I need to remove a Trojan called "virus-burst".?

Question

I have Norton and Spy Sweeper and neither one can get rid of it. It flashes in my start-up tray (?) and says "Critical System Error!". Everything that I've read refers you to more programs that cost money to remove it. Is there a less expensive way?

Answer 1

VirusBurst is a rogue antispyware that uses fake alerts as a scam in order to trick you intuo purchasing their software. Its fraud and should be removed. Follow the steps found here to remove it. You do not need to buy any software to remove this infection.:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic63896.html

It will remove the infection.

Answer 2

The virus can be removed with software provided at this link:
http://www.spywareremove.com/removeVirusBurst_Trojan.html

EDITED: forget the above.... I just checked it out and it's more baloney offers for scans that are "free" but you have to pay for the removal. Sorry my solution wasn't researched. Now that I had the same problem as you I had to find a proper solution. I simply did a "system restore" in XP and returned my software to an earlier date. It worked very well and I no longer have any of that virus-burst crap on my system.

Answer 3

Virus Burst is a Smitfraud. Here is two sites with programs that specialize in smitfraud removal.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm

http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

Answer 4

Go to IE browser , in the address bar type

safety.live.com

Click full service scan and read the instructions and Run the Full Scan.This will take more then an hour.Be patient and it will remove all the trojans till date.

Best wishes

Answer 5

Trojans come in various forms. Surfing is a good way to get them. Go to CNET. Anti spyware soldier or spyware doctor are both good. They are FREE also.

Answer 6

SmitFraudFix v2.102 was specially developed to deal with the Smitfraud malware that is causing VirusBurst. It is free from:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

Answer 7

Download AVG Anti-Virus. It will help you find this virus and delete it. I know this because a friend of mine who is also an expert on computers instaled it on my computer.

Answer 8

I normally recommend trendmicro's free housecall scanner( http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp ) but according to their website they aren't aware of something called virus-burst, still it might be worth checking out ; otherwise symantec does provide removal instructions at their website : http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-090516-0204-99&tabid=3

Answer 9

Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://avast.com

Answer 10

uhhh, heres one thing to get rid of it, but a major risk. You formatted all your hard drives and start fresh, new data, empty files, EVERYTHING erased. But if you want to get rid of that virus without formatting, uhh update your Norton system.