Need help with fake anti-virus removal.

[bradclark1]

Appreciate the tips so far, but does anyone know how to get Admin rights?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

Appreciate the tips so far, but does anyone know how to get Admin rights?

should ask yourself, do you have your own computer...go up to my computer, and right-click on and select Manage there is info about your question..

[bradclark1]

Manage doesn't do anything I need. I went to Help/Support and looked up User Accounts. It has my account as administrator so I don't know why SpyBot keeps telling me I need administrator account when I'm in it.

[August]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

Manage doesn't do anything I need. I went to Help/Support and looked up User Accounts. It has my account as administrator so I don't know why SpyBot keeps telling me I need administrator account when I'm in it.

Maybe Spybot is really telling you that IT needs administrator rights?

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by August

Maybe Spybot is really telling you that IT needs administrator rights?

No. Its saying I should run it as Admin. Never done that before and I've had it for years. I even tried starting in safe mode but it won't let me make a selection. I don't know if thats the malware or not.

Edit: Did you move?

[SteamWake]

It would help if we knew which operating system you are using. (edit... oh I see you said vista, my bad)

Here is a how to for vista / 7

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

ps; I found this by google "how to run vista as an admin" dozens of results came up

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

No. Its saying I should run it as Admin. Never done that before and I've had it for years. I even tried starting in safe mode but it won't let me make a selection. I don't know if thats the malware or not.

Edit: Did you move?

you mean instead of left clicking to run normally, you right click and choose 'run as administrator'?

id'd also do this in safe mode, as this malware seems to disable spybot when you boot normally,

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

you mean instead of left clicking to run normally, you right click and choose 'run as administrator'?

Didn't even know you could do that. Learn something new every day.

id'd also do this in safe mode, as this malware seems to disable spybot when you boot normally,

I was able to get Safe Mode and ran SpyBot and also ran the scan in startup mode and didn't get the Administrator notice but the malware is still there.
It's going to suck spending a whole day doing a factory install and reloading everything!
Lesson learned in keeping SpyBot up to date and regular scans and immunizations.