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im having a nitemare with the computer..spybot has shown ive got virtumonde infestation (in various different forms)..and it cant wipe it out properly..its now really messing with my browser.
any tips on how to remove it...bearing in mind im not massively comptuer savvy
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virtumonde - sounds like something that pops up if you visit too many porn sites, Beavertastic.
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lol..trust you to think that way!
typical woman....make the coment and offer nothing useful! lol!
Last edited by Beemertastic; 4th Jan 2009 6:23pm.
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that doesnt really help...lol
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ooo unlucky mate - that one is a pain in the arse to remove
i will look into it, as i have removed this before
will get back to you
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Name Virtumonde
Type Adware
Type Description Adware, also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.
Category Adware (General)
Category Description Adware, also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.
Level Elevated
Level Description Elevated risks are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to your system, such as reconfiguring your browser's homepage and search settings. These risks may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect your preferred network connections, and can negatively impact your computer's performance and stability. Elevated risks may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.
Advice Type Remove
Description Virtumonde is an adware program that displays pop-up advertisements on the desktop. Virtumonde also downloads other software from various remote servers.
Add. Description There are many variants of Virtumonde, some with trojan-like behaviors including downloading other software without notice and consent, transmitting information to remote servers without notice and consent, and lowering system security on the infected machine. Some Virtumonde variants are known to resist removal.
Author Virtumonde
Author URL virtumonde.com
Release Date
Last updated on Jan 3 2009
The program periodically makes an HTTP connection to virtumonde.com, on port 80 or 8081, to download commands and popup advertisements - ideally, you need to close these ports if they are open on your system. What antivirus do you use??
Sometimes Police Officers give more than just speeding tickets!
It�s hard to be fit as a fiddle when you�re shaped like a cello!
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Try using LavaSoft AdAware instead of SpyBot
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You beat me to LavaSoft AdAware 
Sometimes Police Officers give more than just speeding tickets!
It�s hard to be fit as a fiddle when you�re shaped like a cello!
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Sssh - let's not talk about the beating  
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Hardly any of the programs out there will remove it
The ONLY way to do it properly, is to physically do it yourself in Windows SAFE mode
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That's scary stuff though Tony - he might get his pretty, manicured hands dirty!
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Hardly any of the programs out there will remove it
The ONLY way to do it properly, is to physically do it yourself in Windows SAFE mode hey..ive tried putting windows in safe..after a spybot sscan..and it removes most of it..then it comes back..ahhh!
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That's scary stuff though Tony - he might get his pretty, manicured hands dirty! and whats wrong with manicured hands???????????
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