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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?amVkc2Ft?= on February 22, 2007, 2:31 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options Thanks for the INFO. It seems a long and complicated cleansing procedure. I
think I would get myself in a bit of a PICKLE being a computer novice! As the
problem I have is only a very minor inconvenience I think I will leave it for
now. But if things get much worse I will reset the computer back to 'factory
despatch' condition. I think I can cope with that and it should be good as
new!
"David H. Lipman" wrote:
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> | When I select the Homepage on my internet explorer browser I am immediately
> | taken to the security centre with the following address
> | http://asafetynotice.com/ It advertises a number of security programs you can
> | download (at cost). Though I already have McAffee antivirus/firewall
> | installed which has not detected any problems. It is annoying but it only
> | happens when trying to open the 'Homepage'
> | Would appreciate any ideas. Thanks
>
>
>
> Two part reply..
>
> Perform Part 1 then perform Part 2.
>
> If the first two parts don't work, perform the alternate section.
>
> It is suggested that you execute each tool in Normal Mode then in Safe Mode.
>
>
>
> Part 1
> -----------
>
> Use noahdfear's SmitFraud, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, et. al., removal tool --
SmitRem.exe
> http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click%20counter/click.php?id=1
>
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic43659.html
>
>
> Part 2
> -----------
>
> Download SmitFraud.exe from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/SmitFraud.exe
>
> Execute; SmitFraud.exe { Note: You must accept the default of C:\McAfee }
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go
through your
> FireWall to enable WGET.EXE to download the needed McAfee related files.
>
> Execute; c:\mcafee\clean.bat
> { or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\mcafee }
>
> A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\Normal_ScanReport.HTML or
> C:\mcafee\Safe_ScanReport.HTML will be generated. At the end of the scan, it
will be
> displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer). However, if
you are using
> WinXP, Win2K or Win2003 your system will be left in a state where you will
have to manually
> shutdown/reboot the PC. On Win9x/ME platforms the report will not be shown in
your bowser
> but your PC will automatically be shutdown. It is suggested that you move the
report out of
> c:\mcafee before performing another scan.
>
> It would be best to scan in both Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a copy
of the HTML
> report for each session.
>
>
> ALTERNATE:
>
> S!ri's SmitfraudFix
> http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
>
>
>
> Please Copy and Paste the contents of the HTML Log files;
> C:\mcafee\Normal_ScanReport.HTML & C:\mcafee\Safe_ScanReport.HTML in your
reply.
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
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