Urgent Virus Help

I have no idea what I've done but I've managed to get a rogue virus checker that's infected my computer.

Basically, whenever I go to security in Control Panel it goes onto something called 'Vista Anti-Spyware'. Searched on Google and apparently it's a common thing - don't really understand how to get rid of it though.

Not only that, I keep getting pop ups telling me of infections and virus problems, asking me to register up to it.

Anybody had this before / know how to sort it out.

Quite worried.

Not had this before but what i would recommend is a system restore, do you know how to do one of those ?

No idea mate.

Also, I used to have Panda antivirus but that stopped working a little while ago. Just downloaded another free one and running a scan now - 2 things have been detected. Hopefully that is it though I'm not keeping my hopes up.

I actually quite F***ing scared now - pretty much got everything on here.

Ross, your best bet would be system restore.

It just sends your PC back to a date you choose. Everything added from that date to the date you restore it would disappear, though.

Well basically System Restore would take your computer back to an earlier date, making sure the Virus you deleted was gone as you would not have had it say yesterday etc, if your free antivirus software does not work download spy bot and it will delete and malware or spyware that is harmful to your laptop/computer, hope this helps.

Spybot download link - http://download.cnet.com/Spybot-Search-amp-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html?tag=mncol

How do I perform a system restore?

How do I perform a system restore?

Try searching it in the search bar.

Have to like restore in 20 days back to make sure the virus is gone. At least I hope it will be gone.

If you are in vista press start and type in System Restore then pick one of the dates were you are sure you had no virus, if in windows xp press start, accessories, system tools, System Restore.

Try searching it in the search bar.

Have to like restore in 20 days back to make sure the virus is gone. At least I hope it will be gone.

20 days?!

Can't do that. I'd lose too many things.

I'm pretty sure I got the virus after 00:00 this morning.

If I restored it to say yesterday or the day before should it be gone?

If so I'll just put some files onto a pen that I need.

Then try yesterday when you did not have the virus, if you had the virus surely you would of downloaded it by mistake today but by setting the restore date to yesterday etc the virus would of never of been downloaded.

20 days?!

Can't do that. I'd lose too many things.

Yeah, I went back that far before. I guess 2 days could be enough or at least to the day before you had the virus on.

Ross that scan will probably take a hell of a long time but trust me if you downloaded a good virus scanner eg avg free it should delete the virus, if you do not have enough time do a system restore to yesterday.

The scan didn't do anything.

I'm restoring it to two days ago. Are you sure that rids the virus? I'm guessing restoring wipes things since on your comp therefore wiping the virus?

Loading up now. We will see. I hope.

Mate, it should do because its only a fake virus and you had to download it in the first place, tell us if it works.

PHEW OF DOOM.

It worked. Back to how it was. Also, I didn't lose any documents?!

Thanks for the help you two, really appreciated. In panic mode for a bit there!

PHEW OF DOOM.

It worked. Back to how it was. Also, I didn't lose any documents?!

Thanks for the help you two, really appreciated. In panic mode for a bit there!

No problem, pal. Glad you didn't have to "20 days". Don't even know why I went so far back!

No problem mate, glad to help .

Those are extremely common virus and "Pop up" software.  Basically the scans are nothing more than a program just running a fake scan.  It will ALWAYS say your Infected.  It never actually scans anything it just pretends to and then recreates an identitical screen shot of your computer status. Then when you click on their " Fix" it installs spyware and fucks your system.  Their all fake and all over the net now,

Go to the following:    http://download.cnet.com/windows/

Go to search and find Revo Uninstaller...download it.

You can do a few things. "Revo Uninstaller" will uninstall all the way into the registry and check very deep.  A system restore will take it back to an earlier date but 9 times out of 10 these viruses dig deep and it will remain on the hard drive and in the registry.

Run the Revo, delete EVERY file that comes up from the scan. Make sure you only delete the bold entries which show in the registry...Revo will prompt you too the files to delete.

Download Malwarebytes...#5 on the Download list.   Run Malwarebytes and then run a regular Virus scan. Surprisingly the new Windows Security essentials, free from Microsoft is a very good anti virus program.

If you want to pay for Anti-Virus get Norton.  The best in the business.

PHEW OF DOOM.

It worked. Back to how it was. Also, I didn't lose any documents?!

Thanks for the help you two, really appreciated. In panic mode for a bit there!

Now stay away from redtube, youporn pichunter and the like.

PHEW OF DOOM.

It worked. Back to how it was. Also, I didn't lose any documents?!

Thanks for the help you two, really appreciated. In panic mode for a bit there!

Make sure you do constant virus scans to make sure it isn't a trojan. Those hide in your registry files.

Bumping this as one of my mates at work seems to have a nasty bit of malware/virus that AVG/MalwareBytes and Spybot won't get rid of.

It basically makes this scanner pop up and lists a load of trojans and stuff that's supposed to be on her comp, yet it's the actual scanner that's the problem. It won't let you work on anything and it tries to get you to enter personal data. It's called "Internet Protection".

Her comp has been booted in safe mode and had some malware entries removed. But when you start it up in normal mode, this annoying scanner pops up again.

Anyone got any ideas how to get shut?

Did some googling, maybe this thread helps?
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/its-called-internet-protection-fake-anti-virus-pop-up
The last post might be the solution.