Spyaxe - the worst malware?

chunter

I've just spent an entire day trying to remove one small bit of malware from a pc.

It was running the Windows firewall, Adaware and AVG but it still got in.

AVG doesn't pick it up. Adaware removes it but it simply reinstalls.
Avast doesn't pick it up. HijackIt & Winpatrol can see it but can't do anything about it....
SPF'll block it from sending stuff in/out, but can't stop it from running..

There is a specific program to delete it.
The website is http://www.malwareremoval.com

There's a list of comments about it which runs into hundreds ..

Browntoa

read our guide to Malware removal here in this thread, compiled with the help of Intel ,Toxteth and PCHelpman who all post in this section

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=131119

pchelpman

Spyaxe is a nasty thing. Especially if it's wrapped up with SmitFraud as well.

I used to have to remove them with HijackThis individually but there is a fix for it now.

Look here for a tried and tested removal procedure.....

http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Spyware_Information/Remove_SpyAxe_with_smitRem.exe_%28formerly_SpyAxeFix.exe%29.html

Let us know if you are still stuck.

Browntoa

or do that...lol

iwanttosave_2

I came home yesterday to find this on my comp, saing i needed to buy this product to fix my computer, thank god i'm not that gullable

pchelpman

Browntoa wrote:

or do that...lol

Sorry matey...didn't mean to offend. It's just that the new malware fix sticky won't do the business on SpyAxe/SmitFraud. SpyAxe alone needs one (fairly straightforward) partly automated fix and SmitFraud could be a very complex fix depending on how bad the infection is.

iwanttosave .... Lucky indeed. Many folk aren't and that's what leads to the trouble. Especially as the goad to buying looks so much like it's "official" Microsoft.

albertross_2

There is an interesting blog on [anti]spyware marketing methods and infections here:

http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/