I managed to infect my PC, only the second time in my live with PCs which started nearly 30 years ago and I made a mistake I have warned many about, don't respond to emails that say they are from another URL and you need to do something with a link in the email. ALWAYS, go to the particular URL and read your messages THERE! If there is a REAL problem, you will have a message from them THERE, again DON'T USE LINKS IN E-MAIL MESSAGES!
The bad aspect, from my viewpoint, was that I had the problem and the only other time I had an issues was a long, long time ago so it took me quite awhile to find a proper solution. There are a lot of vendors out there that say they take care of malware problems when, in fact they create more.
The good aspect of my issue is that after considerable searching (hours) and crosschecking, I came up with a solution that a couple hours later resolved the 260+ issues that had been generated on my PC. Yes that number is correct and it only started two days ago so you see they can manifest themselves in ever growing ways. I was having so many issues and they kept showing up one after another in different aspects of computer usage.
In my case, I had Trojan.Downloader.Bredolab which once it infiltrates, invites other viruses along for the ride. However, there are so many out there and each varies in its significance. In this case it was an 8 out of 10 risk factor. It was dangerous. So it's solved and this is the solution for anyone that has a similar fate-
1. If the virus you have keeps popping up messages that you can't do anything without it being interrupted or is affecting your ability to download, you'll need to have something like a USB Flash drive or similar that you can take to an uninfected machine and download and install the software to.
That might be an good idea anyway since you never know if you might infect the software by downloading it while you have an infected machine. However, I didn't have that luxury at 1:30 in the morning so I just downloaded directly to my infected PC and luckily it worked.
2. Next, go to Malwarebytes They have a free version that allows you to do everything that is needed to be done to clean up your PC. Download it and install to either your C: drive or, as I said, if on another computer, to the USB Flash drive.
3. If something doesn't work during the install as was my case, I had to find somewhere to get help in the middle of the night. They have a support page Contact Us: Malwarebytes
I used the forum and I'll supply the link Malwarebytes Forum
Use the search function and see if anyone has had the same issue. I was lucky and got a walk through of my exact problem and I was up and running the software in about a half hour. It could take longer if you have to pose a question. You could post a new thread or contact them via E-mail. I almost forgot, it probably would make sense to register with them and would be required it you posted a question.
4. Now you should be up and running with the software. Either load it or take your USB drive and plug it into your PC and load it from the USB drive. You should see their home screen Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. There's a scan button at the bottom of the screen and let the software do its magic. I don't have a terribly populated PC and it took quite a while to run through all the files but when finished you can eliminate all the files to make your machine whole again. Just follow the instructions.
If you can avoid it, once you start the scan, find something else to do and forget about it for a while. I unfortunately wanted to get to bed so I sat there watching my night slip away.
Good Luck! I put these instruction together when it was fresh so that others don't need to go through the initial pain of trying to find a product that actually works. You can have real time protection for a fee, I think it was like $25. I'm definitely considering just paying the piper so I don't go through this again.
The bad aspect, from my viewpoint, was that I had the problem and the only other time I had an issues was a long, long time ago so it took me quite awhile to find a proper solution. There are a lot of vendors out there that say they take care of malware problems when, in fact they create more.
The good aspect of my issue is that after considerable searching (hours) and crosschecking, I came up with a solution that a couple hours later resolved the 260+ issues that had been generated on my PC. Yes that number is correct and it only started two days ago so you see they can manifest themselves in ever growing ways. I was having so many issues and they kept showing up one after another in different aspects of computer usage.
In my case, I had Trojan.Downloader.Bredolab which once it infiltrates, invites other viruses along for the ride. However, there are so many out there and each varies in its significance. In this case it was an 8 out of 10 risk factor. It was dangerous. So it's solved and this is the solution for anyone that has a similar fate-
1. If the virus you have keeps popping up messages that you can't do anything without it being interrupted or is affecting your ability to download, you'll need to have something like a USB Flash drive or similar that you can take to an uninfected machine and download and install the software to.
That might be an good idea anyway since you never know if you might infect the software by downloading it while you have an infected machine. However, I didn't have that luxury at 1:30 in the morning so I just downloaded directly to my infected PC and luckily it worked.
2. Next, go to Malwarebytes They have a free version that allows you to do everything that is needed to be done to clean up your PC. Download it and install to either your C: drive or, as I said, if on another computer, to the USB Flash drive.
3. If something doesn't work during the install as was my case, I had to find somewhere to get help in the middle of the night. They have a support page Contact Us: Malwarebytes
I used the forum and I'll supply the link Malwarebytes Forum
Use the search function and see if anyone has had the same issue. I was lucky and got a walk through of my exact problem and I was up and running the software in about a half hour. It could take longer if you have to pose a question. You could post a new thread or contact them via E-mail. I almost forgot, it probably would make sense to register with them and would be required it you posted a question.
4. Now you should be up and running with the software. Either load it or take your USB drive and plug it into your PC and load it from the USB drive. You should see their home screen Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. There's a scan button at the bottom of the screen and let the software do its magic. I don't have a terribly populated PC and it took quite a while to run through all the files but when finished you can eliminate all the files to make your machine whole again. Just follow the instructions.
If you can avoid it, once you start the scan, find something else to do and forget about it for a while. I unfortunately wanted to get to bed so I sat there watching my night slip away.
Good Luck! I put these instruction together when it was fresh so that others don't need to go through the initial pain of trying to find a product that actually works. You can have real time protection for a fee, I think it was like $25. I'm definitely considering just paying the piper so I don't go through this again.
