"Clark" <Clark_throwaway@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:c4Ssk.15035$Rs1.11133@newsfe08.iad:

> Dustin Cook wrote:
>> "Clark" <Clark_throwaway@yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:rZTrk.13097$Is1.11858@newsfe04.iad:
>>
>>> siljaline wrote:
>>>> The evil genius of XP Antivirus 2008
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...omy_of_a_hack/
>>>>
>>>> Silj
>>>
>>> I love XP Antivirus 2008, This thing is everywhere, I have been
>>> getting calls to remove it two three a day on a good week.
>>> Well it is good for me but bad for my customers, I did not read the
>>> whole article but, this thing comes in a few variations.
>>> some are easy and just are removed with a scan in safe mode, others,
>>> disable regedit, task manager, system restore, Windows update and
>>> control panel. The latter is usually a 90 min removal, but only
>>> because most of my customers have sub $800.00 PC's and they tend to
>>> be slow. I charge $60.00 an hour, (around here that is almost half
>>> the charge of the other local computer repair shops..
>>> It is very easy to get infected with this one...
>>> Clark...
>>> WCFP.
>>
>> 90 minute removal? Malwarebytes AntiMalware can cut that down for
>> you. Of course, you wouldn't be able to exploit people so easily
>> then...
>
>
> Dustin,
> #1 does Malwarebytes fix the disabled task manager
> etc? (I
> honestly don't know, I don't use the product much) so I am looking for
> an answer there... It would be a nice feature!!!!!

Yes, it will offer to do so, as it's a policy key.

> and #2 it is not exploitation, most of my customers have SLOW
> computers (I mean pull out your hair slow)

I'm sorry, on this we disagree. I was a pc technician at a computer
repair shop for 10 years or so, I've dealt with computers of all speeds,
and if it took you or anybody else in a technicial position 90 minutes to
kill XPantivirus, then yes, I personally feel your screwing them.

Clients/Customers don't pay you to learn how to fix something. They
brought it to you with the understanding that you could remove it.

> #3 I do tell my customers, If you bought a faster PC,
> it would be less costly to fix it. of course I do offer
>to sell them RAM etc, as a matter of fact I have sold customers RAM and
>the difference in the speed boost has saved them in labor cost ...

So, a slower pc requires more of a charge? Are you actually charging them
for scantimes too? Or the job itself?

> Seriously my favorite customer is the one with a $3000.00 computer
> where everything goes really quick,(I can book more customers that
> way) Clark...
> WCFP

I dunno man, I don't think I'd want you touching my things... 90 minutes
for a trojan...


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