System Tools virus: Poll

custardy

kwikbreaks wrote: »

According to the current voting 4 times as many people using Avast were infected as those using no AV at all

should probably have added those using a hardware firewall though

spakkker

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

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

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

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

No not yet .

aliEnRIK

leanneloves wrote: »

No not yet .

Theres confidence

kwikbreaks

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

How it started ?

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12597819

kwikbreaks

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?