vir.protect parasite

[Guest]

can anyone suggest a method of removing the vir.protect (Virus Protect)
parasite from my notifiction bar on the desktop. i have found out this thing
is a rogue anti-spyware but my norton didn't stop it..... you assistance in
removing this virus would be very much appreciated as it has fully ruined my
computer. a free method would be preffered seeing as i have just forked out
on the latest norton programme and it hasn't done anything! (£65 really well
spent yeah!)

thanks a lot people

 

[Guest]

can anyone suggest a method of removing the vir.protect (Virus Protect)
parasite from my notifiction bar on the desktop. i have found out this thing
is a rogue anti-spyware but my norton didn't stop it..... you assistance in
removing this virus would be very much appreciated as it has fully ruined my
computer. a free method would be preffered seeing as i have just forked out
on the latest norton programme and it hasn't done anything! (£65 really well
spent yeah!)

thanks a lot people

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx


Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.


2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Let us know how it is going.
nass

 

[Guest]

I agree with nass. You only need to find some tools to help you identify and
remove this app. My favorite is Autoruns, but then, I'm a geek.

AutoRuns for Windows v8.61:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/Autoruns.mspx

 

[John Wunderlich]

can anyone suggest a method of removing the vir.protect (Virus
Protect) parasite from my notifiction bar on the desktop. i have
found out this thing is a rogue anti-spyware but my norton didn't
stop it..... you assistance in removing this virus would be very
much appreciated as it has fully ruined my computer. a free method
would be preffered seeing as i have just forked out on the latest
norton programme and it hasn't done anything! (£65 really well
spent yeah!)

thanks a lot people

Check here:
<http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic98219.html>

HTH,
John