[Conan the Librarian]

Sounds familiar.

Go to this website:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-pro-2010

It should get rid of it quick. Ok, it’s not that quick, but, let it run overnight.

Should do the trick.

If you catch the person distributing this, please arrange a firing squad. Arm them with bird shot...LOTS of bird shot. Let them shoot for a few days until the job is done.

[ZX12R]

My home computer went to the shop this morning for the same thing. I picked it up two days ago. I couldn’t eradicate it. Also, I got the same virus on my work computer about a month ago. I now use the “NoScripts” add on for firefox, and haven’t been reinfected.

[raybbr]

I got this, too. There is a site (I will look for it) that provides a remedy.

[Mere Survival]

Got it on my home computer last Thursday. It has survived two reformats of my hard drive /reloads of all programs. I’m going to burn a cd of AVG’s rescue CD and see if that will wipe it since it is a virus that is called up when windows starts.

[Fred Hayek]

I have, and it is NASTY! It messes up whatever internet protection you have, and it interferes with the operating system big time. I was not able to open windows explorer, or operate other things like run:cmd or run: regedit. This bug will detect when you are downloading a tool to remove it, or any Windows security update, and shut down the download. Another nasty was when I declined to renew the “protection”, I got routed to porn sites. Accepting the “protection” routes the user to phishing sites.

I got rid of it using Malwarebytes. I downloaded the software with an uninfected computer, and stored it to a flash drive. I started the infected computer in the “Safe” mode, and installed the software. Ran the full scan, which took two hours, but it extracted the malware. You may have to either repair or re-install your legitimate internet protection software afterwards.

PC_AntiSpyware has apparently been lurking through a lot of discussion boards utilizing phpbb.

[raybbr]

Here is one site....

And, here is another...

This thing is a pain is the neck. I also downloaded Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link to finally get rid of it.

[Keith in Iowa]

No problem here. Got a Mac.

[hope_dies_last]

Ping for later.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The Malwarebytes solution worked for me a long time ago.

Different subject. Anyone else getting a redirector when clicking on links from a Google/Bing search? It's usually Wikipedia ( long story ) but I get it at other sites. Have plenty of anti spyware programs, none help. Last time I had a redirector Malwarebytes caught it. Not this time.

[ConservativeMind]

The secret on some of these is to not boot from Windows to fix it, unfortunately.

Avira’s free antivirus boot CD is updated several times a day with the freshest signatures. I’ve had one occasion that it didn’t come up with the right VGA settings to view the thing, though:

http://free-av.com/en/tools/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html

Also, this one is a reasonable fallback. It’s from F-Secure:

http://www.f-secure.com/linux-weblog/2009/09/22/rescue-cd-311/

If your system won’t allow the burn of the CD, use someone else’s computer. Also, be sure to either press F8 or F12 to get the alternate boot option from Windows or have your BIOS check if a bootable CD exists from which to boot.

[mad_as_he$$]

It is a real mother to get rid of. Most evidence points to Facebook as the primary carrier.

[fatima]

I got it.I went to a website for info-don’t remember the name and caught it there.I did the same thing you did and it stopped.The name of it is trojan:win32/fakespypro.

[jdietz]

You have already been advised to get Malwarebytes and that is the only way to clean it that I know.

As a PC Tech I have had to fight this numerous times and find that the best way is to follow these steps.

1) go to another computer and download Malwarebytes to a flash drive.
2) download superantispyware to the same flash drive.

BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SITE THAT APPEAR LIKE THE TWO I LISTED BUT ARE FAKES!

Be sure and download the free editions.

3) Start the infected computer in safe mode, load Malwarebytes and run a full scan.

4) After the full scan restart the computer in regular mode and update Malwarebytes and run another full scan.

5) Install, update, and run a full scan from superantispyware.

6) Update each program weekly and run quick scans.

GOOD LUCK!

[ShadowAce]

[w1andsodidwe]

I got it a couple months ago on my Lenovo laptop. I just reverted to the last backup (automatically taken a couple days before) and in two hours was back in business.

I then made sure all patches were updated and figured out why my firewall was not running and fixed it. I was slacking off before that.

[Tribune7]

Are you using XP?

[Randy Larsen]

Checking my computer!