Virus Warning -Pomona videos

[joe176]

Just to inform everyone....I picked up a virus downloading the program to view Toby Lang's videos from Pomona....it's spyware called Anti-Vira....has taken over my computer...cannot view anything on the web..it pops up with constant advertisements....now I have to figure out how to get rid of it.

[Toby Lang]

What program are you talking about? The combined community codec pack? If that's true, then everybody that downloaded it should have it, right?

You don't think it's possible that you could have picked it up somewhere else?

To get rid of it, use the the free anti-malware program malwarebytes:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

If that doesn't get it all use the combofix program:
http://www.combofix.org/download.php

Instructions on how to use combofix:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

My brother got the same virus a couple of weeks ago. Malwarebytes took care of most of it and combofix the rest.

But, since you think you got the virus from me, I doubt you'll believe me.


-Toby

[joe176]

Toby....I believe what you are saying and when I get home from work later on tonight I will gladly give it a try..Thanks for putting up the links......yes it did start as I was trying to view the videos after downloading the codec program.

[Dave Casey]

Joe,

Try that malewarebytes link , it fixed a problem like yours for me at work a few months back.

Dave

[Floyd Staggs]

I've had no problem at all except it took a long time to get Q2 SS to load.
Great shots, Toby. I'll be hanging around McClanahans pit today, hope I get to shake your hand and say thank you for the pics.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Dave Casey

Joe,

Try that malewarebytes link , it fixed a problem like yours for me at work a few months back.

Dave

I actually spent the money on the full version of Malwarebytes. You wouldn't believe how much stuff TRIES to infect your computer, just *visiting* a website or *previewing* an e-mail... not even opening an attachment! Malwarebytes does a great job.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

I actually spent the money on the full version of Malwarebytes. You wouldn't believe how much stuff TRIES to infect your computer, just *visiting* a website or *previewing* an e-mail... not even opening an attachment! Malwarebytes does a great job.

I use Malwarebytes and it does a great job of cleaning up your computer.

[FrankChastain]

Originally Posted by x-tech man

i use malwarebytes and it does a great job of cleaning up your computer.

x2

[Toby Lang]

Sometimes a virus will sit dormant for a while before you realize that you have one. I think it's just a coincidence that you noticed it after downloading the codec pack.

Jody thinks he got it from a website that has reviews for golf clubs.

To get to the Malwarebytes site, you might have to boot into safe mode with networking. To boot into safe mode hold down the F8 key as soon as your computer starts to reboot. You may have to release it momentarily a few time before it knows you are pressing it. Then select boot with networking.

If fact, it's probably better that you boot into safe mode when you do this.

We thought we got rid of the virus with Malwarebytes, but after using it with new updates a few times, it still would redirect you when you would click on a google search result.

Combofix found that problem. Hopefully the latest update for malwarebytes will take care of that problem also.


-Toby

[Ryan_Haag]

I got a virus trying to download these video's. I couldn't even use my computer. I finally got rid of the virus by running a full scan on my computer that took all night.