Antivirus Live Virus

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

The irony of this does not escape me, but last night during Survivor we decided to google Russell Hantz to see if he is as phony as he appears to be (which he is), using DW's spiffy newish LT with the latest version of AVG, updated up to date, and we picked up the Antivirus Live virus.

Dang thing took everything over.

I somehow managed to disable it late last night and ran an AVG scan, which detected no threats.

This morning Antivirus Live is still in there, still has taken everything over, and I cannot get it disabled in order to access the Internet, which it blocks.

I am studying the problem on Ole POC, with WIN 95, using AOL dialup.



Any suggestions?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

if you can get it on line and over to ANTIVIRUS - Download - SOFTWARE - Buy - Antispyware - Antispam - CLOUD Protection - PANDA SECURITY to run there online scanner that might help.

[syngi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close syngi]

Hello,

Boot your PC is "Safe Mode with Networking" and remove the following files:

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\<random>sysguard.exe

As you can see, the main folder is named randomly and the main process will be something like muytsysguard.exe.
More info: How to remove Antivirus Live

Then download MalwareBytes anti-malware. Install, update and run a full system scan.
Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.42 - FileHippo.com

Good luck!

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

That is the same instructions I got when I googled. I am not all that confident in removing stuff, and just as I got to that point I said, "Am I really going to delete stuff because some stranger on the Internet said to?"

I have deleted sysguard entries using the CAD method. That deactivates it for that visit but when I log on again it comes back.

Stuff has been corrupted. That's the message I get when I run AVG, which will not complete. I also cannot access the Internet.

I also have the flu so am not at my sharpest.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Hello,

Boot your PC is "Safe Mode with Networking" and remove the following files:

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\<random>sysguard.exe

As you can see, the main folder is named randomly and the main process will be something like muytsysguard.exe.
More info: How to remove Antivirus Live

Then download MalwareBytes anti-malware. Install, update and run a full system scan.
Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.42 - FileHippo.com

Good luck!

While I was figuring out how to do this I stumbled on to System Restore, and restored it to two days before the infection. I am on that computer now and everything seems to be OK.

AVG started a scan on its own.

[StressCadet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StressCadet]

Use the MalwareBytes program! My son contracted this virus on our computer and it was relentless. That MalwareBytes program was the only thing that got rid of it.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

System Restore still seems to have done the trick.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I would still run another malware scan if AVG does not show it as quarantined.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

I took you guys advice and put in the free malwarebytes software and it found 10 infected items and that was after AVG found the Facebook virus we had last month.

How many viruses can be in there and the computer keeps running?
I don't understand all this virus crap.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I took you guys advice and put in the free malwarebytes software and it found 10 infected items and that was after AVG found the Facebook virus we had last month.

How many viruses can be in there and the computer keeps running?
I don't understand all this virus crap.

Some virus are not just set up to stop or crash your computer some track you and try to steal your infomation like passwords some take over your computer and send out emails.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Back in the last century, my first scan showed 430 viruses-none very serious, but enough to slow my computer down.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I looked at the google search where I picked up AL, and AVG approves all the sites listed.
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If it is still lurking, where might I look for it?

WIN XP

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

AVG Browser Security

Select the protection you would like to use within the Toolbar from the list below.

AVG Search-Shield
Search-Shield provides safety ratings next to the links returned from Google, Yahoo! and Bing searches so you know which are safe before you click on them.

AVG Active Surf-Shield
When you click on a link or type in a URL, Active Surf-Shield inspects the site before you actually go to it, blocking you from malicious content.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I downloaded and ran the Mal-ware scan which came up with 0 I still think it was good to run and most important have it already installed on your computer. If you do get the virus half the problem would be getting on line and down loading it so at least it is on my hard drive now. What would be good is if I can up date it and run it monthly. If I can keep up with that then at least there will always be an updated version on my computer.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

This is almost identical to what happened to me:

AVG Forums - Antivirus Live Infection

I tried to post that and found out that I am not registered on the new AVG forum . . . I was on the grisoft forum.

Nor can I get through it's registration process.