Comments on: Remove Security Tool Virus

By: Luis

Luis — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:23 +0000

I’m never going to download it again. Never… (PS: I hate virus.)

By: Luis

Luis — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:40 +0000

Well. I install it and found lots of viruses so I check on the internet for the activation code. Then I found out that it was a virus so I use my Kaspersky but it wont work. So i download the malwarebytes but it’s smart and delete the malwarebytes. So I have to change the name and it works! And my computer’s back to normal. Except some of my photoes are deleted. And i hate that virus, it delete my favorite photo with my father. God save me

By: cora

cora — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:40:55 +0000

hey dr chris thank you i’ve been cussing at my computer for 2 hours and i seen what u wrote and it worked so thanks

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:49:34 +0000

One of our office users had the ‘Security Tool’ virus on his Vista machine and I managed to get rid of it by booting into ‘Safe mode with command prompt’, running regedit and going to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and deleting the C:\ProgramData\\.exe registry key.
Booting back into the OS normally should all be ok and manually deleting the exe just to be sure is a good idea.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:29:23 +0000

Hi guys

My sister just brought her laptop around with this SAME issue, i tried the usual stuff. Regedit, tsk manager, non worked etc.

HOWEVER, i found thethe virus
C:/Program Data/6048373/6048373.exe

I right clicked the file, changed to read only.
Restarted the laptop and that stopped it from loading.

Then i download malbytes malware remover and that got rid of the rest of it

Try it, it worked for me ;o Just changed the .exe to read only. then restart.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:10:51 +0000

Someone could help me?? I got this virus and before i installed anti-malware my system has rebooted and now I can’t restart my laptop. Both safe mode and normal mode are blank screen..
Please I’m desperate..

By: jon

jon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:04:03 +0000

hi. tried unsucessfuly some of the more complex recommended routes, but the following worked for me:
click on the windows buttin (bottom left of screen) & then select “all programmes” .

right click on “securityThreat” icon and select “rename”
Choose a new name (in my case sod.off worked for me).
Save it and re-boot. the pc re-started and I was then able to run malware byte wich removed it once and for all.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:26:34 +0000

Holding down Crtl Alt Del until Security Tool finally let task manager open. I ending the random numbered program in the processes. That shut down Security Tool so I could install malwarebytes and run a scan that got rid of it. Thanks for all the tips on this page!

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:48:55 +0000

HELP no matter what I do I cannot get rid of this virus. It has infected my computer to a degree tht I cannot open anything.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:17:02 +0000

Hi,
I’m really confused, and I’m not computer literate at all. I have this virus, but the step by step guides confuse me. What do I right click on to get “properties”, and then what? Can someone explain it really simply to me, because I’m really confused.
from Alex