, but it never showed an uninstall or stopped running long enough to delete. every other spyware remover or antivirus program wanted money. so I FIXED IT MYSELF. what i did was in the task manager i found the process and stopped it. Then I deleted any and everything that was part of it. the icon on the start panel by the time, the folder which was in C:programfiles/antivirus20090av360 emptied the recycle bin, restart the computer, then i had to reinstall internet explorer with my back up disk. all is well now and there is no sign of infection. I didnt pay anyone to fix it either. i just hope it works for good. ok i had this same issue with the effin antivirus 360. it kept blocking all of my internet sites even if they were safe. I know i never downloaded it. So i knew it was crap from the start. i spent forever trying to get rid of it, but it never showed an uninstall or stopped running long enough to delete. every other spyware remover or antivirus program wanted money. so I FIXED IT MYSELF.
what i did was in the task manager i found the process and stopped it. Then I deleted any and everything that was part of it. the icon on the start panel by the time, the folder which was in C:programfiles/antivirus20090av360
emptied the recycle bin, restart the computer, then i had to reinstall internet explorer with my back up disk. all is well now and there is no sign of infection. I didnt pay anyone to fix it either.
i just hope it works for good.

]]> By: J. Gravelle http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36858 J. Gravelle Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:04:06 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36858 If you have any reservations about which entries to remove, paste the HijackTHIS scan results in this thread and tap me on the shoulder. I'd be happy to let you know which items you can safely blow away... -jjg DailyScoff.com If you have any reservations about which entries to remove, paste the HijackTHIS scan results in this thread and tap me on the shoulder.

I’d be happy to let you know which items you can safely blow away…

-jjg
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]]> By: genes http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36852 genes Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:12:13 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36852 Hijackthis can set Windose to remove stubborn files on start up. The publisher advises extreme caution when removing suspect files. Hijackthis can set Windose to remove stubborn files on start up. The publisher advises extreme caution when removing suspect files.

]]> By: Janet Evans http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36851 Janet Evans Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:53:56 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36851 My daughter got this virus and had a heck of a time getting rid of it but was successful in the end by editing the registry. She got the virus from loading some software from someone else\'s computer, so she believes. My daughter got this virus and had a heck of a time getting rid of it but was successful in the end by editing the registry. She got the virus from loading some software from someone else\’s computer, so she believes.

]]> By: dad29 http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36850 dad29 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:58:31 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36850 See my blogpost re PhotoFrames malware. CW also touts MS' recent release of a malware-removal tool, FWIW... Another reason I don't let my kids do file-sharing (nor do I.) "Free" usually has a cost. See my blogpost re PhotoFrames malware. CW also touts MS’ recent release of a malware-removal tool, FWIW…

Another reason I don’t let my kids do file-sharing (nor do I.) “Free” usually has a cost.

]]> By: J. Gravelle http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36849 J. Gravelle Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36849 Use <a href="http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html" rel="nofollow">HijackTHIS</a> to clean up the IE registry entries that keep re-installing malware... -jjg DailyScoff.com Use HijackTHIS to clean up the IE registry entries that keep re-installing malware…

-jjg
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]]> By: steveegg http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36848 steveegg Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:57:26 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36848 Dunno exactly how they picked it up. I do have to pound them for using a file-sharing program that's been associated with it though. Dunno exactly how they picked it up. I do have to pound them for using a file-sharing program that’s been associated with it though.

]]> By: dad29 http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/12/antivirus-360-trojan-very-bad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-36847 dad29 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:50:59 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=4288#comment-36847 Is this lovely POS acquired in the usual fashion--clicking on an email attachment? Is this lovely POS acquired in the usual fashion–clicking on an email attachment?

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