winweb security (telling me of attack)

bomber2

i have had a warning from winweb security telling me that my computer is under some form of attack and reccomending me to buy their product,yet my avg8 security tells me iam fully protected.whats going on

fwor

According to Google, Winweb Security is malware/scareware:

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winweb-security-2008.html

Remove it and then ask yourself how you got it! You obviously have a security hole somewhere...

Reluctant_spender

Give this a run, it should remove/stop it;

Malware Bytes

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and save it to your desktop.

• Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
• Double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
• When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
• When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked:
  • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
• Then click Finish.
• MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program before performing a scan. If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself. Press the OK button to close that box and continue. If you encounter any problems while downloading the updates, manually download them from here and just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install.
• On the Scanner tab:
  • Make sure the "Perform Quick Scan" option is selected.
  • Then click on the Scan button.
• If asked to select the drives to scan, leave all the drives selected and click on the Start Scan button.
• The scan will begin and "Scan in progress" will show at the top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient.
• When the scan is finished, a message box will say "The scan completed successfully. Click 'Show Results' to display all objects found".
• Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process.
• Back at the main Scanner screen, click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found.
• Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
• When removal is completed, a log report will open in Notepad.
• The log is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
• Copy and paste the contents of that report in your next reply and exit MBAM.

Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you may be asked to reboot your computer so it can proceed with the disinfection process. Regardless if prompted to restart the computer or not, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot normally (not into safe mode) will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware. MBAM may make changes to your registry as part of its disinfection routine. If you're using other security programs that detect registry changes, they may alert you after scanning with MBAM. Please permit the program to allow the changes.

Reluctant_spender

Forgot to say that the programme is rogue and will fabricate errors in order to persuade you to purchase their software.

bomber2

i ran the propramme and it removed lots of infections,but the original one and 2 others are still there,should i run the scan again.

bomber2

the winweb security ballon is still poping up even after the scan,how can i shift it indefineatly.

Reluctant_spender

use the update tab within Malwarebytes to update the definitions and run it again.

If that fails then I have another plan.

Pixie_Dust_2

I'm having trouble with this. Have run the Mal ware several times and it finds 'infections' but the icon is still in my tool bar. How can I get rid of it. It still keeps popping up saying there are infections etc.

Reluctant_spender

WinWeb is a fairly new rogue programme so a lot of the security companies are currently on the back foot.

Malwarebytes as listed above is trying to tackle the problem as in Super AntiSpyware, available here - http://www.superantispyware.com/

fwor

Did you try the manual removal steps given in the link in post #2?

Rather than being a generic malware removal tool, it's specifically aimed at this problem.

Reluctant_spender

Before trying the steps in post 2 you may want to back up your registry.