My Dad called and got this virus on his laptop called "vista total security 2011" wanting him to pay an extortion fee to buy there software and get it off.. does anyone here have any experience with this or know how to remove it...?
thanks
john
This is a nasty virus that has been around in one form or another for several years. Just google it for removal instructions and programs.
Jerusalem virus ...
About 15-16 years ago, I used to write & sell geodetic and photogrammetric software in the olden days of MS-DOS. For the photogrammetric stuff, I used to advertise and offer "free demos" of my package. Well, one government agency called and asked for a demo, which I then sent.
Some weeks later, I got a phone call. The caller asked me to identify myself, which I did, and he then asked if I remembered sending a demo to a particular post office box in Langley, Virginia. I answered in the affirmative, and he then identified himself as the Computer Systems Security Administrator of the Central Intelligence Agency, and asked if I was aware that the demo I sent was infected with the Jerusalem Virus?
OOPS! I apologized, made another copy, made durn sure it was not infected, and sent the second copy.
They later bought a couple of licenses, and came to Louisiana for some training.
Viruses are pesky critters ...
