I don't normally pass around all the "beware of the such and such virus going around". Normally I don't, because there are always bad viruses and trojans going around.
I will make an exception for this one however, because if you fall for it, you pay for it.
Hubby called me up and asked if I had installed a new malware program on his computer while he was home last. When I said no, he asked if I knew what it was.
It's called MS Removal Tool.
I hadn't heard of it, but it sounded fishy. Immediately, dropped it into Google and quickly found that it is indeed..bad.
What it is:
MS Removal Tool is a FAKE anti-virus program that mimics one of Microsoft's legit tools.
What it does:
The program MS Removal Tool takes hold of your computer and doesn't let you use it. Programs won't run because this program tags every thing as a virus, or everything is infected. You can't ctrl-alt-del and kill the program, your (real) anti virus programs do not see it as a threat - I think because MS Removal Tool tells it otherwise.
It will even give you a fake blue screen of death!
It will ask that you purchase the program so that it can clean your computer.
DON'T BUY IT!!
What to do:
Shut down and reboot into safe mode with networking. Usually you press F8 to get to the menu to choose safe mode.
Download a program called Malware Bytes and use it. I suppose you can use another malware program, I just found that this one seems to work pretty well. It should (no promises) get rid of the MS Removal Tool.
Hubby's computer is happy again.
Make sure you keep your anti-virus program updated and run scans regularly.
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