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[selector23]

Last night and this morning I battled a computer infection called "Malware Defense". Holy living crap as it a pain in the ass. It was a virus/malware designed to look like a malware remover, complete with a slick GUI and very realistic looking task bar pop ups etc etc. Pure freakin evil.

I did win though.

In other news, I went out and braved the

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[westheoperative]

what'd you end up doing?

[selector23]

i used that MalwareBytes Anti Malware you told me about, but it was kind of weird. The infection blocked some specific .exe file that was part of the MalwareBytes from running, so you had to download it separately, rename it, and then use it as the trigger to start the program. I found a little guide on how to do it which contained the download for the blocked file.

[westheoperative]

man i fucking hate malware. we have to deal with it all the friggin time. glad it worked out for you.

[selector23]

if you ever get the same issue I was having ("malware defense" infection), here is the info that helped me get it sorted:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-malware-defense

the cool thing in that info is a little download that helps you stop the processes. i tried stopping the processes manually but it did not work.