Help to get rid of the Iminent Virus

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

Iminent is Hijacker, comming from shareware/freeware applications. It is not detected by most of antivirus, though some anti-malware programs (spyhunter, spybotS&D and adwcleaner should detect it). 

As it is not virus, one can uninstall it from control panel ( I recommend uninstalling it with other software installed at the same point , as it might return <removed>).

Then reset your search engine and start page settings manually or with adwcleaner.

Removal Guide for Iminent Toolbar

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start Menu
2. Go to Control Panel.

3.Click Uninstall a program

4. Select Iminent and IMinent Toolbar
5. Remove it.

Windows XP

1. Open Start Menu.
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select Iminent and IMinent Toolbar
5. Remove it.

How to remove Iminent Toolbar from browser

For Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X
2. Go to Manage add-ons.
3. Remove IMinent Toolbar from Extensions.
4. Exit Add-ons menu
5. Press Alt+X again.
6. Go to Internet Options.
7. Under General tab delete search.iminent.com next to Home page section.
8. Enter a home page address you like and click OK and exit the menu.
9. Press Alt+X and Go back to Manage add-ons.
10. Remove search.iminent.com from the Search Providers list.

For Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
2. Disable and remove Iminent and IMinent toolbar from the Extensions list.
3. Close the tab.
4. Click Firefox button and go to Options.
5. Under General tab, delete search.iminent.com.
6. Enter a home page address you like and save changes. Exit the menu.
7. Click the search bar at the top right corner and press F4.
8. Select Manage search engines...
9. Remove search.iminent.com from the list and save changes.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F
2. Go to Tools --> Extensions.
3. Remove Iminent from the extensions list.
4. Click Settings right below Extensions and press Set pages under "On startup".
5. Remove search.iminent.com from the list.
6. Enter the domain name you like and click OK.
7. Back in Settings, click Manage search engines... under Search.
8. Remove search.iminent.com from the search engine list.
9. Enter the default search engine address you prefer and save changes

This should solve the problem.