How do i remove virtumonde spyware or virus off my computer?

Question

Anyway my brother downloaded hamachi for WoW =_=: anyway it froze and when he restarted it the back ground was a picture saying the i had spyware i used norton antivirus and it found some viruses it was all solved then i got avg spyware remover and its took everything off but my computers still slow, it still freezes, and when i try to search somthing up on google it makes another tab on mozilla going to some different website that i have no idea what it does pls help me to fix it =(

Answer 1

You could be infected with smitfraud virus. Here's how you can remove it: http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix...

Also, try getting a free spyware/adware remover better than avg:

www.adaware.com

www.spywareterminator.com

www.superantispyware.com

www.malwarebytes.com

Also, try doing a "System Restore" going back to a previous date BEFORE it happened.

Go to start, then type in system restore.  

Answer 2

It certainly sounds like you have been infected with some kind of malware. Unfortunately, if you find one infection, it is highly likely you have another one. A virus, trojan or worm are all different types of infections/malware and there are some great FREE programs that can help you.

First, clean up (delete) your cookies, temp files and temporary internet files. I prefer to use Ccleaner (available at www.filehippo.com) to do this, rather than the built-in DISK CLEANUP, as I feel it does a much more thorough job - for example, it will clean out the index files on your next reboot.

If you want to use Disk Cleanup, you can find it if you:

- Double-Click on My Computer to open it up

- RIGHT-click on your C: drive

- Choose PROPERTIES and then click on the DISK CLEANUP button

- When done, reboot your computer.

Delete these files daily or run Ccleaner every day right before you shut your computer down.

2 - You should also have a good anti-virus program to help protect your computer. AVG FREE is an excellent anti-virus program, which can be downloaded from www.download.com. You might also choose Avast or Avira, both also free programs from www.download.com.

3 -Since NONE of the anti-spyware/anti-adware programs are 100% accurate in finding and removing spyware, you need at least two programs which you will run one after the other, not at the same time.

There are three excellent free ones:

--Spybot, Search and Destroy

--Ad-Aware

--Spyware Blaster

All are available FREE from www.download.com

You will need to download, install, update (and IMMUNIZE in Spybot) and run them, one at a time. Be careful with the NAME of these programs - there are "look-alikes" with very similar names, that are in fact spyware themselves! Reboot after you install each one!

After this current infection is cleared up, be sure to run both of the above programs at least once a week if you are on the internet frequently and/or like to download music or files.

NOTE: Some infections prevent your from downloading the above programs. You may have to use a clean computer to download the programs and copy them to a thumb drive or CD. Then transfer the install files to the infected computer and run.

--Occasionally you will not be able to run these programs without being in SAFE MODE. To get there, reboot your computer and tap the F8 key, repeatedly until a menu comes up. You want to choose SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING.

4 -You should also have a good firewall to help protect your computer. Zone Alarm makes a totally free version (watch you don't download the 30-day free trial of the paid version). You can download this from the manufacturer at www.zonelabs.com

Answer 3

Church Boy starts school in 1 wk is not far wrong.

You don't have virtumonde also called vundo - what you have is a fake put on your PC by a rogue program.

Try:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t...

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Answer 4

norton is a resource hog if you leave it running  i would disable it and scan once a week  you can even set it to scan automatically like in the middle of the night while you are not using computer

get avg anti virus its free and wont take up computer services

also yahoo tool bar has anti spy