Comments on: Antivirus XP 2008 – Is It For Real? http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joey B http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1128 Joey B Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:34:31 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1128 THANK YOU!!!! This worked perfectly!!!! I have my screensaver options back where they belong!!! THANK YOU!!!! This worked perfectly!!!! I have my screensaver options back where they belong!!!

]]> By: Steve Mahnke http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1127 Steve Mahnke Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:21:52 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1127 I actually just got through fixing the second computer with this on it. Not too bad of a deal to fix, but it is an annoying problem with all of the popups. I used Malwarebytes to clean it up, but I did follow through in the registry and remove things too. There were still references in startup in MsConfig left over. Reimage and reinstall is probably the right thing to do, but that makes people really nervous. Instead of that, I just buy a new hard drive and reinstall on it, that way everything is still on the old. I actually just got through fixing the second computer with this on it. Not too bad of a deal to fix, but it is an annoying problem with all of the popups. I used Malwarebytes to clean it up, but I did follow through in the registry and remove things too. There were still references in startup in MsConfig left over. Reimage and reinstall is probably the right thing to do, but that makes people really nervous. Instead of that, I just buy a new hard drive and reinstall on it, that way everything is still on the old.

]]> By: J.C. Jennings http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1126 J.C. Jennings Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:24 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1126 yup, 1 machine so far. I just did the quick fix, re-image. Start clean. yup, 1 machine so far. I just did the quick fix, re-image. Start clean.

]]> By: Darrell Jordan http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1125 Darrell Jordan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:50:47 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1125 Glad to see some good stuff about Malwarebytes. I seen some sites mention it when I was researching the XP Antivirus online but didn't know if it was legit or not. To many incorrect ways of fixing stuff online anymore. Some are just as bad as XP antivirus. dj Glad to see some good stuff about Malwarebytes. I seen some sites mention it when I was researching the XP Antivirus online but didn’t know if it was legit or not. To many incorrect ways of fixing stuff online anymore. Some are just as bad as XP antivirus.

dj

]]> By: Clif Guy http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1124 Clif Guy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1124 Yes, sadly I have seen it. Malwarebytes cleaned it right up. Yes, sadly I have seen it. Malwarebytes cleaned it right up.

]]> By: Kirk http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1123 Kirk Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:33:55 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1123 Two members of our pastoral staff got hit by it a few weeks ago. The fake "CNN News Alert" email was the gateway for installing it. It was quite a nasty one, but luckily we were able to alert the rest of the staff. Two members of our pastoral staff got hit by it a few weeks ago. The fake “CNN News Alert” email was the gateway for installing it. It was quite a nasty one, but luckily we were able to alert the rest of the staff.

]]> By: Ernie Stevenson http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1122 Ernie Stevenson Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:10:30 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1122 Thanks for the post Jim! I have received many calls about this. Thanks for the post Jim! I have received many calls about this.

]]> By: Church Techy » Blog Archive » Security 101 http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1121 Church Techy » Blog Archive » Security 101 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:03:31 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1121 [...] post about over at Church Tech Matters about the bogus security software Antivirus XP 2008 has set me to thinking - [...] [...] post about over at Church Tech Matters about the bogus security software Antivirus XP 2008 has set me to thinking – [...]

]]> By: Stuart Dyckhoff http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1120 Stuart Dyckhoff Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:18:54 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1120 I'm constantly amazed (I know I shouldn't be) at the folks that fall into these traps - but am at a complete loss for folks who continue to surf without any protection - lapsed or not! I’m constantly amazed (I know I shouldn’t be) at the folks that fall into these traps – but am at a complete loss for folks who continue to surf without any protection – lapsed or not!

]]> By: David Szpunar http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/09/06/antivirus-xp-2008-is-it-for-real/#comment-1119 David Szpunar Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:28:36 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/?p=926#comment-1119 I helped a friend get rid of this a couple of months ago, or something almost exactly the same. It's nasty! I was able to use the Malwarebytes.org free anti-malware scanner and that cleaned it up really well. But I still reformatted after all just to be sure, it was such bad stuff! Bugged you about buying it every 15 seconds in about 5 different ways. Locked Task Manager from running ("administrator has blocked access to this feature"...right...). I helped a friend get rid of this a couple of months ago, or something almost exactly the same. It’s nasty! I was able to use the Malwarebytes.org free anti-malware scanner and that cleaned it up really well. But I still reformatted after all just to be sure, it was such bad stuff! Bugged you about buying it every 15 seconds in about 5 different ways. Locked Task Manager from running (“administrator has blocked access to this feature”…right…).

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