DEATH TO MALWARE AND ANTI-MALWARE PROGRAMS

[aisalynn]

My computer just got one of those stupid fake anti-virus programs. Which keeps popping up and telling me that I have all these security breaches and trojans and spyware that I don't actually have, trying to get me to buy the program with my credit card.

WELL EFF YOU FAKE ANTI-VIRUS. I'M NOT THAT STUPID.

It's one I haven't seen before, and it's not showing up in any of my files for me to uninstall it. (Not that I really thought it would be that simple. *sigh*) But every where I look on the internet people keep saying the only way to get it off is to download some other anti-malware programs and run that.

It's a conspiracy, I tell you.

These anti-malware programs like Spy Doctor and Malwarebytes or whatever they are called, there's so freaking many of them, probably just create these stupid fake anti-virus programs and post shit on the forums about downloading their program is the only way to get rid of it so you'll buy their program. Of course, they don't mention you have to buy it on the forums--the download is free, the scan is free, but you have to buy the program to get rid of it.

Perfect fucking scam.

*growls*

Well, I'm not doing that, so I'm trying to find a way to delete this shit manually without fucking up my computer in the process. I really don't know enough about computers to be mucking about in the registry.

*sigh* I'll probably just have to take my computer to my dad. Good thing I'm going home tomorrow.


Anybody on my flist have any experience with getting rid of Vista Internet Security the pain in the ass fake anti-virus program?

Comments

[alwaysenduphere.livejournal.com]

*still uses XP* But I hate those things that pop up and try to tell you something WRONG and "run me now to fix it!" I'm like, bitch, I have a virus checker, gtfo

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. It's annoying. And very frustrating. *growls angrily at stupid virus*

[angearia.livejournal.com]

UGH. That virus is awful. I got rid of it using malwarebytes.

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

*sigh* That's probably what I'll have to do. Malwarebytes probably created this thing to begins with, just so we'd have to buy it. *is bitter and angry*

[cordykitten]

*hugs* That sucks.
I've read a list once by my provider, didn't know that such programs exists. Mean.
I mostly google for a solution, sadly I can't help.
Still using XP and an Internet security with a firewall.
That didn't stop me from going to a site I trusted and get a trojan some time ago :(

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and what's really bad about programs like these is that they don't often show up on your anti-virus program, so you can't get rid of it that way. You either have to do it manually by going through the registry yourself (Which, in my case would be a bad idea. I'd have no idea what I was doing and so I'd screw it up.) or purchasing an anti-malware program online so it'll get rid of it for you. I'm convinced it's a conspiracy.