I get the message: Your Computer may be infected

[Uwe Sander]

Hi...,

I suddenly get the following message: "Warning : Your computer may be
infected with spyware"

Do anybody know how I can remove this programm from my computer?
I tried to install again Windows, but it wasn´t possible. As I put in the cd
with windows an switched on the computer to install the operating system
first the system tried to boot from the cd but than it stopped. So it´s not
possible to remove all this spy-shit from the system.

Who can help me?

I have Windows XP home.

Uwe

 

[Duane Arnold]

Hi...,

I suddenly get the following message: "Warning : Your computer may be
infected with spyware"

Do anybody know how I can remove this programm from my computer?
I tried to install again Windows, but it wasn´t possible. As I put in the
cd with windows an switched on the computer to install the operating
system first the system tried to boot from the cd but than it stopped. So
it´s not possible to remove all this spy-shit from the system.

Who can help me?

I have Windows XP home.

I think you could have reasoned something better than what you did to start
bombing/reinstalling the O/S because of some warning message.

There are tools lie AD-Aware and Spy-bot Search and Destroy both are free
that you can use to remove spyware, instead of reinstalling the O/S.

If a message was displayed to you that the *Cow jumped over the Moon and
it's spyware* would you be so inclined to reinstall the O/S. ;-)

Duane

 

[Postman delivers]

After not thinking serious Uwe Sander wrote the following explaining
his error :

Hi...,

I suddenly get the following message: "Warning : Your computer may be
infected with spyware"

Do anybody know how I can remove this programm from my computer?
I tried to install again Windows, but it wasn´t possible. As I put in the cd
with windows an switched on the computer to install the operating system
first the system tried to boot from the cd but than it stopped. So it´s not
possible to remove all this spy-shit from the system.

Who can help me?

I have Windows XP home.

Uwe

---
Uwe,

Their is a lot of advertising pop-up or pop-unders that are only
advertising. Where did the message arrive from, as Duane asked?

Was it from your anti-viral software package?
Was it a floating box that appeared after being on the internet?
Was it from a scanner?
Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

SpyBot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Microsoft anti spyware software - 4 XP
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

As Duane suggests, download these programs, run them. You can always
run ad-aware & Spybot Search and Destroy when your computer is in safe
mode if they do not clean your computer. All of the list are good
products, and should be run weekly, or when paranoia prowls your brow.

Question what anti-vial software package are you running and are you
able to up-date it daily? Remember a teaser 2 month anti-viral package
was activated when the computer was new.

Reinstalling windows, is a last ditch effort. It is something that
should not be required under most situations. If you are living the
propeller heads life then you would be better informed and know what
cuts and what does not cut.

Try panda or trend's on-line scans -

http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Uwe please let the group know after you have done the above... if you
need more assistance or that has fixed your system. Remember we have
all done what you did, or something similar when we were in a panic
with our computers.

JR the postman

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Uwe Sander" <[email protected]>

| Hi...,
|
| I suddenly get the following message: "Warning : Your computer may be
| infected with spyware"
|
| Do anybody know how I can remove this programm from my computer?
| I tried to install again Windows, but it wasn´t possible. As I put in the cd
| with windows an switched on the computer to install the operating system
| first the system tried to boot from the cd but than it stopped. So it´s not
| possible to remove all this spy-shit from the system.
|
| Who can help me?
|
| I have Windows XP home.
|
| Uwe
|

If you receive a Pop-Up out of the blue such as you described it is a Social Engineering
"trick" to get you to install some software that is REALY malware. You can believe only
software that you installed and is is known not to be a rogue anti spyware or anti virus
application.

As Duane indicate Ad-aware SE v1.06 and SpyBot Search and Destroy are known "good" anti
spyware applications.

Anything listed on the below Syware Warrior URL as a Rogue should be avoided.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

 

[Lew/+Silat]

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You may submit your HijackThis log files to any of the below Forums for
expert analysis. I personally like http://help.lockergnome.com/
Note that all Forums require Registration prior to posting

(http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30)
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(http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=2)
(http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18)
(http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24)
(http://boards.cexx.org/viewforum.php?f=1)
(http://www.malwarebytes.biz/forums/index.php?showforum=5)
(http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/index.php)
(http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security)



http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html - Download Hijackthis. Put
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http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ - Download the free version of
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ANTI VIRUS PROGRAMS
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/Get+AVG+FREE/lng/us/tpl/v5 - AVG
If you don't have an antivirus program and don't want to pay for one then
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To use the Home Edition, you should register it. After the installation you
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HOST FILE INFORMATION
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm - IE-SPYAD (IE Restricted
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If you dont have an antivirus you can do free scans at
Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://housecall.antivirus.com

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Computer Associates:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

DialogueScience:
http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Freedom Online scanner
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html

ClamWin
http://www.clamwin.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=56


All the downloaded programs need updating regularly.




Lew/+Silat