Vista security centre virus?

[visagephoto]

My daughters laptop (running Vista) has recently been infected with this virus, it has disabled AVG and replaced "windows security center" with "vista security center" which has constant virus warning pop-ups, which then insist on upgrade & payment etc.

I've restored the system to an earlier version using system restore, which allowed me to re-enable "windows security center" and run avg to check for any viruses, once I delete all the tracking cookies etc. that AVG discovers, is there anything else I can do, or have to do to ensure the threat is eradicated.

 

[otrcomputing]

It may well have created a restore point for a later date itself, which will be infected too.

You should disable system restore, reboot and then renable it to ensure you remove any infected restore points.

Also download and run MalwareBytes Anti Malware from filehippo.com as that has good detection rates for this sort of thing.

Other than that, a usual sure fire test (which you obviously pass) is to google for "anti virus" and click on a number of the genuine links, a lot of those fake anti virus programs take over the hosts file and redirect any attempts to go to AntiVirus websites to their own money making scams.

 

[visagephoto]

Thanks,

I'll download "MalwareBytes Anti Malware from filehippo.com" in the morning, as AVG doesn't seem to be locating the infection.

 

[jellouie]

try to download spybot and update it..