Security Tool Rogue Anti-Virus Help?

[10hellfire01]

Hey everyone!

I was multitasking and acidentally downloaded something (wasn't paying attention) and I think it turned out to be Security Tool . Eventually the "virus!" pop-ups started to appear. So I got instructions and got rid of it via Malwarebytes and HijackThis. Ran it in safe mode, etc. But some post I have seen say once that is all done to do a system restore. I beleive I have gotten the files which make security tool actually activate on my PC off, so is a system restore really necessary?

Excuse my spelling, very tired at the moment 😀

Thanks!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

malwarebytes does a great job,you should be fine!

 

[aford10]

The system restore isn't needed if malwarebytes took care of the problem. There'd be no point in running an antimalware program, if you were just going to run a system restore after.

 

[10hellfire01]

Yeah, but what's the chance of certain binary keys, etc. being left in the registery?

I've been looking around and found a file in Software under HKEY_CURRENT_USter -> Software called SecuROM. Under it, there's a file named !CAUTION! NEVER DELETE OR CHANGE ANY KEY and License Information. I can't delete or touch either file and don't remember it being there previously + A file with that kind of name seems suspicious.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

its not a bad key ,it is supposed to be there!

 

[aford10]

If you're concerned that the malware did some damage to your registry, download ccleaner and scan/repair it.
http://www.ccleaner.com/download