Defeating Appcrash

[oldbike54]

 Overnight something called Appcrash attacked my computer despite having th high zoot version of Malwarebytes . I've attempted a couple of different methods of defeating this pernicious little bug , to no avail . Anyone have a solution ? Thanks

 Dusty

[RinkRat II]

 From what I've read about it seems as if you do a system restore as administrator all will be right with the cosmos.

       Paul B

[oldbike54]

From what I've read about it seems as if you do a system restore as administrator all will be right with the cosmos.

       Paul B

 That doesn't work .

 Dusty

[Rhodan]

Hey Dusty, is Appcrash the virus or are you getting AppCrashes in general, possibly because of a virus?  (The latter is what I'm more familiar with but don't want to assume)

[fotoguzzi]

I'm afraid to even google that ...


  is it a Mac?

[Rhodan]

You can google it, just don't click on any of the links.   

[oldbike54]

Hey Dusty, is Appcrash the virus or are you getting AppCrashes in general, possibly because of a virus?  (The latter is what I'm more familiar with but don't want to assume)

 It is a thing , it seems to be slowing down my computer . No idea how it defeated Malwarebytes , but now my antivirus won't run a scan . Switched off MWB , then turned it on again , it still won't run . This is apparently fairly common , and as yet no one seems to know where it is originating .

 Dusty

[beetle]

Dusty, please tell me you have a backup? Preinfection, of course.

[ITSec]

As another asked, is the Appcrash actually an error and not the malware?

There is a thread (some years old) on this at https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/129651-appcrash-on-any-new-programs-cant-run-malwarebytes/ that you should read through - in that case, the problem was actually a video driver that needed to be removed and updated. You mention you have the paid version of Malwarebytes - they should be able to give you tech support, since you paid for it!

BTW, the steps described in that post I linked are for information - read through it, but don't do what it says, it's outdated.

If it is actually malware, the best thing to do is to boot from a DVD or memory stick that has an operating system and current anti-malware tools on it, and then use that to scan and repair your hard drive.

[rodekyll]

I used to do my malware repairs by installing the infected hard drive into my "lab rat" computer.  If the drive doesn't boot the system the malware is often dormant.  Then it can be found and at least disrupted enough to kill.

[Guzzistajohn]

I know a dude named Luap that knows some computer stuff