Virtumonde Adware

Posted on 14th May 2009

Virtumonde Adware

virtumonde adware

The virtumonde adware is a computer virus that has been consistently causing internet users problems for 5 years. In 2009 it seems to have regenerated with many new strands and versions active. The numbers of users infected has gone through the roof this year, and it seems like virutmonde adware removal is harder than ever. The internet is becoming more and more unsafe for your computer and files if you do not take measures to prevent viruses, Trojans, malware, spyware, and adware programs.

Virtumonde can hijack very important functions on your computer quickly, sometimes browsers will be unable to open within 48 hours.

What is Virtumonde adware?

The Virtumonde adware program is simply a type of computer virus that hijacks your browser ( IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) and then displays rogue pop-up advertisements without your permission. Some of the ads are harmless, but most have some type of malicious file attached.

Fake adware ad from virtumonde

The really bad ads are the pop-ups for anti-spyware programs that will claim that your computer is infected. While the warning is true, they will try and sell you some sort of virus protection that is not real, or if you click on them they will download more spyware or adware files.

This is when the virtumonde adware truly begins to take over your computer, as more and more pop-ups will start to show up looking like the one on the left.

If you have been alerted that you have the virtumonde adware virus by any program, then now is time to remove the threat. Many programs on the market today do not completely remove the virtmonde adware. We have found a few that do. Our top recommended program is Spyware Doctor by PC Tools for a few reasons:

Spyware Doctor completely removes the virtumonde adware
It prevents any malicious files from being downloaded and protects your computer from bad sites
It is very easy to use and runs automatically

We ran a test with Spyware doctor on an XP system infected with virtumonde.adware. The results are below, Click on the pictures to Enlarge them: