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ok, i have the vundo virus. when i click a webpage on google i either get redirected, or i get a page that says welcome to miva dll please enjoy your stay. i scanned my pc with trend micro and it found the files infected with vundo then quarantined them. i tried using vundofix and virtumundo w/e its called and they both dont detect any vundo infected files. im guessing its because the files are quarantined but idk how id undo that, if i try to restore them, they just stay in the quarantine. i have also tried using malwarebytes, but i cant even install it, if i click the setup exe thing, nothing even pops up. help is really appreciated, i dont want to lose this computer, i have alot of important files on it that i probably cannot recover.

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and — brief expert summary and a practical removal plan for stubborn Vundo/virtumundo-style infections that block installers and can reinfect from restore points.

Start by protecting important data. Disconnect the PC from the network and copy personal documents and media using a clean environment (Windows PE or a Linux Live CD). Scan any backed-up files on a known-clean machine or submit suspicious files to VirusTotal before restoring them to a cleaned system.

Preferred cleanup sequence (in roughly this order):

  • Boot Safe Mode (F8) and disable System Restore (remove old restore points).
  • Run a process-killer tool to stop active malware processes (for example, RKill), then run an anti-malware scanner such as Malwarebytes (use its recovery/chameleon tools if the installer is blocked).
  • Run an on-demand scanner like the or another reputable on-demand scanner to pick up leftovers.
  • Use Autoruns (Sysinternals) to inspect and remove dubious startup/IE/browser helper entries. If a rootkit is suspected, run a dedicated rootkit remover (TDSSKiller or a rescue ISO) from outside of Windows.

Do not restore quarantined files blindly — restore only after independent verification (VirusTotal or another lab-quality scanner). After successful cleanup, re-enable System Restore and create a fresh restore point.

If the malware persists after the above, recommend imaging/backing up data and doing a clean Windows reinstall; persistent rootkits and heavy system tampering are often faster and safer to resolve that way. For critical data that cannot be lost, consider professional forensic/recovery help.

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ive tried vundofix already as said in my post.

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