need help removing the virtum trojan

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by italianstallyon, Sep 21, 2008.

  1. italianstallyon

    italianstallyon Private E-2

    after i found that i had the virtum trojan via a free spy sweeper scan i found this website and after reading a few posts i figured this is where i should ask for help. im in a pretty worse off situation then most of the ppl that inquire for help.....i currently have no virus protection software at the moment, and im not gonna have any cash ill be able to use on pc software for a while. i dont have much information on removing trojans and i need to be walked through as to what i need to do to get rid of the virtum trojan. thanks for all the help.
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Please follow the instructions in the below link and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.


    • If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going.
    • Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not.
    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide

    Notes:

    1. If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode. You can run the steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:
    2. If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools on another PC and burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.
     
  3. italianstallyon

    italianstallyon Private E-2

    thanks for responding to the post. after a few hours of searching after posting for help i finally found a link to the read and run. after downloading all the software i ran SAS and it was able to find and remove virtum and because i was currently running the free scan version of spy sweeper it was able to keep it from replicating itself. i didnt continue with the rest of the read and run because after i ran SAS then MBAM i again ran scans in spy sweeper, SAS, and MBAM and neither of the three picked up any trace of virtum. i included the logs for SAS and MBAM incase i missed something. after i removed virtum im no longer able to set a backround or view pictures when i open a folder until i select 3 different ways to view them in the folder...ill check back with the read and run in case i forgot to undo some of the settings i changed.
     

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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your logs did not show any serious infections.....but I still need the MGLogs.zip from running the MGTools.exe.

    There is always the possibility that you still have traces on your system.
     

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