I'm having a few problems from malware ect, Help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm having a few problems from malware ect, Help would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm having a few problems from malware ect, Help would be greatly appreciated. floyd_will_rulex 06-10-2006
Posted by on June 10, 2006, 8:55 am
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Hello, I have the following software to help me deal with these kinda
problems but they don't seem to be working; Spybot, AVG, ZoneAlarm and
Spy Doctor. I'm not very good in this area.

Problem number 1.

Recently, an icon has decided to reside on my taskbar. It flashes
between a red circle with a diagonal line through the middle and a
green wheel-chair icon and every and then, pops up with a red box
containing the following message:

"Your computer is infected!
Critical system error!
System detected virus activities.
They may cause critical system failure. Please use antimalware
software to clear and protect your system from parasite programs.
Click here to get all available software."

When I click it, it goes to this website: http://www.spywarequake.com/

Problem number 2.

Whenever I open internet explorer, it goes to the following website:
http://www.safetyuptodate.net/

The current homepage is blank, but whenever I click the homepage icon
or start up it goes to that website. I've tried changing it, but with
the same effect.

Problem number 3.

Sometimes, when I try to go to a website, the following one opens
instead. http://malwarewipe.com/
www.pesttrap.com is doing the same thing

Help would be greatly appeciated because it's really starting to bug
me.


Posted by Malke on June 10, 2006, 9:55 am
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floyd_will_rulex@hotmail.com wrote:

> Hello, I have the following software to help me deal with these kinda
> problems but they don't seem to be working; Spybot, AVG, ZoneAlarm and
> Spy Doctor. I'm not very good in this area.
-
> Recently, an icon has decided to reside on my taskbar. It flashes
> between a red circle with a diagonal line through the middle and a
> green wheel-chair icon and every and then, pops up with a red box
> containing the following message:
>
> "Your computer is infected!
>
> When I click it, it goes to this website: hxxx://www.spywarequake.com/

> Whenever I open internet explorer, it goes to the following website:
> hxxx://www.safetyuptodate.net/

> Sometimes, when I try to go to a website, the following one opens
> instead. hxxx://malwarewipe.com/
(various snippages)

Next time, don't post the real unmunged urls of malicious websites. Some
poor fool could click on them.

Go through the preparatory work here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Then go through the specific removal steps here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Smitfraud_Trojan

If all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log to one of the
specialty forums (not here, please) listed at the first link above.

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Posted by PA Bear on June 10, 2006, 2:05 pm
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Malke wrote:
<snip>
> If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
> this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional
> computer repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

I'm stealing that! <eg>

Posted by Malke on June 10, 2006, 4:12 pm
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PA Bear wrote:

> Malke wrote:
> <snip>
>> If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in
>> admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a
>> professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
>> BigStoreUSA).
>
> I'm stealing that! <eg>

Feel free - I've stolen your Windows Defender blurb! ;-)

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on June 10, 2006, 2:34 pm
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My reply is at the bottom of your message :


"floyd_will_rulex" wrote:

> Hello, I have the following software to help me deal with these kinda
> problems but they don't seem to be working; Spybot, AVG, ZoneAlarm and
> Spy Doctor. I'm not very good in this area.
>
> Problem number 1.
>
> Recently, an icon has decided to reside on my taskbar. It flashes
> between a red circle with a diagonal line through the middle and a
> green wheel-chair icon and every and then, pops up with a red box
> containing the following message:
>
> "Your computer is infected!
> Critical system error!
> System detected virus activities.
> They may cause critical system failure. Please use antimalware
> software to clear and protect your system from parasite programs.
> Click here to get all available software."
>
> When I click it, it goes to this website: http://www..com/
>
> Problem number 2.
>
> Whenever I open internet explorer, it goes to the following website:
> http://www..net/
>
> The current homepage is blank, but whenever I click the homepage icon
> or start up it goes to that website. I've tried changing it, but with
> the same effect.
>
> Problem number 3.
>
> Sometimes, when I try to go to a website, the following one opens
> instead. http://.com/
> www.pesttrap.com is doing the same thing
>
> Help would be greatly appeciated because it's really starting to bug
> me.
>
>


You are really infected and this is a serious one . Spyware Quake is
dangerous trojan-spyware which is part of the Smithfraud family . In all
cases I have seen this malware never comes alone , it brings the whole family
with it .

Visit my site :
http://pandaman.my.contact.bg
and perform the instructions to clean your computer .


Panda_man
--
Bronze level Contributor
http://pandaman.my.contact.bg
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