Comments on: How to Kill Spyware Processes http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:33:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jared http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28372 jared Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:14:17 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28372 so when i go to my start menu and type in "taskmgr" and click enter it pops up but then my Antivirus Soft Demo pops up saying the action cannot be executed because the file is infected, then it shuts the taskmgr window down. how to i stop it from doing this. i'm about ready to try throwing my computer across the room. hope that works. so when i go to my start menu and type in “taskmgr” and click enter it pops up but then my Antivirus Soft Demo pops up saying the action cannot be executed because the file is infected, then it shuts the taskmgr window down. how to i stop it from doing this. i’m about ready to try throwing my computer across the room. hope that works.

]]> By: Zack http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28369 Zack Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:07:39 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28369 Hi Im getting really frustrated with my computer.When i try to click on a program it sais control.exe application not found.Every program i have downloaded will say that.That will come up or A menu will come up saying "choose the program you want to use to open this file.A list of programs are below reg.exe.Everytime i try to open a program with another program it still gets me no where.I need help on getting my programs to run again.Can you please help me with this? Hi Im getting really frustrated with my computer.When i try to click on a program it sais control.exe application not found.Every program i have downloaded will say that.That will come up or A menu will come up saying “choose the program you want to use to open this file.A list of programs are below reg.exe.Everytime i try to open a program with another program it still gets me no where.I need help on getting my programs to run again.Can you please help me with this?

]]> By: Bruno http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28364 Bruno Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:26:51 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28364 My computer is infected with Antivirus Soft. I can't access my Task Manager, Command Prompt, Note Pad, Run or the Internet (virus is on a different computer) Please please help!!! P.S can viruses spread around your computer and get worse if the computer is unplugged? My computer is infected with Antivirus Soft. I can’t access my Task Manager, Command Prompt, Note Pad, Run or the Internet (virus is on a different computer) Please please help!!!
P.S can viruses spread around your computer and get worse if the computer is unplugged?

]]> By: DarkSyde1369 http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28360 DarkSyde1369 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:07:37 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28360 My computer is currently infected with Vista Guardian. I did not download it, so I don't know how it got on there. I've used the command prompt to delete the registry values, but it says that "'pslist' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I am running Windows Vista Home Premium OS. I am running Norton 360, so I have anti-spyware. Is there any other way I can get rid of this crap virus? My computer is currently infected with Vista Guardian. I did not download it, so I don’t know how it got on there. I’ve used the command prompt to delete the registry values, but it says that “‘pslist’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.” I am running Windows Vista Home Premium OS. I am running Norton 360, so I have anti-spyware. Is there any other way I can get rid of this crap virus?

]]> By: Jason Ophardt http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28351 Jason Ophardt Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:29:35 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28351 Easiest way to kill this thing is to start in safe mode by using RUN command: msconfig This will promt options to start in safe mode along with selecting programs to run or not to run on startup I recommend to disable all known problems in this option while selecting safe mode start up After that reboot and troubleshoot all problems as in deleting them from your computer as thorough as possible it worked for me if msconfig command works hope it will work for u and its simple cause im no computer nerd. Easiest way to kill this thing is to start in safe mode by using RUN command: msconfig

This will promt options to start in safe mode along with selecting programs to run or not to run on startup

I recommend to disable all known problems in this option while selecting safe mode start up

After that reboot and troubleshoot all problems as in deleting them from your computer as thorough as possible it

worked for me if msconfig command works hope it will work for u and its simple cause im no computer nerd.

]]> By: Liz http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28332 Liz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:39:05 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28332 So, I guess no one knows how to remove this new "Antivirus Soft" mutation yet? I'm afraid to restart my computer, because then I won't even be able to listen to music while searching for new ways to destroy this thing.... So, I guess no one knows how to remove this new “Antivirus Soft” mutation yet? I’m afraid to restart my computer, because then I won’t even be able to listen to music while searching for new ways to destroy this thing….

