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Vista Anti-Spyware 2012 issue?

I was recently on a website and my computer received some Spyware or this virus... It kept encouraging me to purchase a product saying my computer had tons of viruses...obviously this was just scare ware..it hi-jacked my internet explorer and my firefox...I tried a couple of things to get rid of it, but I eventually ended up restoring my system to a month or so before I actually got the virus...is my computer safe now? is the virus gone and will it leave me alone? guh, so annoying.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    you're able to attempt putting the .exe records onto a usb and then pass them over, installation, then wipe. you additionally can attempt malwarebytes, that solves each and every thing. in case you nonetheless have subjects, you're able to look into reformatting the complicatedchronic. this could wipe the finished complicatedchronic sparkling of all records, which incorporates the virus(es). you ought to use a reinstallation disk, a restoration parition or a restoration disk. in the previous you reformat make certain you back up your records first. you may achieve this with a complicatedchronic enclosure. this enables you to get entry to records on your complicatedchronic with out having to log in during the working gadget (the subject that virus is on). once you replica and paste any records that's extremely helpful to maintain off the complicatedchronic, reformat it. i exploit a bt-3 hundred from topmicrousa which i could advise you examine out. once you're achieved backing up the records, reformat the complicatedchronic, then recopy the records. in case you have from now on questions be at liberty to deliver me an e mail and sick be satisfied to assist (^_^)/

  • 10 years ago

    Vista Anti-Spyware 2012 is not a virus, its classed as malware.

    is my computer safe now? - what malware protection do you have ?

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Removal instructions:

    1. Click Start->Run or press WinKey+R. Type in "command" and press Enter key.

    2. In the command prompt window type "notepad" and press Enter key. Notepad will come up.

    3. Copy all the text given on this page http://justpaste.it/9x2 and paste to Notepad.

    4. Save file as fix.reg to your Desktop. NOTE: (Save as type: All files)

    5. Double-click on the fix.reg file to run it. Click "Yes" for Registry Editor prompt window. Then click OK.

    6. Download free anti-malware software from the list below and run a full system scan.

    Detailed removal guide: http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2011/06/remove-v...

    Alternate removal guide: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remo...

    Install anti-malware software and remove the rogue anti-virus program from your computer properly.

    Recommended anti-malware tools:

    Malwarebytes Antimalware http://malwarebytes.org/

    SUPERAntispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/

    Spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/

    Hitman Pro http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro

    Good luck!

  • 10 years ago

    Yes for now. So I prefer download anti-malware malwarebytes to get rid of it whrn it happens again.

    Source(s): Happen to me
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  • 10 years ago

    did the same thing today, used system restore and it seems working normal again.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    you are aware that system restore cant always remove malware as malware change your system restore settings or corrupt it.

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