unwanted program WARNING!

[Guest]

I am running xp home sp2, mcafee up to date, and windows defender up to date.
defender says computer running normally. There is a program that mimics
security center, says "your computer is infected"! it has a pop up balloon
that says its part of security center but is not! mcafee and defender do not
detect this yet at least. this unwanted program attacks the registry and
locks multiple system components inc. task manager and also many features in
internet explorer. this is the first for me being stumped! If anybody has any
ideas please email me at (e-mail address removed)

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I am running xp home sp2, mcafee up to date, and windows defender up
to date. defender says computer running normally. There is a program
that mimics security center, says "your computer is infected"! it has
a pop up balloon that says its part of security center but is not!
mcafee and defender do not detect this yet at least. this unwanted
program attacks the registry and locks multiple system components
inc. task manager and also many features in internet explorer. this
is the first for me being stumped! If anybody has any ideas please
email me at phatboyslim2004@NOEMAILREPLIES

You've got malware. You might see
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://harrisonrj.home.comcast.net/step_by_step_pc_cleaning_process.htm

Also note that a good group for issues such as this is
microsoft.public.security.homeusers. I'm crossposting my reply there.

 

[Guest]

Perhaps this is the WinFixer or some variant of it?

Try this free online scan: http://safety.live.com/ (use IE) It'll not only
scan for malware, but will clean your registry, empty your temp files, defrag
your hard drive and a few other things.

- John

 

[Guest]

Hi James

Have you managed to resolve your prob? I had similar issue, I have finally
managed to get it off PC and am happy to detail if your still looking for
solution.

KT