Thread: Need help getting rid of Looksky Trojan Virus

Here is a site that addresses the W32.Looksky virus.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-remove-trojan-w32-looksky-removal-instructions-t165752.html

If memory serves correctly, the reason crap keeps reappearing on your computer is because you are shutting down the processes that the virus spins off, not the process that the virus itself is actually running on.
Unless you remov it from the registry, you cannot get rid of it.
The software they recommend will clean your registry for you, which you can also do manually if you have the know-how.


I am surprised that your Virus software couldn't clean it.
It is a fairly run of the mill trojan.

"Marrdro" wrote:

You have any luck getting rid of it?

Tech guys said to tell you to make sure you remove it in safe mode, vice normal mode.

Just got home. I'm going to download the latest version of Spybot S & D, print the instructions Zeus supplied, reboot in safe mode & give it a whirl.

Better hope it works, I brought home some doozies from work for the HOF & 15K Serenity Now thread.

Marrdro, if you want to see the unedited version, I'll need your e-mail address......

& don't forget to ask for permission from WildWoman first.

"singersp" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

You have any luck getting rid of it?

Tech guys said to tell you to make sure you remove it in safe mode, vice normal mode.

Just got home. I'm going to download the latest version of Spybot S & D, print the instructions Zeus supplied, reboot in safe mode & give it a whirl.

Better hope it works, I brought home some doozies from work for the HOF & 15K Serenity Now thread.

Marrdro, if you want to see the unedited version, I'll need your e-mail address......

& don't forget to ask for permission from WildWoman first.

I don't know if I want you emailing me anything.
;D

"NodakPaul" wrote:

Here is a site that addresses the W32.Looksky virus.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-remove-trojan-w32-looksky-removal-instructions-t165752.html

If memory serves correctly, the reason crap keeps reappearing on your computer is because you are shutting down the processes that the virus spins off, not the process that the virus itself is actually running on.
Unless you remov it from the registry, you cannot get rid of it.
The software they recommend will clean your registry for you, which you can also do manually if you have the know-how.


I am surprised that your Virus software couldn't clean it.
It is a fairly run of the mill trojan.

Wow. I feel like I should applaud that or something.

"Ltrey" wrote:

"NodakPaul" wrote:

Here is a site that addresses the W32.Looksky virus.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-remove-trojan-w32-looksky-removal-instructions-t165752.html

If memory serves correctly, the reason crap keeps reappearing on your computer is because you are shutting down the processes that the virus spins off, not the process that the virus itself is actually running on.
Unless you remov it from the registry, you cannot get rid of it.
The software they recommend will clean your registry for you, which you can also do manually if you have the know-how.


I am surprised that your Virus software couldn't clean it.
It is a fairly run of the mill trojan.

Wow. I feel like I should applaud that or something.

Worked in tech support while I was finishing my engineering degree.
My head is crammed wil useless information.
Singer, I would still try Spybots in safe mode like Z said.
This is a final resort effort that you can use if nothing else works.

"singersp" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

I sent in a request to some of my geeks.

I just asked a software guy here and he said to stay away from Russian porn sites.

=Z=

Thanx for your other post Zeus. The warning I get says it's a W32.Looksky trojan.

It wasn't a Russian pornsite. Actually it was BLV & Marrdro's fault. Marrdro was asking who the babe was in your Girl's in T-Shirt thread & while I was looking to remember who it was, BLV posted that it was Christina Model.

Being the helpful guy I am, I was going to post the link to her website for Marrdro. When I GOOGLED her name, I noticed there was a Christina Model video.

So I clicked on it to see if it was worth posting on PP.O & it said I needed to invoke an active X control 1st. I hot OK instead of cancel & that's when I got infected.

Is this the first ever case of pp.o herpes?

Next time wipe off with one of these

"NodakPaul" wrote:

Here is a site that addresses the W32.Looksky virus.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-remove-trojan-w32-looksky-removal-instructions-t165752.html

If memory serves correctly, the reason crap keeps reappearing on your computer is because you are shutting down the processes that the virus spins off, not the process that the virus itself is actually running on.
Unless you remov it from the registry, you cannot get rid of it.
The software they recommend will clean your registry for you, which you can also do manually if you have the know-how.


I am surprised that your Virus software couldn't clean it.
It is a fairly run of the mill trojan.

Thanx ND! That worked like a charm. Although I did run Spyboy while in safe mode afterward for good measure.

Spybot might have took care of it the first time, had I run in it safe mode, but that's a moot point now.

Good to be back!

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

Next time wipe off with one of these

LOL! Did you draw that yourself Ultra?

You can get Kaspersky Antivirus for like 20 bucks now at best buy it's like the best protection you can get from malware believe me. Until then surf the net

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