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System Tools virus: Poll

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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    kwikbreaks wrote: »
    According to the current voting 4 times as many people using Avast were infected as those using no AV at all :D

    should probably have added those using a hardware firewall though
  • spakkker
    spakkker Posts: 1,322 Forumite
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    Antivirus is irrelevant -it's malware not a virus. The only thing that's flagged it's onset has been my firewall, Outpost.
    I keep malwarebytes and combofix handy.
    Even running antivirus, or attempting to, is a waste of time if it's got in.
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    I have avast, and online armour free, plus use FF with security addons. Commonsense, a good antivirus, firewall, and secure web browser protects from malware.
  • ghandi
    ghandi Posts: 135 Forumite
    Not infected, but 'disinfected' a laptop for someone else this weekend; they also had other multiple backdoor trojans, rootkits, etc. User commented that if a window pops up saying 'install me', that is exactly what they do!!!

    Laptop was running 360.cn (appears to be chinese anti-trojan software) alongside AVG free and Rising Personal Firewall (chinese).

    As well as affecting hosts file, System Tool can also change an internet option which stops you from browsing (paras 4-7 on link below); for those of you who have internet access problems.

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-tool
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    ghandi wrote: »
    Not infected, but 'disinfected' a laptop for someone else this weekend; they also had other multiple backdoor trojans, rootkits, etc. User commented that if a window pops up saying 'install me', that is exactly what they do!!!

    Laptop was running 360.cn (appears to be chinese anti-trojan software) alongside AVG free and Rising Personal Firewall (chinese).

    :eek::eek::eek: (Almost) Unbelievable! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • leanneloves
    leanneloves Posts: 682 Forumite
    No not yet .
    Leanne Loves :A

    What's up Doc?:p
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    leanneloves wrote: »
    No not yet .

    Theres confidence :p
    :idea:
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    custardy wrote: »
    should probably have added those using a hardware firewall though
    Given the prevalence of routers these days that must be just about everybody.
  • dogmaryxx
    dogmaryxx Posts: 2,446 Forumite
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    How it started ?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12608651

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12597819
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Really?

    So something pops up on a website claiming the victims PC is infected and they willingly download some unknown piece of software to fix it?
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