Comments on: Antivirus 2009 is a fake antivirus program! Get rid of it NOW!! FREE From AtA! http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:28:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandi http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-9316 Sandi Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-9316 Thanks sooooooooo much for the solution to getting rid of the antivirus2009 devil. Trying to get rid of it was driving us nuts for several days until we heard about and dowloaded your MalWareBytes software ..... 20 minutes later the devil died. Thanks again! Thanks sooooooooo much for the solution to getting rid of the antivirus2009 devil. Trying to get rid of it was driving us nuts for several days until we heard about and dowloaded your MalWareBytes software ….. 20 minutes later the devil died. Thanks again!

]]> By: JenniferMayers http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-9147 JenniferMayers Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:25:16 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-9147 isn't antivirus 2009 capable of blocking security programs? i think manual <a href="http://www.spywarevoid.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html" rel="nofollow">antivirus 2009 removal</a> is the best choice is this situation. isn’t antivirus 2009 capable of blocking security programs? i think manual antivirus 2009 removal is the best choice is this situation.

]]> By: rawr http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-9132 rawr Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:09:30 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-9132 dont forget to TURN YOUR FIREWALL ON IF YOU HAVE IT OFF!!!!!!! dont forget to TURN YOUR FIREWALL ON IF YOU HAVE IT OFF!!!!!!!

]]> By: Joey http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8963 Joey Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8963 It is a remote exploit from various websites or downloading from P2P sites. It is a remote exploit from various websites or downloading from P2P sites.

]]> By: Maryam http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8954 Maryam Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:15:22 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8954 btw do u know how antivirus 2009 gets on to a computer? :S btw do u know how antivirus 2009 gets on to a computer? :S

]]> By: Maryam http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8953 Maryam Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:14:45 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8953 thanks so much! its now gone :) thanks so much! its now gone :)

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8135 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:31:46 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8135 Are you just a user on the machine? What is your OS? Are you just a user on the machine? What is your OS?

]]> By: Logan http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8133 Logan Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:22:36 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8133 I have absolutely no idea how this got on my computer, and since I don't have admin rights I can't download malware bites. I can't delete it and these pop ups that come every so often will eventually get my in trouble especially how some of them are... adult materials? Someone help. PLEASE!!! I have absolutely no idea how this got on my computer, and since I don’t have admin rights I can’t download malware bites. I can’t delete it and these pop ups that come every so often will eventually get my in trouble especially how some of them are… adult materials? Someone help. PLEASE!!!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8024 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:51:51 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8024 http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html Install this app on all your possibly infected machines and scan scan scan. Disconnect from the network after you update the Malware app. Let me know if you still need assistance. May the force be with you! http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html

Install this app on all your possibly infected machines and scan scan scan. Disconnect from the network after you update the Malware app.

Let me know if you still need assistance. May the force be with you!

]]> By: John Goodman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-8021 John Goodman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:43:32 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-8021 I have some files created on a machine that has apparently some degree of corruption by AV2009. It has not been on the net but about an hour, but a particular group of files created on that machine (power point or pdf) have weird behavior when uploaded for web based download. I uploaded one of the PDF files created on the machine in question to my website for the techs at our church to refer to (they are manuals on our building automation system we created).On any file created on the supect machine, when you upload them and crate a link page, whenever you attempt to download the, you get hijacked to AV2009. Only files from the suspect machine do this. When I upload files created on my office computer, using the same links page and different links of course, they load and appear in acrobat to view and download as normal. I tried another variation where I saved the powerpoint as jpegs anf then converted it to pdf. It still does the wierd redirect and hijeck when you upload it, crete a link page and then log onto my site to download that file. The affected files behave this way from any/all computers where you try to access them. Can this crap embed itself actually into a powerpoint, pdf or jpeg? Help. as my folks need these manuals and documents on line to service our equipment. I have some files created on a machine that has apparently some degree of corruption by AV2009. It has not been on the net but about an hour, but a particular group of files created on that machine (power point or pdf) have weird behavior when uploaded for web based download. I uploaded one of the PDF files created on the machine in question to my website for the techs at our church to refer to (they are manuals on our building automation system we created).On any file created on the supect machine, when you upload them and crate a link page, whenever you attempt to download the, you get hijacked to AV2009. Only files from the suspect machine do this. When I upload files created on my office computer, using the same links page and different links of course, they load and appear in acrobat to view and download as normal. I tried another variation where I saved the powerpoint as jpegs anf then converted it to pdf. It still does the wierd redirect and hijeck when you upload it, crete a link page and then log onto my site to download that file. The affected files behave this way from any/all computers where you try to access them. Can this crap embed itself actually into a powerpoint, pdf or jpeg? Help. as my folks need these manuals and documents on line to service our equipment.

