The Protector

I know it not Halloween but this is kind of scary.  I was just minding my own business about to log on to Facebook and I get this pop-up message stating that my computer is infected and that I needed to scan it right now.  I had two forms of protection on my desktop so I clicked on the cancel button instead of OK. 

The program was called Doctor Virus.  It was like I click on OK because my computer immediately started scanning and did not stop until 30 or so minutes later.  Doctor Virus told me that I was infected by all types of 69 different Malwares, which includes viruses, Trojans Horses, worms, adware, spyware and blended attacks, which is a combination of a virus and or Trojans Horses , etc, etc.  Now I know my computer was not infected because I was running Avast Anti-Virus the free home edition.  So what is this Doctor Virus.  Was it some form of online face back protection?  Never heard of it.  Doctor Virus sounded kind of fishy to me. 

Doctor Virus is a form of Bogus ware, scare ware or rogue ware that scares you into purchasing their fake product.  So what are behind these programs and who is doing this.  Experts say that so called gangs or infecting advertisements including fake FREE games, music, P2P sites.  In my cause it was the number 1 visited website world wide Face book.   There have been reported cases of malware found on The very popular New York Times websites.  In some cases, the extent of infection only extends to credit card fraud: users are asked to register for a lifetime product license by entering their credit card information.  However the more aggressive infections malware and scare ware products can and will install hidden Trojans onto the user’s computer unsuspectingly and then log email actions, bank account passwords and other personal data by sending it covertly back to the gang operating the scam. 

So how can I and you can stop any Malware attacks like this dead in its tracks.  Works 100% of time.

I have two solutions.  One is a manual FREE solution.  When something comes on your computer that tells you to scan your computer because it is infected. Do this, do not press enter or OK. This will not help and only allow these type of programs to due their damage.  This works for Windows XP, VISTA and 7.  Press the ctrl-alt-del.  This will bring up the task manager and select the offending program, and then press end process.  You will have to do this every time like I said it is FREE.

Now for a better more pernament solution, you need to get Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, click here for a discounted rate.

I hope you enjoy this post and you find it helpful.

R. Walker Sr.

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Stopping and Removing Scare Ware Software

After being attacked by a Scare Ware program called Doctor Virus, which tried to scan my PC while logging into my face book account.  I learned a valuable lesson that I will share with you today.  If you’re connected to the Internet your computer is mostly likely infected.  More than 80 percent of all computers are currently infected and most people do not even realize it.  More on that later.  Here is the solution to stopping a Malware attack.  All you need to do is press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys.  I normally press and hold down the Ctrl-Alt keys and then press the Del key.  This will bring up the Task Manager.   It may look something like the below screenshot.   Now click on the application tab and KILL that offending application.  In my incident it was a program called Doctor Virus. Just highlight the process you want to kill and click on end task.  Simple but it works.   Your infection may be different here is current list as of 10/2009.

Below is a list of current Malware or fake Anti-Virus that is floating around on the Internet:

SpySherrif – Also can be called System Security, SpywareStrike, SpyShredder and Spybot

WinFixer – Also can be called WinAntiSpyware, AVSystemCare, WinAntiSpy and Windows Police Pro

MacSweeper- Also can be called KiVVi Software, Cleanator.

Green Antivirus 2009 – Also known as Green AV

Ms Anti-Virus 2009 – Also known as Windows Antivirus, Win Antivirus, Antivirus Pro and Antivirus Pro 2009 and Doctor Virus

As you can see these programs change their name constantly almost daily.  If your computer is infected by one of these listed programs your computer may exhibited the following symptoms.

• No Internet connection
• Browser only goes to the site that allows you to purchase the program that is informing you are infected
• Blue screen after Windows XP or Vista logo
• Slow booting
• Computer running very slow and it is constantly locking up
• Desktop background changed to you are infected or some other advertisement
• None of your icons work
• No Wi-Fi connection
• Constant Pop-up and or Ads
• Constant scanning without you telling it to

You may have different symptoms so please leave a comment to tell me what symptoms you are experiencing and I will add it to this list.  I personally have seen these symptoms and have successfully fixed each computer that was infected.  This is the purpose of my blog The Protector, its objective and focus is to provide up to date and accurate solutions and how to prevent your PC from becoming infected.  The best was to keep up with my blog is to subscribe to my daily feed. Go to the orange feed button located in the upper right side of this Blogs. Thanks

If caught in time you can remove all of these infections by using an updated Malware scanner. I highly recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, you can download it here.  This is the free version.  Download it to your desktop.  Install it and before you scan, make sure you update it.  Once it is updated.  Do a quick scan or complete scan, both options work. The quick scan takes 30 minutes, the complete scan takes hours, depending on your hard drive capacity.   Once it finds any infections it will display everything that if finds.  Select the remove all options.  Now you need to reboot the PC. Your PC should be virus FREE and back to normal operation.

As mention before this is the FREE version.  For a better and hassle free 24-7 PC protection, I highly recommend the Professional version of Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware, you can order it here only $24.95. The software will automatically update itself and it will scan and delete any infections that if finds. If you have not been infected, you will and if you do not have a copy of Windows XP or Vista to reload your computer.  You will need a professional computer technician to service your computer.  Average cost of a 2-3 hour service call to reload your operating system and to reconfigure your hardware devices is about $299.00 or more.

Thanks,

Ralph O. Walker Sr.

www.adjustservices.com/Protector

P.S. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware alone is not a complete fix.  You need a top-rate Anti-Virus-Anti-Spyware protection, order here.  If you work from home or have a small business this is a must.

What if I you have an old version of Norton Anti-Virus on your computer and you want to uninstall it.  You need to read my Blog post on how to removal Norton Anti-Virus completely.

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Malware Busting Software

Today’s post is about one of the best tools that I have found to help remove Malware off of your computer.  There are two versions of this software.  One is FREE and the other one is a paid version.  I have clean computers of Malware which includes viruses, adware, spyware, rootkits, trojans horses, worms you name off of computer hard drives with this great software.  Here is a screen shot of the program.  If it seems like your computer is not working at the speed that it normally does or if you are getting weird messages like your computer is infected.  I highly recommend this program.  It simply works.  As long as you have a Internet connection I would get this program here now before it is too late.  This will save you a costly service call and it will pay for itself time and time again.  I just used it all time and it works. No extra software is installed.    The paid version of Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware protects you while you are online.  It is sort of like a Pop-up blocker or Firewall.  There are increasing  very aggressive malicious code getting on popular websites that are infected thousands of secure systems daily.  This program will block it dead in its tracks.  Trust me I do this for a living.  As a bonus it does not slow down like your system like Norton or others.  Click HERE to order your copy.  Get your computer protected now and save a $300 to $400 service call.

Stay tune for more great software that will protect your PC.

Ralph O. Walker Sr.

www.adjustservices.com

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