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help me get rid of the rogue AV8!!!

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Acuradude

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Dec 29, 2009
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ok guys i got malwarebytes and im trying to get rid of av8 the damn thing just wont go away i have had this freaking thing i know atleast ten times well different variants and i am normally able to get rid of it. but not this time.
 
did i not give enough info or something please this and my email are the only sites i can go to
 
Can you get into Safe Mode? Get into Safe Mode and run Combofix. Run Malwarebytes in Safe Mode as well. Both of those should take care of it. If it's a rootkit you can also try TDSS Killer from Kaspersky.
 
Sorry, Acuradude. I'm in the same shoes as you are. The more I learn from this casualty the more I will be able to assist others in the future. :confused:

Brian
 
If you do not have a backup image for just this reason you are braver than me. Then again, I don't use any av at all and never get infected. But, I wouldn't dare go a even a week without backing up a new install.
 
Security through obscurity; yay FBSD? Templi's advice is solid; but I have to ask, you've been getting so many varients, have you considered what is making you so targeted/is infecting you?

Perhaps cut back on all the sketchy pr0n sites and e-gambling ^^

But in seriousness, if infection is this regular a thing; check your various potential vulnerabilities (see; browser, email client, firewall) and attempt to secure them, or at least identify the behaviors that are putting you at risk and change them. I can't recall the last time I got hit with anything of any noticible severity; and I don't go to any difficult steps to secure myself.
 
i will try to do what you all have suggested thank you and i dont do e-gambling nor do i look at porn i have noticed tho the only times i get this crap was when my ex-wife was on myspace and this time becuz my girlfriend was on myspace so i think it maybe in myspace also i tracked the ip addy that this crap is coming from its in Moscow, Russia. but thank you very much i will now try what you all have said.
 
What i can do to protect myself from getting this crap again and i still have not fully gotten rid of it.
 
Format and reinstall...use a hardware firewall (router) and keep your antivirus up to date.
 
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