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7933 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7933 "also i just wanna ask 1 thing…is this thing really safe?" NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Read Above! “also i just wanna ask 1 thing…is this thing really safe?”

NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Read Above!

]]> By: Sieyk http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7917 Sieyk Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:36:05 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7917 lol i figured it was fake when it showed the restarting screen, at thi time i was scared but then i realised it wasnt a real restart screen, also, and this made me lol, i was playing the sims 2...well becoz sims 2 rocks...and i noticed there was 1 quarter of the screen that my mouse disappeared when my mouse rolled over it, and i minimized it and i saw that 1 quarter of my screen had the BSOD and i was like wtf? and then it showed the restart screen, i could see everything else on the screen at the time, and when it was "restarting" NOTHING IN THE BACKROUND CHANGED and i was like hahaha what a marketing scam, also i just wanna ask 1 thing...is this thing really safe? lol i figured it was fake when it showed the restarting screen, at thi time i was scared but then i realised it wasnt a real restart screen, also, and this made me lol, i was playing the sims 2…well becoz sims 2 rocks…and i noticed there was 1 quarter of the screen that my mouse disappeared when my mouse rolled over it, and i minimized it and i saw that 1 quarter of my screen had the BSOD and i was like wtf? and then it showed the restart screen, i could see everything else on the screen at the time, and when it was “restarting” NOTHING IN THE BACKROUND CHANGED and i was like hahaha what a marketing scam, also i just wanna ask 1 thing…is this thing really safe?

]]> By: Norcross http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7793 Norcross Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:51:54 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7793 Wow. I just spent a weekend getting rid of this garbage on a friend's PC. It really borked the thing up! I ended up using my USB PC Toolkit (found here: http://dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-systems/3/ ) and it got rid of it. Very tedious, to say the least. Wow. I just spent a weekend getting rid of this garbage on a friend’s PC. It really borked the thing up! I ended up using my USB PC Toolkit (found here: http://dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-systems/3/ ) and it got rid of it. Very tedious, to say the least.

]]> By: AstroMan http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7782 AstroMan Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:14:50 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7782 You're right guys ! I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes and it's OK now. Thanks ! You’re right guys ! I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes and it’s OK now.
Thanks !

]]> By: NinjaAdmin http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7778 NinjaAdmin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:47:42 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7778 Thanks for the nfo got me out of a jam quick and free. Noice! Thanks for the nfo got me out of a jam quick and free. Noice!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7777 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:24:28 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7777 Take that lamer shit elsewhere... What would you have done zapped it with your magic wand and dance around it in your tu-tu? Take that lamer shit elsewhere… What would you have done zapped it with your magic wand and dance around it in your tu-tu?

]]> By: Joey Admins http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7775 Joey Admins Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:32:35 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7775 Who had a problem with it lameo? It looks more like a discussion on removal methods. Bench from Google... Meh Who had a problem with it lameo? It looks more like a discussion on removal methods. Bench from Google…

Meh

]]> By: bench http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7773 bench Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:46:07 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7773 Seriously? You guys call yourself sysadmins, and you guys have a problem removing the lamest of all lame viruses/spywares? I am gay and like little boys as well. I guess admins can edit comments as well? Sorry Admin I love you. Seriously?

You guys call yourself sysadmins, and you guys have a problem removing the lamest of all lame viruses/spywares?

I am gay and like little boys as well. I guess admins can edit comments as well? Sorry Admin I love you.

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7772 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:18:55 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7772 I didn't know that! So it is just an image of a BSOD?? Ha! Gotta love those scammers! I didn’t know that! So it is just an image of a BSOD?? Ha!

Gotta love those scammers!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7771 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:17:04 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7771 Hey Astroman - Just like EDP Said SpyBot S&D Doesn't get all of it. Watch out that your machine isn't now a SMTP server peddling this crap to others! It is a free download and pretty painless. I would do it to be on the safe side! Hey Astroman – Just like EDP Said SpyBot S&D Doesn’t get all of it. Watch out that your machine isn’t now a SMTP server peddling this crap to others!

