XP Defender Pro - actually spyware? help!

londonman81

I've suddenly got windows popping up from 'XP Defender Pro' which tries to make itself look like a legitimate anti-spyware product, but from what I have read it is malicious.

I am getting the following:

1. 'Privacy alerts' every few mins

2. Apparently i have keylogging virus

3. Can't type properly - delays in typing words into boxes on browsers

4. Certain buttons won't work properly

5. Anti-virus doesn't run (adaware anti-spyware etc).

I can't get rid of it and the sites which claim to get rid of it seem as dodgy as the problem itself. - don't want to make it worse.

Any tips - it's really annoying me!

alexalexalex

londonman81 wrote: »

I've suddenly got windows popping up from 'XP Defender Pro' which tries to make itself look like a legitimate anti-spyware product, but from what I have read it is malicious.

I am getting the following:

1. 'Privacy alerts' every few mins

2. Apparently i have keylogging virus

3. Can't type properly - delays in typing words into boxes on browsers

4. Certain buttons won't work properly

5. Anti-virus doesn't run (adaware anti-spyware etc).

I can't get rid of it and the sites which claim to get rid of it seem as dodgy as the problem itself. - don't want to make it worse.

Any tips - it's really annoying me!

I had the same thing a couple of weeks ago but after xp defender pop ups started i couldn't open .exe files and had all the problems you described above.
I was advised to system restore to an earlier date and that seems to have done the trick (so far )
p.s if you have the "cant open .exe files" problem like i did boot in safe mode (hold F8 when booting ) and take it from there

as for a long term solution i don't really know i'm afraid..... linux?

dogmaryxx

Download MALWAREBYTES (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION')
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ma..._anti_malware/
Open malwarebytes and go to UPDATE and click 'check for updates'. After its updated go to SCANNER and click PERFORM FULL SCAN then click SCAN
Post the COMPLETE log here AFTER you have deleted everything it finds


reboot

Download HIJACK THIS (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION')
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/
Click MAIN MENU then DO A SYSTEM SCAN AND SAVE A LOGFILE(Takes seconds) then post the log so we can see whats running
(do NOT do anything else with Hijack but scan and post the FULL log)

Linbox

Its a virus /trojan please see here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-vista-2010 for details on how to remove.

Remove the virus then make sure your av prog is running full time and is up to date. Cleaned my sons PC last week and found that he clicked on a link without thinking and his av was't set up properly.
also it might be a good idea to down load and run
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
after removing the virus.

londonman81

Linbox wrote: »

Its a virus /trojan please see here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-vista-2010 for details on how to remove.

Remove the virus then make sure your av prog is running full time and is up to date. Cleaned my sons PC last week and found that he clicked on a link without thinking and his av was't set up properly.
also it might be a good idea to down load and run
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
after removing the virus.

When I try to install Malwarebytes, it doesn't run.....lietrally does nothing after I click on the 'Run' option after double-clicking the downloaded file.

Doesn't sound healthy...any clues?

Browntoa

rename the installer to something else , so mabam-setup-exe to cleanmypc.exe

you may need to do the same with the main mbam.exe , rename to qwerty.exe

Browntoa

if still no joy then look at this thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2351993&highlight=malware+stick

and follow the advice about putting superantispyware on a usb drive

debitcardmayhem

Browntoa wrote: »

if still no joy then look at this thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2351993&highlight=malware+stick

and follow the advice about putting superantispyware on a usb drive

Just a word about this, I posted in this thread, but our guru friend Browntoa posted another idea which is better than mine so follow the advice given from his post and the subsequent post about SAS, it's more current than mine

londonman81

Browntoa wrote: »

rename the installer to something else , so mabam-setup-exe to cleanmypc.exe

you may need to do the same with the main mbam.exe , rename to qwerty.exe

Still no joy from this - and why would the USB stick method work as I still have to install it onto the machine....

alexalexalex

londonman81 wrote: »

When I try to install Malwarebytes, it doesn't run.....lietrally does nothing after I click on the 'Run' option after double-clicking the downloaded file.

Doesn't sound healthy...any clues?

did you try system restore to an earlier date? thats what i had to do to get any program to open so i could install malwarebytes

aliEnRIK

Reboot and keep pressing F8 to get into SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING and retry malwarebytes from there

If still no joy then try hijack this (really needs to be run in NORMAL mode though)