Good to hear Mike,
Just in case some others missed it - http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com/messageview.aspx?catid=76 <http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com/messageview.aspx?catid=76&threadid =7944&enterthread=y> &threadid=7944&enterthread=y If still getting redirects after the rogue exes have been removed - it is usually volsnap.sys that is compromised. Replacing with known good copy from recovery console/barts/UBCD/etc will take care of that issue. If still active - avoid logging in with admin privs if possible & use process explorer to kill the rogue, rename it etc. (run as) Logging in with admin privs will surely mangle volsnap.sys. Cheers! Tammy _____ From: Mike Sullivan [mailto:neog...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Fake antivirus I ran into this on Monday, at least I have my users locked down and they only saw the message that the hard drive was failing and their shortcuts disappeared. I followed Tammy's instructions and had it cleaned up pronto! On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Jonathan <ncm...@gmail.com> wrote: I've run into a nice variant of this just this morning....the window is titled, "Windows Vista Restore" and the caption at the top of the window says, "PC Performance & Stability analysis report". It is telling me hat the hard drive is failing and that private data is at risk. When I went into the root of C:. it only showed one file, named bootsect.bak. After I chose to display all hidden and os files, viola,everything in C: and on the desktop appeared. What a way to start a Thursday - at least it isn't Monday! JR On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Roger Wright <rhw...@gmail.com> wrote: Try setting him up with ClearCloudDNS - might help prevent future infections. Roger Wright ___ "Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." - J. Paul Getty On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:34 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > Thanks... This particular user is unlucky enough to have teenagers who use > his computer. My guess is they are visiting infected/hostile/0wned sites and > that's how he's getting infected. Never really had a problem when he was > working here, so I'm suspecting it's some of his grandkids that are causing > the problem. > > As I have not yet seen the problem, I don't know if it's going to be easy or > difficult. Hopefully MBAM and Vipre won't have any problem with it. :D > > Thanks again! > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 10:31 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Fake antivirus > > May be time to invest in some UAT (user awareness training). Continual > re-infestation either means he is unlucky, or gung-ho in his browsing. > > I've had some fake AVs recently which were ridiculously easy to get rid of > (kill process, delete files, remove autorun entry). Others have been more > stealthy - such as killing targeted windows like Task Manager. Booting into > safe mode usually prevents these extra "features" from bothering you. > > But as with everything - a reimage may be the only way to be sure. > On 3 June 2011 15:26, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > I'm going to go to a former co-worker's this afternoon to clean his system > (again) from another fake antivirus infestation. I've already got Vipre > Rescue and Malware Bytes on a memory stick. I've also got RKILL. I haven't > had to deal with any fake antivirus in a few weeks. Just wondering if they > have developed any new tricks recently that I should be aware of? > > Oh, this user had Vipre Home on his PC, and got infested anyway. Should I > submit samples to Sunbelt (assuming I can find where they're quarantined)??? > > Thanks! > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > IMPORTANT: The information in this email is CONFIDENTIAL. If its contents > are disclosed in any way my lawyers will swoop down from black helicopters > like Seal Team Six and drag you away with a black bag over your head. They > will then take you to a secret prison and make you fight to the death with > other people who dared to share this email. You will be given a large bowie > knife and a supply of methamphetamines while I watch the said deathmatch and > wager vast sums of money on who will be the winner. If the fight becomes > boring or there is a stalemate, I will release rabid dogs and my two-stone > cat into the arena to liven things up a bit. If these animals become in any > way docile, I will squirt them with water pistols until they become a bit > more temperamental. > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- Thank you, Mike Sullivan ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
