Nasty Virus that threatens BIG registry problems and loss of data unless you BUY their software!?

Question

I get endless pop-ups that look VERY similar to MS warnings and direct me to one of several web sites (regproscan, msreg to name of of the 9).

It started with IE warnings and when I reported 8-9 my C drive crashed! I have reloaded my op system etc. on a backup drive because BIOS doesn't even see my C drive even with a manual load.

I figure that it's in autoexec.bat or config.sys as a hidden file.

DO NOT DNLD the software because it will give them access to ALL your passwords and perhaps TOTAL control of your computer or network. If you use on-line banking, say goodbye to your accounts.

I am going to try to find these guys and turn them into the AG! Any help with an IP or the like would be appreciated.

***********YOUR COMPUTER IS NOT BROKEN UNLESS THEY DO IT TO GET YOUR ATTENTION************* Mine works fine except for the annoying pop-ups! BEWARE.

Thanks,
J

Answer 1

http://www.viruspool.net/domains/regproscan.com
Make sure to read Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP from the Microsoft website if you run XP and get popup messages. (If you get them while running a firewall you did NOT configure your firewall correctly!)

Answer 2

part of your problem is you run IE, and not Firefox, so you got malware installed in your computer...

get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.


ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

These popups are part of spyware programs installed on your computer. To scan your computer for spyware, download either Spybot Search & Destroy or Adaware (see links below). Both of these are free programs that will help you get your computer back to its normal. You probably also have viruses on your computer. These can be fixed by downloading Grisoft's free AVG (from http://free.grisoft.com/).

http://www.lavasoft.com/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Something similar to this infected my brother's computer. It got past Symantec antivirus. The only way we got it off was by scrubbing the hard drive and reinstaling WINDOWS.

Answer 8

follow what dell tech told you about disabling messenger. Also get Norton, it now it is free with the google pack, you can get it here, http://google-earth-download.net
also get ADAWARE and FIREFOX.
THEN USE THEM.

Answer 9

go to majorgeeks.com
for free spyware and antivirus software