12 May 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

W32.Lujer is a virus that infects executable files on your computer. W32.Lujer injects itself into .exe files so that it’ll launch with every file it infects. But by doing this, W32.Lujer might ruin these files. Where’d you get this little bundle of joy? W32.Lujer probably arrived as an .exe file with a Chinese name.

How do you say “No, thanks” in Chinese?

不,谢谢, W32.Lujer.

Let me show you how to remove W32.Lujer/ 如何删除 W32.Lujer.

Ready?

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09 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

Win32:Vitro is a virus that sneaks through your computer’s backdoor to infect your system. How does Win32:Vitro get in? Win32:Vitro pretends to be a video codec you need to watch online movies.

You need “video codec” Win32:Vitro like you need to lose all of your computer’s data.

Which is fitting, because Win32:Vitro cripples all of your system’s .exe files. If you have Win32:Vitro, you’re going to have to rebuild your system from backups. Try this guide to restore your system and remove Win32:Vitro.

Any advice to get rid of Win32:Vitro appreciated — leave a comment and add your two helpful, shiny cents, or feel free to describe in detail what you’d like to do to Win32:Vitro’s creators.

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08 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

Blah.exe screenshot Blah.exe appears in a system alert created when your computer crashes, thanks to W32.Relnek.A. This Blah.exe reads:

“C:\Blah.exe is not a valid W32 application.”

Thanks for the notice, W32.Relnek.A.

So what’s W32.Relnek.A? W32.Relnek.A is a virus that can crash your system, as it uses your computer to find other files to infect.

I haven’t seen any W32.Relnek.A/Blah.exe removal instructions floating around the ‘net — if you know of any, please leave a comment. Otherwise, use antivirus software you trust to get rid of this bugger.

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08 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

“Foobar” Popup screenshot “Foobar” Popup is a system alert created when your computer crashes, thanks to W32.Relnek.A. This “Foobar” Popup reads:

“Foobar has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about the problem. We have created an error report that you can send to us. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.”

How kind of you, Foobar.

So what’s W32.Relnek.A? W32.Relnek.A is a virus that can crash your system, as it uses your computer to find other files to infect.

I haven’t seen any W32.Relnek.A/Foobar removal instructions floating around the ‘net — if you know of any, please leave a comment. Otherwise, use antivirus software you trust to get rid of this bugger.

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12 Jan 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

Sagipsul Threat Level: Sagipsul is a medium threat

Sagipsul — AKA “Superjuan” — is a virus that launches annoying popup ads on your computer and may secretly download harmful files. Because Sagipsul runs tons of pop-up ads, Sagipsul really slows down your computer. Sagipsul might add “Best of BDSM” and “Gay Fetish Sex” icons to your desktop, and Sagipsul popups can redirect you to Sagipsul.com. To prevent you from removing Sagipsul, Sagipsul can block your access to anti-spyware sites.

Other Sagipsul symptoms?

Sagipsul may also drive you to taking a sledge hammer to your PC.

Before you smash your computer to bits, let me show you how to remove Sagipsul.

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21 Nov 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | 1 Comment »

Surabaya in My Birthday Virus Threat Level: Surabaya in My Birthday Virus is a danger

Surabaya in My Birthday virus will make you wish Bill Gates hadn’t been born.

Surabaya in My Birthday Virus disables your registry editor, command prompt, and folder actions. But you more likely noticed that “Happy Birthday” hovering on your cursor.

If you see a “Happy Birthday” on your mouse, let me show you how to get rid of Surabaya in My Birthday virus.

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11 Jan 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Viruses | No Comments »

Sality.U is a virus that can log all your keystrokes, and allow a hacker to access your PC through a backdoor security hole. Sality.U may insert itself into your system’s processes, making it extremely difficult to remove manually. Sality.U may have infected your computer through an email attachment.

Unless zombie computers and identity theft sound like a good weekend to you, let me show you how to remove Sality.U.

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