trojan downloader:win32/cutwail.ba HELP!

Thorsen said:

Good catch Corrine on the other software! The keygen programs prey on people wanting to get something for free. and are hosted at sites that allow such things. This is the shadier side of the internet. They are a perfect opportunity to get a virus and they have a program they know they can hide in.....the program you want the keygen for.

But Gimp's free to download? And I validated my Windows 7 over Christmas It was only Office 2010 I tried to cheat

Hi, CorneliusM.

As I said, your Windows 7 license does indeed appear valid. However, according to the information I see, there are a lot of cracks you have downloaded, most likely via torrents, most likely how your computer got infected in the first place.

Corrine said:

Hi, CorneliusM.

As I said, your Windows 7 license does indeed appear valid. However, according to the information I see, there are a lot of cracks you have downloaded, most likely via torrents, most likely how your computer got infected in the first place.

Oh I don't use torrents after I had XP 3 years ago, all those files that said crack on them were Gimp brushes/effects I just looked at the folders seems that CKScanner may have just scanned for files that had crack in the titles :s

Good. I'll pass that along to the developer. What about Photoshop & ImageLine, since both of those programs are licensed programs?

Corrine said:

Good. I'll pass that along to the developer. What about Photoshop & ImageLine, since both of those programs are licensed programs?

Oh Photoshop was bought for me because I do a lot of designing for friends and, Imageline Fruityloops was installed by my friend as I had no access to my amplifier and It had Hardcore (cracked tube amp being what The Kinks band created for their sound) so their all legitimate :)

Thorsen said:

Regardless of where you get the keygen from, it is inviting trouble. You could find it on google. doesn't mean its safe. Best to stay away. I meant no offense toward you in my post earlier, just to be clear. I just wanted you and others who might have the same issue to be aware of the danger.

Sorry If I seemed grouchy, It was getting really late here and, I wanted sleep and, to get that virus removed both at the same time, when it comes to programs, I always pay for them or get open source versions of them, I know a lot of people who just get cracked programs and even OS's and I see it as pointless- the only thing stopping me from having the new Ubuntu OS is that my built in ATI Radeon card isn't compatible with it.

Again, I have to say thank you to everyone for all the help last night! I'd of ended up reinstalling Windows 7 again and lost 40GB of CDs that I don't have with me and movies I don't have with me!

I would have to say in case anyone isn't sure they got the virus, check your system configuration>startup and check for items like syncman and regedit32 being in there with files like ("letters and numbers") and what I did was uncheck them but, this stoops you finding them in the registry if you dare go near it.
The virus will prevent allow you on MSE's site and definition download site but, when you click to download your 32/64bit version, you'll be told you have no internet connection or in Google Chrome you'll be told it cannot find the website. The virus will prevent Windows Update as well.
I expect that even if you get the MPAS.exe definition update from someone on a memory stick, this thing may prevent the installation of that into MSE too!