Vundo Strikes Heat Up
Vundo is from the Virtumonde family of viruses. For all most all of 2009 Vundo infections have been an the decline from the previous year. When a user is infected with Vundo they will most likely notice a few of the following
- Advertisment pop-ups even with pop-up blockers on
- Their computer has reduced in speed greatly
- Fake Antivirus client installed on the system. This is known as Smitfraud
- Several other Trojans and viruses installed on the system
In every single infection of Vundo that I have come across in the last 4 years you will not just be infected with the Vundo threat but several others viruses.
What makes Vundo so hard to remove is it’s unique to almost every computer. With up to hundred’s of files all uniquely named for just that install. We used to list guides and step by step instructions but those tricks no longer work. You will need to use a antivirus client that has a Heuristic scanner and can detect all the unique files by the way they run on your computer. The only software solution I use that works is Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. This is one of the few programs that can and will remove Vundo. If you are having difficulties with the program then you also get free tech support.
The only other method that I would recommend is to have www.onlinecomputerrepair.org remove this threat for you. They do advertise their services on this site but we do not have a direct affiliate link with them. We feature them because they are one of the best online virus removal companies around. They charge 89 bucks to remove all viruses and spyware. That is far less then any other major company out there. Belive me if I had a choice I would just use www.onlinecomputerrepair.org because Vundo is not somethign to be taken lightly. The cheaper solution is to use Spyware Doctor With Antivirus but do expect to have to run two scans. The first one will remove most of the traces and the second scan should be a full scan of the entire computer. The scan will take at least an hour if not far longer depending on how infected you are and how much data is on your hard drive. As we already stated this is one of the few security products that seems to work very well against Vundo. Don’t forget that after you register Spyware Doctor with Antivirus that you do get to use it on up to 3 computers and it comes with free support and a 30 day money back guarantee.
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