Hi Vincenzo, and Thanks. I did steps 1,2 & 3 of your suggestion, got rid of
a lot of garbage, and now things are working fine and the computer is fast
and lively again. I was really surprised because I thought my antivirus
program was supposed to take care of all that. Guess not. One last
question though - I thought the Microsoft Malware Remover was supposed to
report back to me when it got done running. There was no reporting at all
so I ran it twice. (Finally, I had to download and run the other 2 programs
and they found almost 400 malware items). Why didn't MS find anything or
bother to report back at the end?
Ted Smith
"Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ted Smith wrote:
>
>> About 3 days ago I started getting a "virus warning" poppup message
>> everytime I start Internet Explorer (see attachment) and it directs me to
>> go to tradedaubler.com to fix the problem . In addition to the message
>> another instance of IE usually also opens, often with an advertisement
>> from the online University of Phoenix, but sometimes advertising
>> something else that looks fairly reputable. Whatever is causing those
>> problems also seems to making the whole computer run much slower than
>> normal. My antivirus program (Eset Nod32) is unable to detect any virus,
>> and I am not able to find any suspicious processes in task manager. I
>> am running XP-SP2 with IE6. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Ted Smith
>
> Run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx
>
> Download, install, update and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (freeware):
> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
> and SUPERAntispyware (freeware):
> http://www.superantispyware.com/down...NTISPYWAREFREE
>
> See and follow:
> "Checking for/Help with Spyware, Malware and Hijackware".
> http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/Post_4820.aspx
>
> If you need more help with virus-related issues, contact Microsoft Product
> Support Services.
> For support within the United States and Canada, call toll-free (866)
> PCSAFETY (727-2338).
> For support outside the United States and Canada, visit the Product
> Support Services Web page (http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=SecurityHome).
>
> For the virus/worm issues ask for help also in the Microsoft Newsgroup -
> Security - Viruses.
> Via your newsreader:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...security.virus
> Via Web:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...security.virus
>
> --
> Vincenzo Di Russo
> Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional since 2003
> Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security
> My MVP Profile: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Vincenzo
> My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
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