]]> By: Cortney Hayes http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28299 Cortney Hayes Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:57:15 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28299 I foolishly downloaded Vista Guardian and now know it was a virus... My command prompt doesn't work...I get error messages all the time on the internet. I get a popup message stating " The version of the file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check you computer's system info. to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program and the contact the software publisher" This pops up when I click on Internet and Command Prompt When I click on Microsof Office programs, The message says "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." I've looked on my task manager but don't see anything w/vista guardian listed. What do I need to do to get my computer running normally again? I foolishly downloaded Vista Guardian and now know it was a virus…
My command prompt doesn’t work…I get error messages all the time on the internet.
I get a popup message stating

” The version of the file is not compatible with the version of Windows you’re running. Check you computer’s system info. to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program and the contact the software publisher”
This pops up when I click on Internet and Command Prompt
When I click on Microsof Office programs, The message says

“This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.”

I’ve looked on my task manager but don’t see anything w/vista guardian listed. What do I need to do to get my computer running normally again?

]]> By: Jeff http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28296 Jeff Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:25:09 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28296 I have Paladin antivirus on my laptop and cannot get it to even turn on it just keeps saying computer shutdown improper and will not even allow me to start in safe mode.have rkill and mbam setup cant even get the cd drive to load!Any suggestions short of sledge hammer! I have Paladin antivirus on my laptop and cannot get it to even turn on it just keeps saying computer shutdown improper and will not even allow me to start in safe mode.have rkill and mbam setup cant even get the cd drive to load!Any suggestions short of sledge hammer!

]]> By: Alex http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28291 Alex Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:24:27 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28291 I just want to thank whoever had posted all of this information because it saved my computer. I came home today from work to find that my computer had a strange anti-virus alert. I am not stupid and I became immediately curious what was going on which became obvious was a virus posing as a anti-virus program, this being Anitvirus Soft. My first instinct was to look through task manager to look for irregular programs, this however didn't happen because it wouldnt allow me. So I booted up this laptop which I am on now, googled Antivirus Soft which brought me to this site. I then followed the easy instructions, installing rkill to stop the program then installing malwarebytes to remove it from my computer. Within 1 hour in finding this antivirus soft on my computer i had successfully removed it and now am back to having a clean computer. Thank you spywareremove.com!! I just want to thank whoever had posted all of this information because it saved my computer. I came home today from work to find that my computer had a strange anti-virus alert. I am not stupid and I became immediately curious what was going on which became obvious was a virus posing as a anti-virus program, this being Anitvirus Soft. My first instinct was to look through task manager to look for irregular programs, this however didn’t happen because it wouldnt allow me. So I booted up this laptop which I am on now, googled Antivirus Soft which brought me to this site. I then followed the easy instructions, installing rkill to stop the program then installing malwarebytes to remove it from my computer. Within 1 hour in finding this antivirus soft on my computer i had successfully removed it and now am back to having a clean computer. Thank you spywareremove.com!!

]]> By: Bruno http://www.spywareremove.com/security/how-to-kill-spyware-processes/comment-page-4/#comment-28279 Bruno Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:31:42 +0000 http://dev.spywareremove.com/blog/how-to-kill-spyware-processes#comment-28279 Same problem as Ryan. Antivirus Soft keeps suggesting that we buy spyware (clearly a scam) and hilarious pornographic websites keep popping up out of nowhere. We've tried several of your suggestions to fix it but we can't access our task manager, notepad, or command prompt, and like Ryan we can't use Run. We tried to get Norton Antivirus to clean it up, and it detected the virus and said it had cleaned it, but it hasn't worked. Please help! Same problem as Ryan.

Antivirus Soft keeps suggesting that we buy spyware (clearly a scam) and hilarious pornographic websites keep popping up out of nowhere. We’ve tried several of your suggestions to fix it but we can’t access our task manager, notepad, or command prompt, and like Ryan we can’t use Run.

We tried to get Norton Antivirus to clean it up, and it detected the virus and said it had cleaned it, but it hasn’t worked. Please help!

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