Killing the Adware Virtumonde Trojan
February 24, 2009 by Trent Wilson
Filed under win32 removal tool
The Adware trojan Virtumonde is the most popular threat to computers now adays. This particular virus works in many different way. Not only will you get constant pop-ups and redirects but you will also notice a fake security client installed as well. This fake client shows bogus scan results and then tries to trick the user into purchasing the product. You can read more in-depth about the effects on this Virtumonde site.
It is a very serious threat and has caused a lot of computers to go down. In most cases those who get infected got the bug very fast, one second they are surfing the web and the next everything has gone wrong.
Do sit there and take it, fight back a little, here are a few things you can do. The first is to hire a tech to do it for you. I know at first that you may think it costs way too much but that is not always the case. We were able to find this Remote Computer Repair company and they can remove Virtumonde and all other threats for 89 bucks.Not bad at all.You don't have to pay those high prices for an in-home tech any more.
Trojan Virtumonde is among one of the latest viruses that is affecting a lot of computers throughout the world. In all the testing we have done not one free client was able to fully stop the threat, they all to a little damage but the traces just keep coming back. They all help and do there part but they still leave traces behind.
One of the more disturbing aspects of this threat is that it leaves the door wide open to the maker of the program.In fact now a days thris trojan can create a backdoor that allows the owner of the program in and they can really make your life hell. This is not always the case but many of the Virtumonde strains can do this.
Another great resource for removing this threat is this Virus site. This is a dedicated website that shows the latest Virtumonde threats and even has a removal guide you can check out.
If you have the time and patience then yes you can rmeove this threat for free. The problem is you have to download several free products and scan with them all. After about 7 hours you will be virus free but your computer is still not protected because free clients do not offer up front real time protection so you could end up getting re-infected the next time you are online.