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Met Police virus

leftbehind
leftbehind Posts: 8,581
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Anyone had this on the PC got it and cant get rid.

Anyone know how to get rid?

Tried all the stuff on google with no luck.

So need any IT bods who may know another way

I have Windows Vista

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  • better red than dead
    better red than dead Posts: 491
    edited May 2013
    Had this on Windows XP on my Compaq a year ago. The local geek shop wanted mega bucks to get rid of it as they claimed they needed to hunt through all the files on the PC to eradicate it completely. Sod that; it is over ten years old and needs replacing. All I did was create a new user name on the PC, transferred to it the files I wanted to keep and deleted the rest of the files in the old user name. This got rid of the problem and it hasn't re-appeared (I banned my son from using it). As it worked I created a 3rd user name so I could swap to that should it ever come back.
  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    System restore to an earlier date...Sorted!
  • SidewaysSemedo
    SidewaysSemedo Posts: 26
    Working in IT I've seen this loads recently. Boot into safe mode with networking (as you switch on PC press F8, you will get a list of options, use the keyboard to scroll down to safe mode with networking) once loaded download the free version of malwarebytes, you can get this from www.malwarebytes.org, install this program and install the updates when prompted, then run a quick scan. Once complete it should find the rogue virus and select remove. Reboot your PC and the virus should be gone.
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,685
    http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=hTH_17PksfE&desktop_uri=/watch?v=hTH_17PksfE Should help you mate
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,231
    NLA's your man :-)
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    tried all these no joy
  • csr_cafc
    csr_cafc Posts: 267
    download malwarebytes onto a usb (from another pc if neccessary)

    switch pc off

    boot into safemode (hit f8 when your pc is switching on and select safe mode)

    install malwarebytes and run a full scan

    &

    bob should be your uncle!
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    will try that tomorrow that tomorrow cheers knackered now
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Met Police virus?

    Swine flu?
  • LLMTP
    LLMTP Posts: 71
    I'm a big fan of SpyBot Search & Destroy which is a free download from http://www.safer-networking.org/ It's never failed me when removing Spyware.

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  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,751
    http://malwaretips.com/blogs/metropolitan-police-virus/
  • twiggyaddick
    twiggyaddick Posts: 1,584
    SidewaysSemedo said:

    Working in IT I've seen this loads recently. Boot into safe mode with networking (as you switch on PC press F8, you will get a list of options, use the keyboard to scroll down to safe mode with networking) once loaded download the free version of malwarebytes, you can get this from www.malwarebytes.org, install this program and install the updates when prompted, then run a quick scan. Once complete it should find the rogue virus and select remove. Reboot your PC and the virus should be gone.

    This, I vouch for this method
  • Loco
    Loco Posts: 1,037
    LOL, Met Police virus, what does it do sell all your secrets to the Sun?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,651
    Keep off the porn sites!
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    maybe_baby said:

    System restore to an earlier date...Sorted!

    This one worked for me a few months back.

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