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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: Stang on July 01, 2011, 06:29:27 PM

Title: Fake-AV Virus - what is the right thing to do when the fake screen pops up?
Post by: Stang on July 01, 2011, 06:29:27 PM

Title says most of it.... wife gets bad links from time to time and the FakeAV screens pop up.

What is the right thing to do to avoid infection ?  Dont click anything? Crach reboot?

Also, just got this this morning with a fully up to date Avast free 6.

Thanks

Title: Re: Fake-AV Virus - what is the right thing to do when the fake screen pops up?
Post by: Gargamel360 on July 01, 2011, 06:40:42 PM

Quote from: Stang on July 01, 2011, 06:29:27 PM

Dont click anything?

Correct.

Try killing the browser from the task manager.

Title: Re: Fake-AV Virus - what is the right thing to do when the fake screen pops up?
Post by: Left123 on July 01, 2011, 06:50:20 PM

And then clean coookies,otherwise the fake alert/screen will stay there ;D

Title: Re: Fake-AV Virus - what is the right thing to do when the fake screen pops up?
Post by: Stang on July 01, 2011, 07:01:20 PM

Thanks... I crashed it and restarted in safe mode and ran MBAM just in case.  I noticed the Avast was disabled and I couldnt restart it.   Is that the result of safe mode or did the Fake AV thing disable Avast ?

Title: Re: Fake-AV Virus - what is the right thing to do when the fake screen pops up?
Post by: Gargamel360 on July 01, 2011, 08:28:31 PM

Yes, in safe mode Avast! does not run.  If all goes well in normal running, you are likely ok.