Windows Vista Help Needed

[Just Willow]

Okay, so I'm having a bit of an issue. Also, i tend ot talk about my computer and programs on it as if they are people, so just bear with me

I have Windows Vista. Windows Vista comes with Windows Vista Pro Antivirus. However, I have Telus Antivirus for my main security program. Today, i was on this website and got a pup up. Closed it, as per usual. now, the Wondows Vista Antivirus freaked out! It's like "Stealth Breach! Privacy Threat! Your PC may be being monitored, your computer is infected!!" blah blah blah.

I did a full Antivirus scan with Telus, because this Vista Antivirus you need to register and buy. it's telling me about all the infections my computer has, but when I try to get rod of them it tells me I've got to buy the full version of Antivirus first. Now, teh Telus scan said nothing is wrong, so i'm assuming that the Vista Antivirus is just being annoying.

Trouble is, the Vista Antivirus is popping up every thirty seconds yelling at me to fix the problema dn saying that my activity is being monitored adn stuff. How do i make that go away!? It's realy annoying and Telus Antivirus is working just fine, but since i have Vista, I don't seem to be able to uninstall its Antivirus program!

Please help! Much karma to whoever solves my problem!

[Talkie Toaster]

Hate to say it but your computer is infected with a VIRUS

here are some instructions on removing it:

Remove Fake vista Antivirus 2010 pro rogue spyware
Vista Antivirus 2010 is a rogue antivirus application that reports false system security threats and displays fake security alerts to convince you that your computer is infected. The program is promoted through the use of Trojans and other malicious software. Once installed, Vista Antivirus will perform fake system scan and report false or exaggerated system security threats on your PC. Then you will be prompted to pay for a full license of the application in order to remove those threats. However, we strongly recommend you not to do so. Instead, uninstall Vista Antivirus 2010 from your computer upon detection. VistaAntivirus 2010 infects computers using trojans and system vulnerabilities. It’s a typical rogue security tool. Vista Antivirus2010 loads falsified infection alerts with hope to sell the application for deleting the made-up threats. VistaAntivirus2010 may also prevent using regular programs and block the internet in order to create an image of badly infected PC. Vista Antivirus 2010 is Extremely dangerous Vista Antivirus 2010 is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program Vista Antivirus 2010 may spread via Trojans Vista Antivirus 2010 may display fake security messages Vista Antivirus 2010 may install additional spyware to your computer Vista Antivirus 2010 may repair its files, spread or update by itself Vista Antivirus 2010 violates your privacy and compromises your security

How to manually remove Vista Antivirus 2010

Stop Vista Antivirus 2010 processes:
Vista Antivirus 2010.exe
Uninstall.exe
Get rid of Vista Antivirus 2010 files and folders:
%Program Files%\Vista Antivirus 2010
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Vista Antivirus 2010
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Vista Antivirus 2010

Remove Vista Antivirus 2010 registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Vista Antivirus 2010”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vista Antivirus 2010

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Vista Antivirus 2010

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Vista Antivirus 2010

Auto Removal tools to remove this virus:

Super anti-spyware
www.superantispyware.com/download.html
and
MalwareBytes
www.malwarebytes.org/

[Just Willow]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!

The virus is gone! thank you sooo much!! *hugs and bombards with karma*

EDIT:

more issues. The virus is gone, but the anti-spware thing that i used from that link has also somehow erased my computer's ability to recognize files. It can't open anything! I click iTunes, and it says I need ot choose a program to open this file with. So i choose iTunes. then it will open. But i have to do that every time i want ot open iTunes. The same goes for every other program, like Firefox, Word, Photoshop, etc.

[Talkie Toaster]

Mar 13, 2010 13:40:31 GMT -5 Just Willow said:

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!

The virus is gone! thank you sooo much!! *hugs and bombards with karma*

EDIT:

more issues. The virus is gone, but the anti-spware thing that i used from that link has also somehow erased my computer's ability to recognize files. It can't open anything! I click iTunes, and it says I need ot choose a program to open this file with. So i choose iTunes. then it will open. But i have to do that every time i want ot open iTunes. The same goes for every other program, like Firefox, Word, Photoshop, etc.

I am glad it is gone, as for the edit follow this link on how to set default file associations www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html

[Just Willow]

Mar 13, 2010 18:06:13 GMT -5 Talkie Toaster said:

Mar 13, 2010 13:40:31 GMT -5 Just Willow said:

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!

The virus is gone! thank you sooo much!! *hugs and bombards with karma*

EDIT:

more issues. The virus is gone, but the anti-spware thing that i used from that link has also somehow erased my computer's ability to recognize files. It can't open anything! I click iTunes, and it says I need ot choose a program to open this file with. So i choose iTunes. then it will open. But i have to do that every time i want ot open iTunes. The same goes for every other program, like Firefox, Word, Photoshop, etc.

I am glad it is gone, as for the edit follow this link on how to set default file associations www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html

i tried that and it didn't work. It's bizarre. here, i'll do a quick screenie show:

[Talkie Toaster]

ahh i see, this can happen to a lot of people that get infected with this virus, you usually need to completely reinstall the OS, it is a very nasty virus unfortunately, have you tried a system restore? (try to find one from before you got the virus if you can)

EDIT: One thing i suggest is calling microsoft support about your problem (my dealings with them have been fantastic)

[El Diablo Robotico]

My dad had this same problem on his computer a few years ago (XP, tho, not Vista). It looked like some official Windows antivirus program, and the "Your PC is infected!" thing popped up every 30 seconds and made the thing just about impossible to use. When you ran the suggested "virus scan", it came back with about 2,000 results--most of which were "critical"--and urged you to buy the full program to disinfect your system right away. I don't remember for sure, but I think he had to do a full system restore to get rid of it.

I hope you get it fixed without having to go that far, but whenever you do get it taken care of, I'd recommend getting Kaspersky Internet Security to keep it from happening again. It's one of the best out there (much better than Norton, apparently), and I've had it for awhile and am totally happy with it...

[Just Willow]

I found a tutorial that helped me! Since i already backed up all my files, just in case, all i need to do is create a new user on my computer, transfer everything over there, and then delete the old one. it seems to be working so far!

Thank you so SO much for all your help!!!