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Help Stupid System Tool Protect PC - Spyware? **Updated 9/3!**
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OMG! The irony!
I was reading this thread earlier on only for the same thing to happen to me........The scary OTT messages on my screen and the scanner program trying to run.
I managed to get online on my phone and find the thread and followed the advice someone suggested. I ran windows in safe mode and then ran malwarebytes which picked up 3 things which I removed and restarted system.
When my system restarted everything seems to be ok? But I'm worried there might be still an issue/problem in the background somewhere? How would I know?
I have Avast anti-virus which updated to version 6? yesterday.
Can anyone please advise me if I need to do anything else?
BIG TIA!
I was reading this thread earlier on only for the same thing to happen to me........The scary OTT messages on my screen and the scanner program trying to run.
I managed to get online on my phone and find the thread and followed the advice someone suggested. I ran windows in safe mode and then ran malwarebytes which picked up 3 things which I removed and restarted system.
When my system restarted everything seems to be ok? But I'm worried there might be still an issue/problem in the background somewhere? How would I know?
I have Avast anti-virus which updated to version 6? yesterday.
Can anyone please advise me if I need to do anything else?
BIG TIA!
"Things can only get better.................c/o D:Ream #The 90's
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Oops wasn't allowed to post links! :eek:
But am now!
This is the thread I was reading with the same problem!
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3079774"Things can only get better.................c/o D:Ream #The 90's"
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post the malwarebytes log file
it will be under the Logs tab if you start the programEx forum ambassador
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Please open malwarebytes, goto LOGS and post the last log and the log that removed everything:idea:0
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too slow Rik, lolEx forum ambassador
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Thanks for your QUICK replies!
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
https://www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 5897
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 (Safe Mode)
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702
27/02/2011 22:02:57
mbam-log-2011-02-27 (22-02-57).txt
Scan type: Full scan (C:\|D:\|)
Objects scanned: 251954
Time elapsed: 32 minute(s), 4 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 1
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 2
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\aFnFcBg08400 (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Value: aFnFcBg08400 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\afnfcbg08400\afnfcbg08400.exe (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\documents and settings\compaq_owner\application data\Sun\Java\deployment\cache\6.0\25\582900d9-3e2dec11 (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
Thinks that;s it?"Things can only get better.................c/o D:Ream #The 90's"
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Ebay is sticking this malware on many many puters, beware :eek: :beer:Disclaimer : Everything I write on this forum is my opinion. I try to be an even-handed poster and accept that you at times may not agree with these opinions or how I choose to express them, this is not my problem. The Disabled : If years cannot be added to their lives, at least life can be added to their years - Alf Morris - ℜ0
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I had been on ebay (free listing day!) and dogsblog website just before it happened I thought eBay would have been the safer of the two! :eek:"Things can only get better.................c/o D:Ream #The 90's
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Download HostsXpert
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Hoster-Download-27041.html
and then follow the below steps.
* Unzip HostsXpert.zip
* It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to.
* Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it.
* click the Make Writeable? button.
* click Restore Microsoft's Hosts File and then click OK.
* Click the X to exit the program
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Please run COMBOFIX
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe
Shut down your anti virus
Follow the simple instructions it gives
Post the COMPLETE log it creates here (Split into sections if need be) ~ if there are loads of 'SNAPSHOT' pages then leave them out
If it comes up with a RENAMING error then RIGHT click the exe file and RENAME and call it QWERTY (Making the complete file name 'QWERTY.exe') Or SAVE as 'QWERTY' on download
(If no log comes up or you lose it, COMBOFIX.TXT can be found in C drive):idea:0 -
Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »Ebay is sticking this malware on many many puters, beware :eek: :beer:0
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RIK
Its called Windows Disk Scan / the usual / tells you to defrag because you are short of disk space. At a guess its repacing defrag then getting you to run its *.exe .. .. then it's ' giime~ya~money~time 'Disclaimer : Everything I write on this forum is my opinion. I try to be an even-handed poster and accept that you at times may not agree with these opinions or how I choose to express them, this is not my problem. The Disabled : If years cannot be added to their lives, at least life can be added to their years - Alf Morris - ℜ0
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