Infected by DNS Changer? You Have Until July Before the FBI Shuts You Down
[ad name=”new”] If you happen to have a virus called the DNS Changer, you, or at least your computer, has been involved in a huge FBI crime sting operation involving Estonian and Russian cybercriminals. What intrigue and thrills! Here you thought your computer was behaving itself quietly at home when really it was […]
Virus Alert: P2Ps Spreading Dangerous Virus called Virut
[ad name=”new”] The worst virus I’ve ever seen is now making its way through Bit Torrent and Limewire and other file sharing programs. It’s called Virut. And once you have it it’s pretty much game over and time for a clean install. You’re done. At least you’re operating system is kaput. So if I were […]
Fix the "Open With" Virus
[ad name=”new”] I just fixed an odd virus: the “Open With” Virus. Everything I tried to open including my usual anti-virus programs prompted a dialog box asking what I wanted to open the AVG with. Of course that’s silly, you can’t open AVG with another program like Microsoft Word or Adobe Reader. It kept me […]
Trojan Horse Clicker – No My Friend Flicka.
I just cleaned up a computer, an Acer laptop, that had tons of spyware and among them was Trojan Horse Clicker. To get rid of it and the rest of the spyware I did the usual: 1.First I ran Combofix. (I did this in Safe Mode with Networking.) To get into Safe Mode, I had […]
How to Remove Virus w32/ w32 Removal Tool
[ad name=”new”] I’ve removed viruses with W32 in their names, on hundreds of computers, and they’ve all been difficult to remove. W32 Fasec and W32-Patched kg are two of the most common and stubborn. Usually w32 are video codec or flash drive viruses. That means you got it from downloading a video codec or from […]
How to Fix Sysguard, Win32 Patched-Kg, and Malware Alerts
[ad name=”new”] This week I found a new type of virus: Sysguard, Win32 Patched-Kg, and Malware Alerts difficult to remove. The usual ways of removal didn’t work since these spyware/viruses suppress ComboFix and Malwarebytes and keep them from running. I had to run Avast first. The boot scanner in Avast made the first dent in […]
How to Remove Privacy Center
[ad name=”new”] The other day I fixed a computer infected with Privacy Center. The name made me laugh since the privacy offered by this rogue program is like walking naked downtown and handing out your credit card numbers, e-mail address, and cell phone number at the same time. Malwarebytes cleaned it up quite easily. All […]
Downandup or Conficker USB Worm Prevention and Removal
[ad name=”new”] Ms. Ducktoes is really busy removing spyware and replacing power supplies today, but I’ve noticed an influx of this new worm. So I thought I should warn you. It’s called the Downandup/Conficker worm. Millions of computers are infected. To avoid getting it, turn off Autoruns on your computer. Click here to learn how […]
Hallmark Card Virus (Again) and the Evil AntivirusOn.com
[ad name=”new”] Ms. Ducktoes really feels for the readers whose computers have the Hallmark card virus. So many of you are still coming to this blog for a fix. This has been going on for months. Since so many of you are still getting infected, today I went on-line to do a more research. I […]
How to Prevent the USB Worm
[ad name=”new”] There’s a new USB worm about. It loads on your computer when you stick an infected USB drive (Flash memory drive) into a USB port or an infected CD into the CD drive. Since it installs through the Autorun function on Windows, this type of worm is easy to prevent. Simply turn off […]