Spyware detected warning message

sc123_2

Can someone please help. I have yellow "warning triangle" flashing on the bottom right of information bar. Keeps poping up a message sayin "system alert: Spyware detected. There are 4 spyware detected.To remove click on icon.

When you click on it it brings up various different anti spyware, adware etc. software ads.

This triangle is only on the bottom bar when I am connected to the internet. I ran microsoft defender this morning prior to connecting to the internet and it found and removed mirar. I also have mcafee internet security suite but loaded this after this triangle had appeared. My computer is going really slow and I am too scared to look at my bank etc.

Anyone got any ideas.

Many thanks

Browntoa

This is a Winfixer variant, these are false warnings to get you to buy the software but may be bundled with a Trojan

back in a second with up to date removal intructions

Browntoa

look here

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic18610.html

Removal Steps:

Download VundoFix.exe and save it to your desktop.

• Double-click VundoFix.exe to run it.
• Place a check in the checkbox labeled Run VundoFix as a task. You will receive a message stating that VundoFix will close and re-open in a minute or less.
• When VundoFix reopens, click the OK button.
• Click the Scan for Vundo button.
• Once it's done scanning, click the Remove Vundo button.
• You will receive a prompt asking if you want to remove the files, click the YES button.
• Once you click yes, your desktop will go blank as it starts removing Vundo.
• When completed, it will prompt that it will shutdown your computer, click the OK button.
• When the computer has shutdown, turn your computer back on.
• The Winfixer/Vundo infection should now be cleaned from your computer. If you are still having a problem then please proceed to Step 2.

This step should only be used if the instructions in Step 2 did not remove the infection.

Download VirtumundoBegone and save it to your desktop.

VirtumundoBegone

Reboot your computer into Safe Mode

Then double click VirtumundoBeGone.exe you just downloaded and follow the instructions.

Exit when it has finished

Browntoa

then follow up with this

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

sc123_2

thanks very much I will try that now. Its driving me mad.

Browntoa

that should sort it, if not then the second post finishes with a mention of a program called Hijack this, follow the instructions and come back with a log from that

sc123_2

I have just tried to download Vundofix. When I checked the box run vundofix as a task it said it would close and re-open but it does not re-open.

What should I do now?

Browntoa

try the other software

sc123_2

will do, thanks again.

recovering_spendaholic

I kept getting this problem and asked Telewest what to do and they told me to download a programme called Noadware - you will have to google Noadware as I can't remember the site addy - and since I have this I just run it a couple of times a week and I don't have any problem. It picks up stuff that Norton doesn't. Don't know if it may be of any use to you.

Browntoa

Noadware is a paid for piece of software, the ones we are using here are free but thank you for the input