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    System security 2009 automatically installed

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by portlands67, Apr 11, 2010.

  1. portlands67

    portlands67 Newbie

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    In my laptop virus alert wallpaper is displaying and System security 2009 automatically installed. System security 2009 showing that my laptop is infected with virus it ask me to scan after scan it showing many viruses. when i try to clean all virus it ask me to activate the system security 2009.

    I am using Mcafee virus scan it has catched some Fake Trojan virus . Now macfee also infected onaccess scan has been disabled automatically.
     
  2. arjunned

    arjunned Notebook Deity

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    Welcome to the forums. :)

    You best options are to boot into safe mode, download Malwarebytes AntiMalware (or Hitman Pro), and run a scan. MBAM and Hitman Pro have very good detection rates for rogue Anti-viruses, which is what your infected with, and can be very tricky to remove.
     
  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    welcome to nbr
    very suspicious. did you save the desktop background or was it saved automatically by the so called system security 2009

    system security is a virus/malware in itself and every time you run the scan i think it infects something else.

    google is your friend HERE which gives you lots of links to have a read up on.

    keep us posted on how you get on.
     
  4. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    I would just get rid of McAfee, it's very bad IMO. Get MSE or Kaspersky. The free AV's are very good.
     
  5. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    "Suspicious"? Maybe the atrocious English gave it away, hmm? :laugh:

    This is an obvious rogue-antivirus program, like you say. The OP needs to get a decent anti-virus program to remove this crap. Malwarebytes should do the trick.