Brisv or GetCodec is a Trojan Virus which infects both movie and music files. If you try to play an infected media file on your media player, the Trojan will stop the player and open a web page that may bring more malware with it.
This article provides step by step instructions for removing it, and also free removal tools. All the tools/ softwares mentioned in this article are freeware.
If you want to make sure whether or not your computer is infected with Trojan Brisv. You can do a full scan using any antivirus on your computer or do an online virus scan using one of the freeware virus scans available. Or you can do a free scan at symantec by clicking on this link. It will scan and tell you what is it infected with, but will not remove it. That is the purpose of this article , to explain the manual removal process of Trojan Brisv
Turn off - system restore : The malicious files are saved in the system restore backup. You need to turn system restore off to remove them. You can turn it ON after cleaning the computer. Click here to read more...
If you are unable to open Task Manager Sometimes you are not able to open the task manager, the run command etc. The virus does this. There are free tools to solve this problem. They are listed here. See which is helpful for you. Click here to read more...
Remove Processes from Task Manager Press Ctrl Shift Esc to open Task Manager. Locate the media players in the list of the processes. For Windows media player (wmplayer.exe) and so on. Terminate all the media players. Select if found and press the End Process button. It will prompt you, say yes, and then close the Task Manager. There may be more processes belonging to this malicious software.
For Advanced Users : If you use a free software called "Zenturi program checker" You may be able to see the location of a process in the task manager on the hard disk
View Hidden Files: You may need to enable to view hidden files and folders if you can not see the files and folders listed. Click here to read more...
Boot in safe mode: It is helpful to remove the malware files and registry entries while in safe mode. Click here to read more...
Searching andd Deleting the Folders / files on the hard disk
The trojan virus infects the media files on the hard disk, Symantec has a special free tool to remove the infected media files from the computer. You can download it from this link. Trojan.Brisv.A!inf Removal Tool
Using the Antivirus Application: Here is more info about using your antivirus application effectively. Click here to read more...
Using Online Virus Scanner
There are several good antivirus sites which provide online virus scanning. Some sites only tell you what is infected on your computer but do not remove it. Whereas some sites generously detect and remove the viruses found. I am going to list such sites which delect and remove. And of course they all offer this service for free. The prerequisite for this scan is a functioning browser and an internet connection. 1) BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan. Click to visit site. 2) TrendMicro HouseCall : Click to visit site. 3) Eset Online Scanner : Click to visit sit
Using the system file checker:Follow this step if you notice trouble in the normal functioning of windows.This utility will check and replace the damaged/ altered or missing system files. Click here to read more...
If you are unable to access one or more sites during the repair process
- if possible use another computer to download the software needed for repairing your computer, and then copy and transfer it to the infected computer using any available means like a pen drive. - if you are using only internet explorer, and if it is blocked from visiting some of the security related sites, try to download/ install Firefox browser, and see if you can use it for the same purpose.
Using a Firewall : It is helpful to install a standalone firewall so that you can block any unsolicited communication done by the malware to and from your computer.
