Look what bad boy I found on Laptop

My Laptop hasnt been feeling so responsive over the past few days. I D/L Malwarebytes and let it run but it kept flashing up "Could not connect to service". All very strange so I open the program folder to see if I could start the Program myself..But the .exe was missing.

I ran my Antivirus- Microsoft Security Essentials and I caught a fishy...Would I be right in saying that this little bugger has been on my laptop dormant since the preloaded ACER Software was added......9 years ago ???



Any help or advice gents very appriciated :):)

Oh Dear.. I have just run a scan and its still there... Anyone have any ideas please ?? or should i just reinstall ??

xl.....out

It's going back a fair way but there was a scandal that these PC had malware straight from the factory. That being the case you can use recovery to redo the PC. I would try a online scanner see if that sorts it out

Hi Dean,

Samuria is correct, if i remember rightly they ended up pulling it.
(Lenovo have just been accused of it as well- see bbc.co.uk Tech)

As you've only had it installed for 3/4 weeks a clean install isnt a bad idea.
I can provide a link for a bloatware free Iso\Usb version.

If you want to go that route
32 or 64 bit? - both will work with your 3GB ram, licence is also valid for both
(will also clear that unknown user).

Roy

Thank you for you advice gentlemen but I think I have shifted it..

5 easy steps lol

1. Ran Windows Defend Offline- Twice

2. Ran Malwarebytes ADWcleaner

3. Ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

4. Ran Hitman Pro

5. Ran Zemana Antimalware


And it was Hitman that nailed it. So im off to buy it..


xl...out

But I will try an online scanner just to find out..


xl...out