Hi there.
I was infected by this odious thing a few days ago. It popped up the rogue microsoft toolkit, asking me to fix errors (and pay $60 to do so!). What it also did, was prevent ALL programs from executing, including chrome and firefox (I think it still allowed me to use IE8 to a certain extent, although I'm not sure as I never use IE to access the internet).
I panicked and did a system restore using a system repair disk I created when I first bought my PC. I then downloaded spybot and adaware ( I already use AVG as my AV and didn't realise it had malware protection too - although it didn't seem to work on THIS occasion) and scanned my system. System scans turned up the trojan.crypt.uzd and I removed them using spybot/adaware/AVG.
Everything seemed to be fine until last night (2 days later) when the same trojan popped up and did exactly the same thing as before.
Once again, I did a sysyem restore, but this time, instead of downloading spybot and adaware, I googled for the trojan and found Techspot. I followed the 8 step guide and things look good so far. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 now reports a clean system and I am hopeful that my system is cured.
So, the point of this post? First, to say thanks to the Techspot enthusiasts and professionals who put their time and effort into this site. Without people like you guys, us lesser mortals would be out of pocket and blubbering wrecks without your help.
Secondly, could anyone tell me why my system became infected? I've been using computers for many years and have always been careful to protect my systems using my limited knowledge and googling skills. This time the thing just pounced on me seemingly from nowhere. The second time it hit me (last night) was when I attempted to download a torrent of House episode 18 or 19 from torrentzap.com. I don't know if that was a coincidence, but until I am sure one way or another, I'm scared to download any more torrents.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks,
Jack
I was infected by this odious thing a few days ago. It popped up the rogue microsoft toolkit, asking me to fix errors (and pay $60 to do so!). What it also did, was prevent ALL programs from executing, including chrome and firefox (I think it still allowed me to use IE8 to a certain extent, although I'm not sure as I never use IE to access the internet).
I panicked and did a system restore using a system repair disk I created when I first bought my PC. I then downloaded spybot and adaware ( I already use AVG as my AV and didn't realise it had malware protection too - although it didn't seem to work on THIS occasion) and scanned my system. System scans turned up the trojan.crypt.uzd and I removed them using spybot/adaware/AVG.
Everything seemed to be fine until last night (2 days later) when the same trojan popped up and did exactly the same thing as before.
Once again, I did a sysyem restore, but this time, instead of downloading spybot and adaware, I googled for the trojan and found Techspot. I followed the 8 step guide and things look good so far. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 now reports a clean system and I am hopeful that my system is cured.
So, the point of this post? First, to say thanks to the Techspot enthusiasts and professionals who put their time and effort into this site. Without people like you guys, us lesser mortals would be out of pocket and blubbering wrecks without your help.
Secondly, could anyone tell me why my system became infected? I've been using computers for many years and have always been careful to protect my systems using my limited knowledge and googling skills. This time the thing just pounced on me seemingly from nowhere. The second time it hit me (last night) was when I attempted to download a torrent of House episode 18 or 19 from torrentzap.com. I don't know if that was a coincidence, but until I am sure one way or another, I'm scared to download any more torrents.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks,
Jack
