Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 4473526" data-attributes="member: 149">I think you might have windows xp 2008 antivirus, which is what's called Malware rather than a virus (not really sure what the technical difference is but I think it's that one's an application of sorts and the other is more minimal, kind of like the difference between bacteria and viruses). Anti-virus packages aren't necessarily effective against malware IME.Here's a recent thread talking about how to get rid of it.<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/239262-windows-xp-2008-antivirus-spyware.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/239262-windows-xp-2008-antivirus-spyware.html</a>I found Malwarebytes particularly useful in getting rid of it on a machine that belongs to my boss's son. It's going to take a couple of reboot and purge cycles to get rid of it. Also using multiple anti-malware packages helps, since different packages will detect and purge different parts/malware.</blockquote>