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Adware Help Please

How do i get rid of the rubbish, online-security-experts.com/?aid=242:mad: .It keeps telling me i need to install there security software. Which i don't need,i run Adaware-se won't shift it, tryed downloading other spyware/adware products but when i do it stops me from doing so because it knows i'm trying to get rid of it.Thanks for any help

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    first off run this

    http://www.pchell.com/support/smitremtutorial.shtml

    You can download SmitRem from the author's website at:


    Smitrem.exe


    How Do I Install and Run Smitrem?
    Follow the step by step instructions below to run SmitRem on your computer.
    1) Download Smitrem from the link above to your desktop.
    2) Double-click on the SmitRem.exe file on your desktop
    smitremdownload.jpg
    3) Install the files to a SmitRem folder on your desktop, then restart the computer in Safe Mode to ensure files will be removed properly.
    smitreminstall.jpg
    4) Double-click on the SmitRem folder on your desktop and then double-click on RunThis.bat to start the procedure
    smitremfolder.gifsmitremfiles.jpg
    5) Read through and follow the instructions on each screen, pressing the space bar to proceed
    smitrempage1.jpg
    Press any key to see the next screen
    smitrempage2.jpg
    SmitRem will remove temporary files as well, press any key to proceed.
    smitrempage3.jpg
    Close All Windows and press any key
    smitrempage4.jpg
    It will run a Spyaxe removal procedure when you press any key to continue
    smitrempage5.jpg
    Then it will try to detect WinHound when you press any key
    smitrempage6.jpg
    Next, it will try to remove SpywareStrike when you continue
    smitrempage7.jpg
    Now it will cleanup any other bad files it has in its database

    smitrempage8.jpg
    Finally, it will run the Disk Cleanup Wizard to remove temporary files

    smitrempage9.jpg
    SmitRem is now finished with its cleanup, restart your computer in Normal Mode or continue with any other spyware/ procedures in Safe Mode and then Restart.
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    then straight away follow steps 1 to 4 of this thread

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

    past a hijackthis log back in this thread for me to look at if it still persists
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  • DEWALT_UK
    DEWALT_UK Posts: 13 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote:
    then straight away follow steps 1 to 4 of this thread

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

    past a hijackthis log back in this thread for me to look at if it still persists
    What can i say that software is brilliant it's fixed my pc:jthanks again i will keep it for future use. :beer:
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