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Originally Posted by Aus_Snow  Still, even if things continue to look bad at this stage, if you could get a list of processes running on your PC, that might help. If even some of them can be terminated, doing so *might* give you the opportunity to uninstall anything you need to, and install (and run) some scanning and cleaning software. |
I tried that following the wehackvirus site's instructions, and hit a roadblock, it's just so hard to remove. My friend tried last night using two programs (I think it was combofix and SDfix), but no success. He did discover it had established a root kit, though. And that it had brought other things with it. He took it to work with him today, when he gets out later tonight, I'll go back and get it from him. Worst case scenario, he said, was that he'd have to port all my files except the system ones onto his external hard drive, wipe the hard drive clean, and move them back, so I won't lose my precious files. He deals with this thing a lot at work, but mine was different. He plans to keep my system files on a flash drive to research it more on his own time for "fun."
Thanks for the help, though. If anyone else ever gets it, it's probably common sense, but DO NOT buy anything it prompts you to! I figured it was just a scam and wouldn't fix things if I complied, but commented, "If buying the program really did make it all go away, I'd even be willing to pay up to these a@@holes just to fix it." To which my friend confirmed, buying into the scam doesn't help at all. The company my friend works for, I had called on the phone. Instead of directing me to the specialist tech support he works for (which costs money), the person on the other end told me there was nothing I could do, and should just wipe the hard drive, and recommended a guy to "try" and recover most of my data for a fee. SO glad I didn't listen to him!