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Old April 2nd 10, 09:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Default Virus, posing as a flash player upgrade on web page,infected my sy

"TomzToonz" wrote in message
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It bypassed, disabled, and destroyed windows defender and then
infected IE
7, Real player, installed 4 programs and reset some of my admin.
options. I
finally removed the infecting virus and compomised programs and
installed
another firewall, but now I can't get the Task manager to run at all.
It has
this error message.."Task manager has been disabled by your
administrator" I
can't find any way to enable it again, any help will be greatly
appreciated...!!


Does "it" have a name?

If "it" really *is* a virus, a firewall is the wrong tool to use.
Firewalls are good against some worms, but a true virus won't be
affected by a firewall. You need to get the proper tools to address this
problem.

First, you need to identify the malware. Have you tried Malwarebytes'
Anti-Malware (MBAM) - it doesn't target viruses, but there is a good
chance that this is not really a *virus* that you are dealing with.
Another one to try is SuperAntiSpyware.

If it really *is* a virus, you are going to need an antivirus program
(or other virus capable malware removal tool).


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