how to remove IDP.Program.D1B0A5C0 virus
This looks to be a bad virus (IDP.Program.D1B0A5C0) on a W7 laptop. I haven't been able to find any good "easy" way to remove it. Most tools do not do a good job of completely removing it. Any thoughts?
This one is a bear to remove.. Manual removal is the only way
follow this guide http://virusremovalguideline.blogspot.ca/2014/06/idpprogramd1b0a5c0-affection-what-is-it.html
follow this guide http://virusremovalguideline.blogspot.ca/2014/06/idpprogramd1b0a5c0-affection-what-is-it.html
First, the BEST way to remove this is to simply revert your system to an image taken prior to infection. But of course if you don't have an image, that's not an alternative.
Second, it CAN be removed automatically, but the only time I've done that, I did it by removing the drive from the infected system; attaching it to another system; and then running a full scan on the drive with Malwarebytes, which found the virus and wanted to "quarantine" the associated files -- I changed that to "delete"; then rebooted and ran another full scan against the drive to confirm it was clean ... then reinstalled it in the original system and all was well.
Doing it like this ensures that there are no active processes from the malware that are monitoring and interfering with removal efforts ... something that's often the case with very persistent "bad boys" :-)
Second, it CAN be removed automatically, but the only time I've done that, I did it by removing the drive from the infected system; attaching it to another system; and then running a full scan on the drive with Malwarebytes, which found the virus and wanted to "quarantine" the associated files -- I changed that to "delete"; then rebooted and ran another full scan against the drive to confirm it was clean ... then reinstalled it in the original system and all was well.
Doing it like this ensures that there are no active processes from the malware that are monitoring and interfering with removal efforts ... something that's often the case with very persistent "bad boys" :-)
The Wrong way to remove a virus is to mount it in another system. The likes of MalwareBytes are spefically designed to and will function best when used as designed. In a full windows boot, not safe mode and not in as a slave disk.
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I elected to remove the drive from the system, attach it to a clean system and run Malwarebytes and a virus program against the drive with the virus. Malwarebytes found 4 additional issues and those were removed. I reinstalled the drive natively into the laptop, ran Malwarebytes again as well as AVG and all seems well.
The only safe way to end up with a stable fully functional computer system after a virus infection of this type is to format your drive and start again.
Removal of the actual infection is one thing but the correcting of the problems that they cause that are deep rooted in the OS, registry, corrupt data etc are another.
If this is a business computer then consider the cost in your time and your users time in spending days trying to A) Remove the virus and B) correct all the problems afterwards.