Question : Easy Solution For Fixing (but NOT Preventing!) Malware "AV Security Suite"!

I have been hit with this insidious Malware 4-5 times, even while on Yahoo!!

The best and quickest solution I have found to remove this Rogue software (badware) "AV Security Suite" (NOT AVG)  is to restart your computer (normal) and immediately open System Restore BEFORE all the Start Files load. You can also Restart into Safe Mode!

I have a System Restore shortcut on my desltop.

You must click on System Restore B4 the "AV Security Suite" (AVSS) application loads! My experience is that this ap is a late load!

Keep in mind that System Restore may take a few minutes to launch... and it will do so even after AVSS loads, assuming you told it to open first!

Then, once the system is restored (I usually go back to prior day) AVSS is gone!

No need to screw around with your Registry!

I have not found any software that will PREVENT AVSS from getting into the system. I have AVG, Malwarebytes, AdAware, Spybot and SpywareBlaster.... all FREE versions! If anyone knows of a package, free or not, that will stop it let us know... Please!

Answer : Easy Solution For Fixing (but NOT Preventing!) Malware "AV Security Suite"!

But you can start the task manager before the virus loads, when the virus loads there are only a few that close task manager while it is running, viruses mainly prevent new windows from being opened rather that terminating existing ones, once the process is ended i usually do a start>run, MSCONFIG, and locate the startup process, the virus will be located in there so you should find its exact name or the directory it resides in, this way you can do a scan of the registry for that specific directory and remove it (or virus), also do a local search and remove the folders/shortcuts etc.  Some viruses also have an auto install on startup which can also be found in the C:\program files\common files\uninstall.