Help to get rid of the Iminent Virus

Anonymous
2013-05-13T07:52:32+00:00

My grandson has picked up the Iminent virus on his Toshiba laptop.

Have tried to uninstall without success

Have tried to do a restore, again without success

It has also affected the AVG on his system, tells us it is trying to uninstall but does not

Any help please

thanks

jw

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Anonymous
2014-02-02T23:53:29+00:00

And when running the Uninstaller doesn't work ( it still shows up in my system tray after uninstall) what can I do after that.

See:  http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-iminent-toolbar/

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Anonymous
2014-01-23T03:23:33+00:00

See the following free removal guide from Malwaretips:  http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-iminent-toolbar/

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-13T10:56:00+00:00

    I have never heard of an "imminent virus"

    Why are you running AVG on Windows 8?

    Try Hitman Pro Trial Version: http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro This program may be run from a flash drive.

    Try TDSS Killer: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-tdss-tdl3-alureon-rootkit-using-tdsskiller TDSS Killer may be run from a flash drive.

    Try adwcleaner: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

    You can start here:  https://consumersecuritysupport.microsoft.com/  (which will lead to the paid support options of http://www.answerdesk.com if you are in the US)

    In other regions not served by the link above, go here:   http://Support.microsoft.com/security and go to the “assisted support” or contact us menu.

    This web site - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com -  contains details for many of the common infections, often immediately after they began to appear in the wild, and instructions are provided for how to remove the infections using their malware removal guides. They also have forums where you can seek help from people who specialize in malware removal.

    This may also be helpful - How to get rid of malware:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_vista-security/how-to-get-rid-of-malware/ba80504b-61f1-4d71-960f-b561798b7b42

    -steve

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