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I would re-install Windows if I were you.

A good anti-virus software is Vipre Internet Security 2015. I use it for 2 years now and never had probs. I also like that it is much much faster and uses less memory as Norton, Kaspersky or any other anti-virus solution.

Here is the link to there site: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/
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rtcvb32: i don't know the state of the firewall now.
pretty damned solid for blocking programs and intrusions. can mess you up a bit if you dont know what you're doing on the custom settings, but the auto setup is good enough to get you going.
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rtcvb32: i don't know the state of the firewall now.
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Sachys: pretty damned solid for blocking programs and intrusions. can mess you up a bit if you dont know what you're doing on the custom settings, but the auto setup is good enough to get you going.
I was meaning more, if it would give you notifications that you should buy other of their products and stuff... The firewall was really solid 15 years ago, other than software hooks and UI, it probably hasn't changed too much...
I think it's not a bad idea to avoid signing in any site until your system is clean, and then I would first reset the password of the accounts that you've been using in the meanwhile.
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rtcvb32:
What I meant is that reinstall would be my last option. Though I have cleaned PCs by hand of malware many times so I guess it's different for everybody.
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blotunga: What I meant is that reinstall would be my last option. Though I have cleaned PCs by hand of malware many times so I guess it's different for everybody.
Hmmm as long as there isn't something like a root-kit which would make detecting and removing it impossible...
I would never trust a system again which was infected. You never can be sure what the maleware did while running in the background. So I would just recover my system backup with my image of Windows (about 10min).
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dtgreene: Another idea: get rid of Windows and use Linux (or *BSD) instead. Then just remember to keep your system up-to-date (I recommend running Debian Stable or an LTS version of Ubuntu so you don't have to worry about breaking changes) and don't install services you don't need.
Nice. While he is at it, maybe he should burn his house and move to live on a pig farm. Because logic, right?
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dtgreene: Another idea: get rid of Windows and use Linux (or *BSD) instead. Then just remember to keep your system up-to-date (I recommend running Debian Stable or an LTS version of Ubuntu so you don't have to worry about breaking changes) and don't install services you don't need.
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Elenarie: Nice. While he is at it, maybe he should burn his house and move to live on a pig farm. Because logic, right?
VIRUS ALERT!!!
Turn off your computer and make sure it powers down,
Drop it in a 43ft hole in the ground.
Bury it completely, rocks and boulders should be fine,
Then burn any clothes you may have worn any time you were online!!!
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dtgreene: Another idea: get rid of Windows and use Linux (or *BSD) instead. Then just remember to keep your system up-to-date (I recommend running Debian Stable or an LTS version of Ubuntu so you don't have to worry about breaking changes) and don't install services you don't need.
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Elenarie: Nice. While he is at it, maybe he should burn his house and move to live on a pig farm. Because logic, right?
I'll get the pigs...
No. Remote access is disabled in control panel. I will try suggestions one by one. Leaving format and reinstall for last resort. Let's see, then...
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: No. Remote access is disabled in control panel. I will try suggestions one by one. Leaving format and reinstall for last resort. Let's see, then...
Better double check and disable remote access services. Press win+R (or just open execute menu), type services.msc, and there you can disable some potentially dangerous services, such as "remote registry access" and stuff like that.

I, personally don't think it is a "virus" perse, but someone taking advantage of poor remote access configuration as hedwards said. I wouldn't suggest to wipe everything, but rather going offline, checking installing software and removing anything like team viewer, properly disabling everything related to remote stuff and then change passwords and stuff.
I'm not sure about this, as my knowledge about web/remote stuff isn't very good, but you might also want to install a strict firewall and see if it can block remote services and software.
Post edited September 06, 2015 by javihyuga
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: No. Remote access is disabled in control panel. I will try suggestions one by one. Leaving format and reinstall for last resort. Let's see, then...
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javihyuga: Better double check and disable remote access services. Press win+R (or just open execute menu), type services.msc, and there you can disable some potentially dangerous services, such as "remote registry access" and stuff like that.

I, personally don't think it is a "virus" perse, but someone taking advantage of poor remote access configuration as hedwards said. I wouldn't suggest to wipe everything, but rather going offline, checking installing software and removing anything like team viewer, properly disabling everything related to remote stuff and then change passwords and stuff.
I'm not sure about this, as my knowledge about web/remote stuff isn't very good, but you might also want to install a strict firewall and see if it can block remote services and software.
Thank you! In there, i found and deactivated some very funny and INTERESTING stuff. But may i ask a couple of things, please? RPC, Remote procedure call. First of all, what is this, what does it do? And not only i cannot deactivate it and its menus are greyed out, but it is under an account, password protected too, which doesn't display or allows any kind of tampering, either... How can i deactivate this little sh*t?
Post edited September 06, 2015 by KiNgBrAdLeY7
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: RPC, Remote procedure call. First of all, what is this, what does it do? And not only i cannot deactivate it and its menus are greyed out, but it is under an account, password protected too, which doesn't display or allows any kind of tampering, either... How can i deactivate this little sh*t?
Bad news :(

Well i heard RPC was a bad service to have on because it had security vulnerabilities, but when i was able to force it to be turned off, windows wouldn't work at all and required to be reset. It's one of those things that you're better off leaving on, but just blocking all ports on the firewall with.

Seriously, RPC broke multiple managers and admin programs required to change the settings and keep the system stable... So... :(

edit: Well that was with my personal experience...
Post edited September 07, 2015 by rtcvb32
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dtgreene: Another idea: get rid of Windows and use Linux (or *BSD) instead. Then just remember to keep your system up-to-date (I recommend running Debian Stable or an LTS version of Ubuntu so you don't have to worry about breaking changes) and don't install services you don't need.
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Elenarie: Nice. While he is at it, maybe he should burn his house and move to live on a pig farm. Because logic, right?
There's nothing wrong with living on a pig farm . The smell isn't that bad, and you get all the bacon you can eat.