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anykuy NEW VIRUS

This one will stuff windows . It let me run my PC for a day the as I ran AVG anykuy shut down my PC and will not let me reload windows.
I lifted this from othe sites

A red cross appeared in the bottom right hand corner with the message "Warning! you have a security problem". This happens about every ten minutes.

Eventually a message box appears "Alert! you have a security problem. Do you want to scan your computer for viruses?"
If "yes" is entered, or not, this tries to open an internet screen "http://anykuy.com/".

I don't know what this is, and neither does Norton.

And some more
don't "do a virus scan", that will not solve this problem. If you are not real computer savvy, this may be a challenge, If you take it to a "store" they will most likely reformat your hard drive. I saw this mentioned as "the only way to get rid of malware". that is nonsense. Someone who knows what they are doing can cure this. the big problem with this type of infection is not only the main "anykuy" issue, but also the scads of other infections that it allows in. SO... the root of the anykuy, may be an infected userinit.exe file in your windows\system32 folder. Open taskmanager and end the process userinit.exe. check the properties of this file on your computer, if the "last changed" date is within the last couple of days, this is your culprit. userinit.exe is a file that you need, so you can't just delete it. you will want to rename it to userinitbad.dex or something. then you will need to find the latest "good" copy of userinit.exe on your computer, possibly from a service pack update folder or the original XP install cd. copy the "good" copy to your windows\system32 folder.

I suggest you run these free programs.

First run malwarebytes - it's free: http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Then Super Anti Spyware
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

These clean trojans, spyware, malware etc

This one seems to be a little more difficult to remove than usual. Of course he got it infected while I was away ... and tried to remove it himself.
I thought I'd removed it and rebooted the computer. It logs in for a moment and back out again. I swore. I threw the mouse and banged the keyboard like an angry German kid.
I've half a mind to leave it like that too ... at least for a couple of days until I calm down.
Last time he broke it I had to reformat. If I have to do it again it'll be the end of Micro$oft in this house.

or just get this and you wont have to worry about a virus again

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I've already got it.
and HM is using xubuntu while his XP is out of action.

Owen, please explain for the not too puter savvy

ubuntu is a variation of Linux another operationg system (like Windoze)
Linux is extremely virus/malware resistant

Smitty wrote:ubuntu is a variation of Linux another operationg system (like Windoze)
Linux is extremely virus/malware resistant

Basically its a COMPUTER GOD!!! lol

News like this I feel really lucky to use Hardy Heron

Antivirus is so the-80's ... (c) Brain anyone

Anyway Head_M ... "AVG" is free and popular antivirus.
http://free.avg.com/

I wouldnt call it virus/malware resistant, as there are some virii for linux. its just that linux users take up 3% of the total computer users (saw this in some survey i cant remember where now) and people who usually write virii would rather do mass damage than to only hurt the minority.

also some linux distros are so well put together that really its impossible to do anything without the root account

anyway, for casual web browsing and casual computer use, ubuntu would offer a good level of security. then if you are really clever you work out how to run windows applications in linux, and suddenly the grass seems so much greener on the other side

What he said.

Virii do exist for Linux - there's just fewer of them, they're harder to write, and you've got to be really dumb to succumb to them.

Almost any Linux distro, with VirtualBox or VMWare installed can run your choice of Windows too (for when you really have to). They can also 'snapshot' good images of the install so that if something does happen to the Windows install, recovery is quick and simple. (Unfortunately most VM solutions won't support running games reliably still though).

However Linux still isn't for everyone. I'm a Linux fan and only run a Windows VM for some apps I need as I work in a Windows based company. But I'm not a bigot Mac and Windows have their place and are the right thing for some people - just not me
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This is a well known virus (in the IT industry) known as Vundo (or a variant) its a fucking pain in the ass to remove but I have done so succesfully a few times. Most of the "vundo removal tools" dont work because they only apply to a particular variant.

Users get caught out when they go to a website and a popup box pops up (despite their popup blockers) and they choose either OK or CANCEL (yup, either one) and it pretends to run a virus scan on your system.

After that it installs an executable (which randomly changes names) and digs right into your operating system.... from then on you will constantly find your internet browser home page changed, virus warnings keep popping up all the time.... its pure blackmail for the computer illiterate.

ty wrote:What he said.
Virii do exist for Linux - there's just fewer of them, they're harder to write, and you've got to be really dumb to succumb to them.

Rubbish... no one can be arsed making one for linux because A) Everyone who runs linux uses a different distro with different weaknesses B)Viruses are supposed to spread, that will only work if there is a large population... Linux users are few and far between.

Stereo wrote:This is a well known virus (in the IT industry) known as Vundo (or a variant) its a fucking pain in the ass to remove but I have done so succesfully a few times. Most of the "vundo removal tools" dont work because they only apply to a particular variant.

Users get caught out when they go to a website and a popup box pops up (despite their popup blockers) and they choose either OK or CANCEL (yup, either one) and it pretends to run a virus scan on your system.

After that it installs an executable (which randomly changes names) and digs right into your operating system.... from then on you will constantly find your internet browser home page changed, virus warnings keep popping up all the time.... its pure blackmail for the computer illiterate.

Oh, by the way, try "Superantispyware" its a free download... It will remove a large amount of vundo variants successfully. Before running it disable "system restore". Run it, let it do its thing, then when it prompts you to reboot do it and run it again.
To disable system restore, click on Start/Programs/Accessories/System tools/System Restore, then click on settings on the left hand side.

http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/techtalk/

This is where I go to have all my accidental spyware infections fixed.

HijackThis is a good start they'll be wanting a log from that to start the fixing .

Bummer.