Virus\Trojan\Adware Problem\Question?

8 thoughts on “Virus\Trojan\Adware Problem\Question?”

1. Question Reviewer says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   Chris was talking about Kaspersky Anti Virus, its the best anti virus in the market currently.

   Download their free trial.. and scan your system clean. You can download it from here: http://www.dpbolvw.net/im65shqnhp4779896E4657C8CEE?cjsku=313576

2. Navigator says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   WinFixer is a nasty little blighter. Time to call in the pros.

   Visit a forum-style site such as AumHa Forums, Spyware Warrior, Castle Cops, etc. that specializes in helping people get adware and spyware off of their computers. Sites like these are FREE and volunteer-staffed, so it may take a little time before someone gets to your question, but these folks know what they’re doing and they WILL be able to help.

   Before you post – follow any "preliminary" cleaning instructions the site recommends.

   When you post – described everything you’ve already tried to clean your computer.

   When you have a helper working with you – follow their instructions to the letter.

   All of that will help them to help you as quickly as possible.

   Also, you don’t need to confine yourself to the forums I mentioned. If you know of another place where you can get that kind of help, go ahead and drop them a line.

   Hope that helps. Good luck!

3. Luke V says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   download and install adaware 2007 here:
   http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007/3000-8022_4-10719977.html?tag=lst-0-3
   before you click scan click update, then after that you scan.

   if virus is still there, the last resort is "smitfraudfix".
   http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.exe
   you will need to be in safe mode effectively use this.

4. The Phlebob says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   Try running McAfee again in Safe Mode. It may be able to delete the file there.

   Also, I suggest you download Ad-Aware SE and Spybot S&D (they’re free), install them, update them and run them. If they don’t seem to be able to get rid of everything they report finding, try running them again, this time in Safe Mode. Safe Mode prevents many instances of malware from loading and protecting itself against deletion of its files.

   Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.

   To get into Safe Mode:

   1.Log out and reboot your machine.
   2.When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key
   3.Select Safe Mode from the resulting menu.
   4.The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different. You won’t be able to see the Internet, for instance. You may have to log in as Administrator to delete the bad files.
   5.When you’re finished, log out and reboot back into normal mode.

   Update and run both regularly, along with a good anti-virus package.

   Good luck.

5. Peter F says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   Try downloading and installing Avast! 4 Home which is a free virus scanner and very good! Available from http://www.avast.com/. For the popups try downloading and installing the free Lavasoft Ad-aware 2007 program and run it weekly! Available from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

6. ZENITH says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   try to use NOD32 antivirus is really nice its the best

7. Chris says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   One of the first things to do when you suspect malware is DISABLE System Restore.
   If enabled, this allows malware to hide in the computer and re-install itself.
   So, to disable it, RIGHT-click on "My Computer." Select "Properties" then under the ‘System Restore’ tab, check ‘disable system restore’ IF not already checked.
   The next most helpful things that would help you are to use ONLINE scanners from websites to remove any malware on your PC.
   The current best online scanners I prefer are from Kaspersky antivirus and Bitdefender antivirus. Together, these 2 scanners will find ALL the bad stuff on your PC because they have the BEST detection rate.
   First, use Kaspersky’s. (FYI: ALL these scans require you to agree to a EULA and install an activex control which is needed to perform the scan, so agree to them all.)

   *NOTE: Some scanners ONLY work with IE or may not fully remove malware

   http://usa.kaspersky.com/products_servic… (KAV)

   Then scan with:
   http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html…

   There are MANY other good online scanners which you may choose to also use (which will take longer but ensure safety):

   http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/defau… (Windows Live Onecare)

   http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/… (A-squared scanner)

   http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/… (ewido)

   http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pes… (Spyware scan)

   http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vir… (Virus scan)

   http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/s… (Panda Antivirus)

   http://housecall.trendmicro.com/… (TrendMicro)

   http://www.eset.com/threat-center/cac.ph… (Nod32 AV scan)

   http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols… (F-secure AV scan)

   After using these, it’s ESSENTIAL to install at least 3 antispywares. Do NOT use more than 1 antiVIRUS as they conflict.

   The best things in life are FREE, and great free software can be found @:

   Superantispyware.com (Superantispyware FREE version)
   lavasoft.com (Ad-aware)
   emsisoft.com (A-squared FREE)
   safer-networking.org (Spybot S&D)
   javacoolsoftware.com (SpywareBlaster, EULAlyzer, & MRU-Blaster)
   microsoft.com (Windows Defender)
   grisoft.com (AVG AV)
   Avast.com (Avast AV)
   free-av.com (Avira AV)
   activevirusshield.com (AOL Virus Shield, which is basically Kaspersky for free)
   siteadvisor.com (Tells you how safe websites are)
   phoenixlabs.org (Peerguardian blocks malware, government, and anti-p2p org’s)
   zonealarm.com (Top Notch Firewall)
   comodo.com (Another Top Notch firewall)
   iobit.com (Advanced Windows Care)
   Eusing.com (Safe Registry cleaner)
   ccleaner.com (Junk file cleaner)

   Now if you can afford it, the best software to BUY are:

   Spy Sweeper
   Security Task Manager
   Norton AV (Takes a lot of CPU but it’s nice if you can afford to use those resources up)
   Nod32 AV
   Kaspersky AV (BEST! =D )
   Bitdefender AV
   Sophos AV
   F-secure (Same as Kaspersky)
   Linkscanner (Blocks exploits in real time)
   Advanced Uninstaller

   *One other thing to consider is using another browser besides Internet Explorer. IE has a lot of security holes,
   making it less safe than other browsers. I prefer Firefox from mozilla.org.
   It’s just as easy to use and has a lot of neat little add-ons you can toy around with. By itself, it is also safer from exploits than IE.*

   As always, things will vary for you but I can assure you these things will help more than a lot.
   Some things you can use together and others you can’t. Some you will find harder to use or more ‘pretty.’
   Some may just not work for you and may be unfixable here on Yahoo Answers. I’m just here to help and hope the
   best for everybody. As always, others may disagree but there’s only one way to find things out—try it! As long
   as you always have an UPDATED AV, AS, & firewall, things will go ok. Oh! And use your head when browsing the net.
   Hope I was able to help and fix anything needed. If I have, please consider returning & leaving a nice comment and
   "Best Answer" to whomever you thinks deserves it…
   Chris 😉

8. spodviznitsa says:

   March 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   * Now, you’d need to have the best anti spyware to fix this problem. I know that an anti spyware program called True Sword has a special script for deleting winfixer malicious program, so download it and scan your pc: http://www.securitystronghold.com/true_sword.html
   * By the way, Kaspersky can not sole all spyware problems, because that’s an anti-virus.
   Good Luck!!!

   P.S.: Use
   – Kaspersky: http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
   – True Sword: http://www.securitystronghold.com/true_sword.html
   – Agnitum Outpost Firewall: http://www.agnitum.com
   to protect your pc and Mozilla Firefox, because Cris is right – IE is the opened gate for malicious programs.

   P.P.S.: Kaspersky and True Sword can work with Mozilla Firefox. As a matter of fact, these programs can work with Opera too.

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