Not flu, not strep nor staph, but WINDOWS RECOVERY B
Yesterday was virus day. So, here we go again.
The last time a rogue warning-of-dire-consequences virus hit my computer--in spite of my existing virus protection software--STOPzilla was the only application that would get rid of it.
Yesterday, STOPzilla saw the threat, but didn't block it. My screen was filled with a purported virus-fixing program that was, itself, the virus. It pretends to run tests. It keeps pretending to run them no matter what one clicks on. In the process, it hid all the files and programs on my computer except for my browser. This made it appear that all the HARD DRIVE FAILURE and RAM MEMORY FAILURE warnings were true.
The virus, called "Windows Recovery B" and its associated "Explorer Policies No Desktop" left my browser there so I could click on their BUY NOW fix it solution (for a mere $69). I didn't buy.
STOPzilla went nuts with its warnings. When it displayed a warning, I had it erase the infection and reboot the computer. The thing is, the virus was still there.
If you get this one, I finally got rid of it with the Norton Utilities. That didn't get all of it, but the package includes a hyperlink for the Norton Eraser and that got rid of the rest...almost. I still had to find and download a copy of unhide.exe to restore my files and programs.
Things are getting back to normal except for the little hijacker virus that came along with the package. It re-directs the web links I click on to ads and other pages. So far, two programs that are supposed to clean it up HITMAN and ADVANCED SYSTEM OPTIMIZER are not getting rid of it.
Needless to say, I once again come to the inclusion that the Internet is more dangerous than a jungle.
The last time a rogue warning-of-dire-consequences virus hit my computer--in spite of my existing virus protection software--STOPzilla was the only application that would get rid of it.
Yesterday, STOPzilla saw the threat, but didn't block it. My screen was filled with a purported virus-fixing program that was, itself, the virus. It pretends to run tests. It keeps pretending to run them no matter what one clicks on. In the process, it hid all the files and programs on my computer except for my browser. This made it appear that all the HARD DRIVE FAILURE and RAM MEMORY FAILURE warnings were true.
The virus, called "Windows Recovery B" and its associated "Explorer Policies No Desktop" left my browser there so I could click on their BUY NOW fix it solution (for a mere $69). I didn't buy.
STOPzilla went nuts with its warnings. When it displayed a warning, I had it erase the infection and reboot the computer. The thing is, the virus was still there.
If you get this one, I finally got rid of it with the Norton Utilities. That didn't get all of it, but the package includes a hyperlink for the Norton Eraser and that got rid of the rest...almost. I still had to find and download a copy of unhide.exe to restore my files and programs.
Things are getting back to normal except for the little hijacker virus that came along with the package. It re-directs the web links I click on to ads and other pages. So far, two programs that are supposed to clean it up HITMAN and ADVANCED SYSTEM OPTIMIZER are not getting rid of it.
Needless to say, I once again come to the inclusion that the Internet is more dangerous than a jungle.
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