HLP PLS - Crashing Computer and Unwanted Adverts etc

Huggins

Nightmare… I have a virus on my PC again!! When on the internet adverts are popping up in new windows for screensavers and various other junk I don’t want. Then after about 5 mins my whole computer crashes and I have to reboot. As you can imagine this is very annoying.

I have McAfee Anti Virus + Firewall, Adaware and Spyware Blaster. I have run the Anti Virus and it is not detecting any virus.

I have found these 2 links in my Spyware Blaster ‘accepted’ browser page file and I am not sure what they are for and if I have ever ‘accepted’ these files at all? (PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THEM INCASE THEY ARE THE VIRUS??!)

http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.htm
http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.htm

Are these likely to be the cause of the problem and if so how do I remove from the list of accepted pages in Spyware Blaster, please.

My problems appear to have worsend since I removed a desktop icon for ‘Casino on Net’ via add or remove programmes in My Computer.

Can anyone please suggest a course of action remove this annoying virus.

Many thanks

Huggins

steve_r123

I'm not too sure on your specific problem, but maybe try downloading SpyBot S&D, that usually picks up the stuff that adaware misses. I'm not sure on Spyware Blaster as I have never used it.

Also, I take it all your virus & spyware definitions are up to date?

Huggins

thx have just downloaded spybot - it picked up Hitbox and NicTecnetworks.Zestyfind as two probs on the computer. So i went to fix problems and removed them... Rebooted the computer and re-run Spybot and they appeared again! So it would appear they are embedded in my start up files somewhere - can anyone help me remove them please.

regards huggins

abwsco

Have you read the sticky thread at the top of this forum for Malware/Spyware removal Have you turned off system restore before scanning?

Huggins

I will have a look at this thx. Can anyone tell me if the 2 links I have listed in my original post are likely to be virus or are they OK???????????

Regards

skiddy2k

the links you found on SpywareBlaster look legit... nothing wrong with them. i think CWshredder will do the job... not 100% sure thou... try it out http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
if not, get MicrosoftAnti-Spyware, update and do a full system scan.

random456

check if its stuck in your system restore folder: turn system restore off and do a full scan in safe mode. i had a nightmare once when i knew i had a virus but virus scanner wouldnt detect it and when it did it removed it only to come back again, turned out it was in the system restore folder.

Browntoa

read this thread about removal of all this sort of stuff ,follow the first 4 posts

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269

full instructions. links to software etc etc....