Virus help

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

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Haywards Heath

• Oct 27, 2012

• #1

My brother in law has told me that he had tremendous problems with a virus that shows on his PC as a charge from various police forces for a statutory fine of £80 which has to be paid in order for your internet to work properly again. Apparently it turns off Norton Anti Virus and renders it as useless. Has anybody experienced this and if so how do you overcome it.

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

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LOONEY BIN

• Oct 27, 2012

• #2

Thats a well known one you get from surfing on dodgy porn sites, google it and you should get plenty of help

 

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TerryT

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Jun 14, 2011

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• Oct 27, 2012

• #3

It's a scam, try doing a system restore

 

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BensGrandad

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• Oct 27, 2012

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• #4

I dont think that he would go on a porn site

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

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Eastbourne

• Oct 27, 2012

• #5

Start PC in safe mode with networking - press f8 as it's booting.
then download and run malwarebytes, do a full scan
should clear it

 

Drumstick

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Jul 19, 2003

6,958

Peacehaven

• Oct 27, 2012

• #6

It's easy I had this the other day, Quick google sorted it out. Turn it off, enter safe mode and then go on control panel and restore it to a previous point. Not long after and its sorted.

Hope he gets it sorted.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,955

Eastbourne

• Oct 27, 2012

• #7

Drumstick said:

It's easy I had this the other day, Quick google sorted it out. Turn it off, enter safe mode and then go on control panel and restore it to a previous point. Not long after and its sorted.

Hope he gets it sorted.

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If you do a restore you are potentially leaving the virus there to re-appear later, it changes certain files and downloads more shite.
Use a proper removal tool

 

Titus

Come on!

Feb 21, 2010

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Up here on the left.

• Oct 27, 2012

• #8

Met Police ransom virus

 

Kazenga <3

Test 805843

Feb 28, 2010

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Team c/r HQ

• Oct 27, 2012

• #9

Just pay the fine. Bloody tax dodger.

 

Moshe Gariani

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Mar 10, 2005

12,070

• Oct 27, 2012

• #10

thought this was another Palace thread...

 

DanielT

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Jun 25, 2010

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• Oct 27, 2012

• #11

BensGrandad said:

I dont think that he would go on a porn site

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Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011

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• Oct 27, 2012

• #12

happypig said:

Start PC in safe mode with networking - press f8 as it's booting.
then download and run malwarebytes, do a full scan
should clear it

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This. My parents computer had a similar one (this one claimed to be another anti-virus software) - i did the above and it worked a treat.

 

moggy

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Oct 15, 2003

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southwick

• Oct 27, 2012

• #13

Kazenga <3 said:

Just pay the fine. Bloody tax dodger.

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catfish

North Stand Brighton Boy

Dec 17, 2010

7,677

Worthing

• Oct 27, 2012

• #14

I had this recently as well. Malwarebytes got rid of the bugger.

 

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BensGrandad

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• Oct 27, 2012

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• #15

What I dont understand is why it makes Norton shutdown

 

brakespear

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Feb 24, 2009

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• Oct 27, 2012

• #16

BensGrandad said:

What I dont understand is why it makes Norton shutdown

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Because even viruses (virii?) appreciate what a massive waste of resources Norton is?

 

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Fungus

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May 21, 2004

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Truro

• Oct 27, 2012

• #17

brakespear said:

Because even viruses (virii?) appreciate what a massive waste of resources Norton is?

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LOL. I understood it had long since improved re resources, but surely it's useless if a virus can switch it off!?

 

seagullsovergrimsby

#cpfctinpotclub

Aug 21, 2005

43,690

Crap Town

• Oct 28, 2012

• #18

I'm currently doing a scan with malwarebytes , getting to be a necessity after everytime I've been watching a live stream earlier in the day.

 

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

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• Oct 28, 2012

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• #19

I have Norton 360 on my laptop and PC is it recommended by many that I should also install malwarebytes free download and operate that occasionally. Ia lo have Amigo 360 speed up but is that a different operation and cover different aspects.

 

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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004

8,496

Telford

• Oct 28, 2012

• #20

I had a mutant of that virus that actually stopped the "start in safe mode" option too.
I had to boot from the install disk and delete the offending file.
If you look at some of the Google articles on this I LOL'd at those who said they paid the fine and the problem didn't go away.