Comments on: “Security tool” trojan http://vikramdhunta.com/blog/2009/11/15/security-tool-trojan/ Blawgg Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:38:04 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tjs http://vikramdhunta.com/blog/2009/11/15/security-tool-trojan/comment-page-1/#comment-288 tjs Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:54:19 +0000 http://vikramdhunta.com/blog/?p=58#comment-288 Had the same problem with our family laptop. There is an easier method than trying to launch task manager before security tool takes over your screen. When you reboot your computer - press F8 when the computer first comes up, before windows boots up. This should bring up the safe mode selection. Select Startup with Command Prompt (option 8 under windows xp). Once windows finishes startup, you'll see "safe mode" in all 4 corners of our screen and a command prompt window open. Close the command prompt window and press Ctrl-Alt-Del to launch task manager. You will notice that there are no processes or trojan processes running in this mode. Use File|New Process to run Malwarebytes or Trojan Killer (I used Malwarebytes). Run your scans and remove any virus files just like you would under windows running in full mode. Then reboot. Had the same problem with our family laptop.
There is an easier method than trying to launch task manager before security tool takes over your screen.

When you reboot your computer – press F8 when the computer first comes up, before windows boots up. This should bring up the safe mode selection. Select Startup with Command Prompt (option 8 under windows xp). Once windows finishes startup, you’ll see “safe mode” in all 4 corners of our screen and a command prompt window open. Close the command prompt window and press Ctrl-Alt-Del to launch task manager.

You will notice that there are no processes or trojan processes running in this mode.

Use File|New Process to run Malwarebytes or Trojan Killer (I used Malwarebytes). Run your scans and remove any virus files just like you would under windows running in full mode. Then reboot.

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