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    Pseudo Virus Warning - Malware Defender 2009

    I just got a popup for "Malware Defender 2009" - if you get this - close out that popup, DO NOT CLICK OK (I do not know if Cancel cancels it or not).

    It is a pseudo virus - it will infect your system and pooint you to their software to "remove it" (usually not cheap).
    Quote Dalesys:
    ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"
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    If you DO get infected, Malwarebytes' Anti-malware is free, and will clean it. Make sure to run it from safe mode.

    You may need to rename the installation program to mb.exe.
    The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
    "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
    Hoc spatio locantur.

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    • #3
      Screenshot, ignore the poor grammar:

      Quote Dalesys:
      ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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      • #4
        Quoth draggar View Post
        Screenshot, ignore the poor grammar:

        I thought it would look like a fake version of the Windows security center, which is what most of these pseudo viruses tend to look like (i.e. MS Antivirus 2008).
        I don't get paid enough to kiss your a**! -Groezig 5/31/08
        Another day...another million braincells lost...-Sarlon 6/16/08
        Chivalry is not dead. It's just direly underappreciated. -Samaliel 9/15/09

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        • #5
          *shivers* I still have nightmares about that one, TG
          Quote Dalesys:
          ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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          • #6
            Quoth Geek King View Post
            If you DO get infected, Malwarebytes' Anti-malware is free, and will clean it. Make sure to run it from safe mode.

            You may need to rename the installation program to mb.exe.
            Link isn't working. I just get a Page Load Error.
            "For the love of all that is holy and 4 things that aren’t but feel pretty good anyway" ~ Gravekeeper

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            • #7
              Quoth tropicsgoddess View Post
              I thought it would look like a fake version of the Windows security center, which is what most of these pseudo viruses tend to look like (i.e. MS Antivirus 2008).
              I got hit by one of those back in December. ::twitch:: I think it went by the name of Spyware Defender or something like that.
              "Enough expository banter. It's time we fight like men. And ladies. And ladies who dress like men. For Gilgamesh...IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
              - Gilgamesh, Final Fantasy V

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              • #8
                I'm happy I have Linux.

                *This is a cheap way to bump the thread. If it's as prevelent as it sounds, it shoul dbe stickied for a little bit.
                Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester

                Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z

                Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart

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                • #9
                  Quoth Kogarashi View Post
                  I got hit by one of those back in December. ::twitch:: I think it went by the name of Spyware Defender or something like that.
                  I had a customer with the Spyware Guard or Security virus and man did it kick his ass HARD. I did every anti-virus software I could think of (Malwarebytes, Avast, Super AntiSpyware, HijackThis, SmitFraud Fix) in safe mode w/ networking to remote access his computer (except for Super AntiSpyware since it doesn't allow you to run it in Safe Mode) and the damn thing was still there. The Antivirus 360 and the MS Antivirus 2009 and MS Antivirus 2010 were one of the worst ones I've had to deal with at work, they're a real bitch to remove.
                  I don't get paid enough to kiss your a**! -Groezig 5/31/08
                  Another day...another million braincells lost...-Sarlon 6/16/08
                  Chivalry is not dead. It's just direly underappreciated. -Samaliel 9/15/09

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                  • #10
                    In my case, a System Restore managed to fix the problem (thank Heavens!). Nothing else would clean it out either. Ugh.

                    What bugs me most is that the virus in December, and another one in January, both seem to have come from advertisements on otherwise safe sites.
                    "Enough expository banter. It's time we fight like men. And ladies. And ladies who dress like men. For Gilgamesh...IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
                    - Gilgamesh, Final Fantasy V

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                    • #11
                      Quoth Kogarashi View Post
                      In my case, a System Restore managed to fix the problem (thank Heavens!). Nothing else would clean it out either. Ugh.
                      i have been seeing a few of the new extortion-wares infecting all the system restore points, we had 14 infected by one or more of them that were totally hosed. 14 2hr image restores. bleah! lets hope that this new one doesnt get an upgrade like conflicker
                      This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
                      my blog:http://steeledragon.wordpress.com/

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                      • #12
                        Oh, I know, SteeleDragon. I was lucky in December. The infection in January completely disabled System Restore. That one was taken out by SuperAntiSpyware (among others).

                        And then something else started acting weird and pre-infection-like about a month ago (Google hijack, among other things), so I ended up just doing a complete restore of my computer. It's behaving right now, but I'm being extra careful.
                        "Enough expository banter. It's time we fight like men. And ladies. And ladies who dress like men. For Gilgamesh...IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
                        - Gilgamesh, Final Fantasy V

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                        • #13
                          More work for me to do. /sigh
                          I know I will be writing about it in the next month or so.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Akasa View Post
                            More work for me to do. /sigh
                            I know I will be writing about it in the next month or so.
                            Its called "job security".
                            Quote Dalesys:
                            ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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                            • #15
                              Quoth HorrorFrogPrincess View Post
                              Link isn't working. I just get a Page Load Error.
                              Hmmm. Seems to work when I tried it just now. Maybe a temporary outage?
                              The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
                              "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
                              Hoc spatio locantur.

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