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System Tools Virus
« on: 27 February 2011, 18:14:02 »
I've just had the System Tools Virus on my PC and it was a pig to get rid of. I've got AVG as my Anti-Virus and that didn't stop it but doing some reading and the Mcafee is no good as well so just be careful ;)
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #1 on: 27 February 2011, 18:25:31 »
Not the first time you've had a virus on your tool I'll wager.
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2011, 18:31:47 »
Been surfing those "educational" websites again have we Pete? ;D ;D
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2011, 18:51:45 »
Had to sort this mendacious little app out a couple of nights ago on a friend's PC - it's very similar to the Security Tool download.  It took a bit of finding as the app hides itself away, but by booting up in safe mode with networking, then rip out the executable in Explorer (named jdaacjk06300) and some associated .pf files seemed to do the trick for me.  :)
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2011, 18:58:43 »
Strange the laptop has got exactly the same thing today. Affects the wife's log in but not mine (I wonder what she's been looking at :-?).
Still trying to get rid of it now.
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2011, 19:03:02 »
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Strange the laptop has got exactly the same thing today. Affects the wife's log in but not mine (I wonder what she's been looking at :-?).
Still trying to get rid of it now.
Press F8 when you turn the laptop on and go to Safe Mode with Networking this will allow you onto the net the go to www.malwarebytes.org/ and down load thier freebee  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2011, 19:07:16 »
I had that a couple of weeks ago . I Googled it and there were several methods of removing ,one inc a very good video but I just couldn't get rid of it.
I eventually went into Safe Mode and reset back a couple of days and that fixed it.
Had no problem since , but you're right it was a little swine.
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2011, 19:08:50 »
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Strange the laptop has got exactly the same thing today. Affects the wife's log in but not mine (I wonder what she's been looking at :-?).
Still trying to get rid of it now.
Press F8 when you turn the laptop on and go to Safe Mode with Networking this will allow you onto the net the go to www.malwarebytes.org/ and down load thier freebee  ;)

It's already been download and is running a full scan as I type. But thanks for trying to help Pete  :y
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #8 on: 27 February 2011, 20:08:48 »
Time to recommend getting Avast.  It seems to stop everything that is throw at my PC and it uses fewer system resources than AVG which appears useless against port scan attacks.

You can get it off www.download.com  :y
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2011, 20:28:40 »
Avast and spybot (with full immunisation) keeps it away
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #10 on: 27 February 2011, 20:46:08 »
some of the pc's i look after have been nothing but trouble with AVG lately, things seem much better with Avast.

If you want me to take a look, just drop it round (just need base unit, no screen  / mouse / keyboard etc)
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #11 on: 27 February 2011, 21:12:05 »
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some of the pc's i look after have been nothing but trouble with AVG lately, things seem much better with Avast.

If you want me to take a look, just drop it round (just need base unit, no screen  / mouse / keyboard etc)

What's your opinion of security essentials Jim?
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #12 on: 27 February 2011, 21:16:49 »
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some of the pc's i look after have been nothing but trouble with AVG lately, things seem much better with Avast.

If you want me to take a look, just drop it round (just need base unit, no screen  / mouse / keyboard etc)

What's your opinion of security essentials Jim?


Well I've heard nothing bad.....but it is microsoft  ;D
prob on my 'to be tried' list if honest
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« Reply #13 on: 27 February 2011, 21:19:31 »
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some of the pc's i look after have been nothing but trouble with AVG lately, things seem much better with Avast.

If you want me to take a look, just drop it round (just need base unit, no screen  / mouse / keyboard etc)

What's your opinion of security essentials Jim?


Well I've heard nothing bad.....but it is microsoft  ;D
prob on my 'to be tried' list if honest
Been using it on all ours for a while now and it seems fine, not too obtrusive, updates come in via windows update and seems to catch drive by installs as they happen.
Best of all it's a freebie. :y
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Re: System Tools Virus
« Reply #14 on: 27 February 2011, 22:12:13 »
I moved over from Symantec to MS SE at the beginning of the year.  It's been much less resource hungry and coped fine with the usual wandering round the Internet that I do. 
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