I've a newer DellPC , WinXP, Avast, Zone Alarm, Spy-Bot, Ad-AwareSE, everything, but now I've got this stuff in my computer. It's hallmark is a bright new red desk top (sliding screen) with a hazardous warning sign, trying to download this crap:


http://www.udefender.com/freeware/6/...=&lndid=28&p=1
http://securepccleaner.com/privacy/i...57510d565d0e06
http://scanner.spy-shredder.com/3/scan.php?id=1216

I've tried many of your suggestions
I've even tried system restore, and it didn't detect it.
I use Firefox/Mozilla as my browser but this still got through and has taken control of IE.

How did this happen

first, down load this http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt

rename it to HOSTS;
copy it to \windows\system32\etc\drivers
(allow it to replace the existing file)

download and install Spywareblaster & update it to control ActiveX files

follow Howards instructions here

HOSTS didn't seem to actally 'do' anything-should it have??
Neither did spyware blaster.


It's infected IE so bad it blocks my use of Mozilla

here's more scum I keep scraping off:
http://avsystemcare.com/data

http://www.safewebnavigate.com/index...d=6&pn=0&pid=1


I had already tried most of Howards tips before my first post, and I'm still working on it.
Please offer more ideas

host file and spywareblaster are tools to PREVENT infections, not cure them.

Howard's info is the repair side

[B]Hello and welcome to Techspot.[/B]

[b][color=red]Very Important:[/color] Before deciding whether you should clean or reformat your system, go and read this thread [b][URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic65943.html"][color=blue]HERE[/color][/URL][/b] and decide what it is you want to do.[/b]

If after reading the above, you wish to clean your system, do the following.

Go and read the [b][URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic58138.html"]Viruses/Spyware/Malware, preliminary removal instructions.[/URL][/b] Follow all the instructions exactly.

Post fresh [b]HJT[/b], [b][color=red]AVG Antispyware[/color] and Combofix logs as attachments[/b] into this thread, only after doing the above.

[b]Also, let me know the results of the AVG Antirootkit scan.[/b]

Regards Howard

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