Pseudo Virus Warning - Malware Defender 2009
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    Registered User Draggar's Avatar
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    Exclamation Pseudo Virus Warning - Malware Defender 2009

    This one is starting to pop its ugly head out now, be on the lookout and just click the little X to close the screen.


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    Seen it a number of times over the past month after someone clicked OK.
    Safemode and Malwarebytes updated works well

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    The bad grammar in the wording of the dialog gives it away as dodgy, doesn't it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platypus View Post
    The bad grammar in the wording of the dialog gives it away as dodgy, doesn't it!
    I should submit it to Engrish.com - shouldn't I?

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    Being a neophyte in many areas, I am going to ask;

    Could a nasty person design a malware thing with its' own interface box such that it looked like a Windows box BUT clicking on the little red 'x' actually did something else?

    I don't know, so I always (like 3 times in 7 years) use Task Manager and stop the process.

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    As always, CCT is correct. I have seen different versions of this that are coded so that any click allows it to load. Task manager is the way to go.

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    Malware Defender 2009 seems to be a rather popular problem these days. Caught it a little while ago, but managed to remove it manually with these instructions.

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