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OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 06:39 PM
I get home and on my tool bar there is a flashing ? mark. Than A bubble comes up and sayes "critical system error". I hit the button and the internet explorer opens to a WWW.VIRUSBURSTCOM. Its an anti spyware add.

I have tried evething I know. Which is very very little. I tried to search files to delete it, I ran my other spyware, i deleted cookies.

But it is still on my tool bar and the critial system error Info bubble still comes up.:mad: :mad:

How can these ba$tards think i will but their **** when they do this to me.:mad:
yermom
9/8/2006, 07:49 PM
adaware? windows defender?

firefox?
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:00 PM
Ad ware se
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:01 PM
DAmn thing is driving me crazy
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:06 PM
Correction.. the little devil is on my Task Bar not my tool bar. if that makes a difference
yermom
9/8/2006, 08:06 PM
Adaware doesn't see it?

there is another free one that is put out by the AVG people i think
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:07 PM
No i ran ad Aware and it found 14 bugs, but not this one
yermom
9/8/2006, 08:08 PM
you might look for anything strange in msconfig

does it show up in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel?
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:09 PM
I also ran spyware guard
OCUDad
9/8/2006, 08:09 PM
I hate to ask the obvious, but have you rebooted?
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:10 PM
I hate to ask the obvious, but have you rebooted?
Oh yea, that is always my first move
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:15 PM
you might look for anything strange in msconfig

does it show up in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel?


Well, I dont see anything to strange in add /remove programs...

i think i would get lost going to the msconfig
OCUDad
9/8/2006, 08:19 PM
Try invoking Task Manager, looking under "processes" for a process that starts with the string "virusburst" or something similar. If you find it, stop the process, exit Task Manager, and do a search for the file and delete it. Not high-probability, but worth a try.
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 08:31 PM
Try invoking Task Manager, looking under "processes" for a process that starts with the string "virusburst" or something similar. If you find it, stop the process, exit Task Manager, and do a search for the file and delete it. Not high-probability, but worth a try.


Nope nothing there. I did do a search for file name.. nothing there either
OCUDad
9/8/2006, 08:35 PM
Download Windows Defender. It's free. It might catch something Adaware did not.

If that doesn't work, try e-mailing the support folks for Virusburst and asking for help. Again, not high-probability, but it's all I got. Sorry about your situation. :(
yermom
9/8/2006, 08:36 PM
here is a page on removing it:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/securityblog/2006/08/31/virusburst-rogue-antispyware/

i don't endorse any downloads from any links that may be on there, you might do some further google searches for downloads from somewhere you actually trust ;)
yermom
9/8/2006, 08:38 PM
i would NOT contact virusburst support

unless it was to give them the virtual "finger"
OCUDad
9/8/2006, 08:39 PM
Good jorb, yermom. Homer, let us know if it works. I suspect you may not be the only one to suffer this scenario.
OUHOMER
9/8/2006, 10:03 PM
here is a page on removing it:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/securityblog/2006/08/31/virusburst-rogue-antispyware/

i don't endorse any downloads from any links that may be on there, you might do some further google searches for downloads from somewhere you actually trust ;)


I believe we have a WINNER!!!!!!!! i am in the last part of the scan now. It seems to be working.

SPEK SPEK SPEK
Sooner24
9/8/2006, 10:35 PM
OUHOMER tell yermom what he's won!!!
yermom
9/9/2006, 12:40 AM
i did it all for the spek ;)