"Antivirus 2009" virus

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al398247

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Actually this isn't a question for me but for my Dad. He has a Toshiba Satellite M115 laptop and his OS is Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. He called me today to tell me that he visited a website where he saw a button saying [in his words] "Internet Explorer has caught a virus. Click here to remove it" or something like that, so he clicked the button and saw a couple of legitimate-looking windows saying he should install a program called "Antivirus 9". When he declined and closed all the windows, they kept popping up. That's when he thought something was fishy.

When I came home I restarted his laptop but to no luck. I then ran a scan in AVG Anti-Virus Free and restarted the computer again - still no luck. I looked for "Antivirus 9" in Control Panel - yet still no luck. I don't know what to do now. Needless to say this is a virus. Virus windows keep popping up, IE contains the same "buttons" on every webpage now, all-in-all it's impossible to operate the thing. Please give me some advice!
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
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    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
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    Dynex 400w
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    Nothin Special
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    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
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    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
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    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
Malwarebytes is briliant in removing AV2009 but just to make sure he could also install SuperAntiSpyware SUPERAntiSpyware.com - AntiAdware. AntiSpyware. AntiMalware. Check settings to tell it not to start up with Windows - neither program conflicts with any AV.

If not in the mood for more programs even though they wont hurt run a special removal tool called Smitfraudfix SmitFraudFix Follow instructions precisely.

May be an idea to install Windows Defender if not done already.

AV2009 have probably blocked Malwarebytes domain through dns hijacking - might work with Firefox but here is another site to download MBAM from http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Malwarebytes_AntiMalware/1186760019/1
 

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  • CPU
    AMD X2 6000
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5
    Memory
    Corsair 4x1gb 6400C4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 8800GTS XT 320mb, Generic Nvidia 6200 PCI 128mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Samsung 245b, 20" Dell 2007WFP, 19" Samsung 193P
    Hard Drives
    WD Raptor 74gb, Maxtor 300gb, WD Caviar 16SE 500gb
    PSU
    Corsair 520W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 532
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1100R
    Internet Speed
    20mb down, 1mb up
Thank you guys! I used stormy 13's directions and they worked! Will MBAM work if I keep it in programs and use it next time Dad's laptop is infected with malware?
 

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Yeah, just do regular scans with it, maybe once a week and always have a major AV installed and actively monitoring.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Airbot 2.0
    CPU
    Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
    Motherboard
    Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar D2X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60hz
    Hard Drives
    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
    1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
    2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

    Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 932
    Cooling
    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
    Other Info
    Windows 7
    Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8

    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Thank you. Dad's laptop has AVG Anti Virus Free. Is that enough with MBAM? Also, do any of you know how to copy a program from one computer to another? I want to copy Ares from my laptop to Dad's laptop. Ares was originally installed onto mine from a CD by a friend. Can I do that too?
 

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Hi al,

It might be possible to transfer an installed program , but you would need not just the files you can see on your system , but also all the registry entries.

Why not d/l a fresh copy from here and install that

Free Ares Download - Download Ares P2P Now!

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

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    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
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