I have been hit by this one program several times... Internet Security 2011 or some variant. It seems to like to infect my systems whenever I use google to search images. I believe that google finds the image with the payload attached and when you click on the image in google, google will open the image as a preview in a new window... this also activates the payload. Next thing ya know a new window opens up with the malware showing you its being loaded on your system. Aint no way to stop it when that happens other than reaching down and quickly turning off the power before it has a chance to fully install itself. The program totaly hijacks your system preventing you from running any executable program, fubars your hosts file, mods your browser connection settings to its own special proxy, even changes your default search provider. Of course you get a reminder every 30 seconds that your system is infected with some bullshit virus and you get a popup window every time you click on an icon that your system is infected. Nasty nasty shit to have to deal with.
I managed to get malwarebytes to remove the program itself but no tellings what all changes it managed to do to my system. I figure I will just go ahead and wipe my laptop clean just to be safe. Ugh, I hate malware. If I ever find out who is responsible for this, I will fly to wherever it is the fools live and put a bullet in their brains!
I managed to get malwarebytes to remove the program itself but no tellings what all changes it managed to do to my system. I figure I will just go ahead and wipe my laptop clean just to be safe. Ugh, I hate malware. If I ever find out who is responsible for this, I will fly to wherever it is the fools live and put a bullet in their brains!
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