my laptop got virus

[lassie]

Hi i been so unlucky to have gotten virus on my laptop, my system is Windows 8, It was a virus that said i had to pay 100 euro or it will erase the Hard disk, at first it came when i turned on my computer, but now there is just White screen all the time. Do any of you know what i can do? I do not know how to start Windows in safe mode with Windows 8, they have change that from Windows 7. Do any of you know how to do that?

[lassie]

It's not a real virus. Quite common now days to get from porno sites.
I've fixed a few machines the last month from friends that had this.
 
You got a few options, start the computer in safe mode an use a restore point dated before you got it.
If that don't work simply start in safe mode then run msconfig an remove it from startup then manually remove the exe file.
 
You can also start the computer in safe mode then crate a new user an delete the old after copying important files because this only affects one user account.
 
The 2 last ways works 100% of the time and the first works of restore points are not corrupted.

Okay thanks Do you know how i can start it in safe mode? i cannot find it on Windows 8 i know i could hold Down F8 on Windows 7 but it does not Work on 8.

[lassie]

Hmm from a porn site you say...

It came after i tried to download some new movies But that did not go well i must say.

[lassie]

I use Linux for day to day browsing and such. It's funny when you go to a site and it tries to force install something and linux just asks what the hell to do with a file it doesn't recognise lol.

I use torrent sites to try and track down old anime movies and episodes. It's amazing how much junk tries to get onto your computer. But windows been the cheap Whore that it is opens its legs and let's anything in.

Yes it amazing how much junk that tries to attack your computer, and often they get right through with Windows :madashell:

[lassie]

I got it to work again i restored it to an early date, before the damn "virus" or malware or whatever it was. But thanks for the help.

[lassie]

Conspiracy theory time!

My theory is that the anti virus companies are the very people who create the viruses to create more demand for their products. AVG, McAfee, Norton, etc are the ones who are making the flippin' things!

Yes it strange i have tried 2 free anti virus programs, and they could not find any form for virus or spam or malware and they ran for 4 hours. But when i tried some of the programs that cost money, they found 35 virus/spam in a matter of seconds. strange i must say.