It is a free download and pretty painless. I would do it to be on the safe side!

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7770 El Di Pablo Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:52:20 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7770 Spybot was effective for you? In my case: http://www.bauer-power.net/2008/08/fighting-antivirus-xp20082009-malware.html Spybot got some of it, but not all of it. I use Malwarebytes to get rid of the rest. Spybot was effective for you? In my case: http://www.bauer-power.net/2008/08/fighting-antivirus-xp20082009-malware.html

Spybot got some of it, but not all of it. I use Malwarebytes to get rid of the rest.

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7769 El Di Pablo Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:50:45 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7769 No, haven't seen that one yet (Thank God!). Speaking of Russians though, I was researching Antivirus 2009 on some security site, and guess what... Antivirus 2009 comes from Russia too. Is the Cold War starting to warm up again in the cyber underground? The plot thickens :-p No, haven’t seen that one yet (Thank God!). Speaking of Russians though, I was researching Antivirus 2009 on some security site, and guess what… Antivirus 2009 comes from Russia too.

Is the Cold War starting to warm up again in the cyber underground? The plot thickens :-p

]]> By: AstroMan http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7768 AstroMan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:50:36 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7768 Karl, don't forget to say that this spyware simulate a windows XP reboot and a blue screen. Just hold ALT+F4 to make the fake-BSOD disappear. Karl, don’t forget to say that this spyware simulate a windows XP reboot and a blue screen. Just hold ALT+F4 to make the fake-BSOD disappear.

]]> By: AstroMan http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7767 AstroMan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:47:15 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7767 OMG !! I've seen this crapware on one of my Citrix Server this morning (baaaad...) I used Spybot S&D to clean it. No problems since. But thanks for the post ;) OMG !! I’ve seen this crapware on one of my Citrix Server this morning (baaaad…)
I used Spybot S&D to clean it. No problems since.
But thanks for the post ;)

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7766 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:33:35 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7766 Is it funny... Or is it a sign of impending doom? Nah it's probably funny. :) This isn't as bad as the Russian Extortionists that encrypt your hard drive and try to get $500 for the encryption key! Have you seen that one? Is it funny… Or is it a sign of impending doom?

Nah it’s probably funny. :)

This isn’t as bad as the Russian Extortionists that encrypt your hard drive and try to get $500 for the encryption key!

Have you seen that one?

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7765 El Di Pablo Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:24:29 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7765 Great minds think alike! It's funny how we both wrote the same thing today. http://www.bauer-power.net/2008/08/fighting-antivirus-xp20082009-malware.html Anyhoo, I have found that our client machines where the users don't have local admin rights didn't get hit as hard as those that do for obvious reasons. On one machine where the user had local admin rights this little bit of nasty really tore up the machine. Thank God for MBAM! -EDP Great minds think alike! It’s funny how we both wrote the same thing today.

http://www.bauer-power.net/2008/08/fighting-antivirus-xp20082009-malware.html

Anyhoo, I have found that our client machines where the users don’t have local admin rights didn’t get hit as hard as those that do for obvious reasons. On one machine where the user had local admin rights this little bit of nasty really tore up the machine. Thank God for MBAM!

-EDP

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7764 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:05:36 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7764 I am not the only one who has seen this in the last 48 hours on a single machine inside a secure network... They are slowly and silently plotting. Be on the look out kiddies! I am not the only one who has seen this in the last 48 hours on a single machine inside a secure network…

They are slowly and silently plotting. Be on the look out kiddies!

]]> By: TheLocalAdmin http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/antivirus-2009-is-a-fake-antivirus-program-get-rid-of-it-now-free-from-ata.html/comment-page-1#comment-7763 TheLocalAdmin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:49:50 +0000 http://www.asktheadmin.com/?p=1832#comment-7763 Finally! A solution. I have been running into this piece of malware on client computers for months! Not exactly the way I got rid of it but your way looks easier. It is so convincing until you see the terrible grammar. Finally! A solution. I have been running into this piece of malware on client computers for months! Not exactly the way I got rid of it but your way looks easier. It is so convincing until you see the terrible grammar.

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