Security Shield virus

[Tom8558]

Dunno how it got onto my computer but mcaffee didn't seem to detect it. Spent this evening trying to work out how to get rid of it and managed to do so with a system restore. Anyone else had this?

[buctootim]

Dunno how it got onto my computer but mcaffee didn't seem to detect it. Spent this evening trying to work out how to get rid of it and managed to do so with a system restore. Anyone else had this?

 

Not sure that system restore will get rid of it. I think I had the same virus or a variant of it. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?38407-Google-redirect-virus-(and-Bing-and-yahoo)

[david in sweden]

Not sure that system restore will get rid of it. I think I had the same virus or a variant of it. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?38407-Google-redirect-virus-(and-Bing-and-yahoo)

 

 

 

I had the same problem and tried a number of alternatives.:

 

backdating data to before I the virus appeared.

complete back-up scan and be careful abppout someof the sites you visit , I think some are made to measure "traps ".

and heightening my security level.. seem to work best, but a good idea to change your password more often, too.

[timebomb]

My wifes laptop had this last week, it prevented all web access and stopped Task Manager from running. Also with McAfee.

 

I rebooted in safe mode and installed AVG free, ran a scan and it detected it and deleted it immediately.

[saint_stevo]

It will probably come back, lots of viruses hide in system restore and come back.

 

Install MalwareBytes AntiMalware, update it and run a full scan

[Saintandy666]

You need to download rkill - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/

 

It'll kill the process. Then without restarting your PC do what saint_stevo said and rule malwarebytes anti-malware.

 

If that doesn't work, then try safe-mode.

[saintscottofthenortham]

Just had this. Damn thing. God knows where I picked it up from. Sites visted today... Auto-Trader, SWF, tubegalore... ahhhhh

[doddisalegend]

Just got it on my PC to. Only place I'd visted were SWF, ebay and the Beeb. Did a system restore and have downloaded malwarebytes and are doing a full scan right now. McAffe never picked it up at all usless bloody thing

[Saintandy666]

Just got it on my PC to. Only place I'd visted were SWF, ebay and the Beeb. Did a system restore and have downloaded malwarebytes and are doing a full scan right now. McAffe never picked it up at all usless bloody thing

 

Some spyware interferes with scanners like McAffe etc... so you need to kill the process of the virus before scanning.

[Saint in Paradise]

Which browser were you using when infected please?

[doddisalegend]

Which browser were you using when infected please?

 

Well I was using IE8....Still Malwarebytes has been scanning for 20000+ items for 50 minutes and picked up nothing so I think I've got rid of it

[saint_in_munich]

You need a mac!!

Microsoft security essentials is pretty good but best to have malwarebytes also, that way if something does get past microsoft you can boot in safemode and malwarebytes will kill it.

[Jimmy_D]

I've had this one as well >_

 

Here's removal instructions that worked for me: http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=107641

[capitalsaint]

Just buy a Mac.

[saint_stevo]

Mac's get infected too......

 

Anti-Virus software is only as good as how up to date it is. Imagine looking at a 5year old dictionary, some new words wouldn't be in there eh

[tony13579]

McAfee has had some serious issues lately with vista machines blocking all internet access. It does work untill the next restart if you reset/rebuild the network card. Thier response has been slow/non existent. Most people affected moved to Microsoft Security Essentials (Free).