I've got a Virtumonde Problem

Solid Snake · 11-30-2008, 02:58 AM

So there's apparently a nasty gadget called Virtumonde that's attached itself to my computer. Here's the strange thing; absolutely no anti-adware program I've used -- and I have five on my computer -- has proven effective at ridding it. Every one of them identifies some Virtumonde files and (presumably) rids of the problem. But every time I restart the computer the same pop-up ads have bombarded. I'm not sure how Virtumonde has managed to pull this off, but it's mildly distressing to say the least.

Here's what I have working on my computer:

Paid Versions

Trend Micro PC-cillin
Spyware Doctor by PCTools

Free Versions

Ad-Aware
Malwarebtyes' Anti-Malware
Spybot - Search and Destroy

I've also run a program called Vundo Removal that supposedly would help rid of this but it didn't even identify a single corrupt file or registry, let alone eliminate anything. Most the others at least eliminate dozens of "corrupted" information every time, but the same files and registries keep magically reappearing.

...any ideas how to fix this piece of junk?

11-30-2008, 02:58 AM	#1
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I've got a Virtumonde Problem So there's apparently a nasty gadget called Virtumonde that's attached itself to my computer. Here's the strange thing; absolutely no anti-adware program I've used -- and I have five on my computer -- has proven effective at ridding it. Every one of them identifies some Virtumonde files and (presumably) rids of the problem. But every time I restart the computer the same pop-up ads have bombarded. I'm not sure how Virtumonde has managed to pull this off, but it's mildly distressing to say the least. Here's what I have working on my computer: Paid Versions Trend Micro PC-cillin Spyware Doctor by PCTools Free Versions Ad-Aware Malwarebtyes' Anti-Malware Spybot - Search and Destroy I've also run a program called Vundo Removal that supposedly would help rid of this but it didn't even identify a single corrupt file or registry, let alone eliminate anything. Most the others at least eliminate dozens of "corrupted" information every time, but the same files and registries keep magically reappearing. ...any ideas how to fix this piece of junk? __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.