shah wrote:
> Many thanks and at the moment, I am scanning using Adaware 2007,
> Spybot 1.52. I have AVG 8.0 in my other pc but somehow its seems to
> take up a lot of the cpu resources. So not keen to install on this
> infected pc.
> Reading from the google result, it appears the pc in question been
> Hjacked? So I was wondering if the site I mentioned is it safe to
> click and see how they resolve the issue as I don't want to create
> another problem(infected) for this pc. Thanks
>
You're essentially asking "Is it safe to go to a site recommended by a bit
of malware?"
No, of course not. It is not safe. The site will download something that
turns off the nag but converts your machine into a trojan, a member of a
botnet, and soon you'll be sending out child **** spam to the universe.
hijackthis is a repair tool. it creates a log of what is loading and when,
you post the log to a forum similar to this one (the one in the google
answer was at techguys.org) for hijackthis gurus to explain what is wrong
and how to fix it.
some hijackthis gurus are also msMVPs
That the program appears in a hijackthis forum as 'solved' suggests it is
malware.
AVG8 may use resources dunno I have 7.5 on win98 win98se winme and 8.0 on XP
and Vista boxes, (never throw anything away till it dies) and never notice
any slowdown
- that malware which you have may cause more 'interesting' effects than just
popups,
which do you prefer,
slightly slowed,
or dead.
"shah" <shah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27C604F0-3631-4BCA-B6FE-C7D974840EF9@microsoft.com...
> Many thanks and at the moment, I am scanning using Adaware 2007, Spybot
> 1.52.
> I have AVG 8.0 in my other pc but somehow its seems to take up a lot of
> the
> cpu resources. So not keen to install on this infected pc.
> Reading from the google result, it appears the pc in question been
> Hjacked?
> So I was wondering if the site I mentioned is it safe to click and see how
> they resolve the issue as I don't want to create another problem(infected)
> for this pc. Thanks
>
>
> "AlmostBob" wrote:
>
>> EVERYTHING that 'pop up'-s on your computer on its own is bad,
>> malware typically behaves in this fashion,
>> a small almost innocuous piece of software that tries to trick you into
>> installing a worse one
>> begin with adaware or spybot and a full scan with a reliable AV
>>
>>
>> "shah" <shah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BE0F100C-D732-4C11-B3BD-046CD05CED92@microsoft.com...
>> > Our family pc has this pop up 'IE ANTIVIRUS 3.3 and I googled my friend
>> > under
>> > 'IE Antivirus 3.3' and gave numerous results and under its 9th item
>> > quote
>> > 'Solved IE Antivirus 3.3 - Tech Support Guy forums" Link as
>> > 'forums.techguy.org/malware-emoved-hjackthis-logs/721904-solved IE
>> > Antivirus
>> > 3-3-a.html
>> >
>> > May I know if this website is safe? Anyone been to this site...?.
>> > Appreciate
>> > if you can advice, as scared stiff trying to go sone unfamiliar sites.
>> > ......thanks
>>
>>
Many thanks and went through the various scanners and manage to get rid of
tons of trojan etc and back to working condition.
"nass" wrote:
>
>
> "shah" wrote:
>
> > Our family pc has this pop up 'IE ANTIVIRUS 3.3 and I googled my friend under
> > 'IE Antivirus 3.3' and gave numerous results and under its 9th item quote
> > 'Solved IE Antivirus 3.3 - Tech Support Guy forums" Link as
> > 'forums.techguy.org/malware-emoved-hjackthis-logs/721904-solved IE Antivirus
> > 3-3-a.html
> >
> > May I know if this website is safe? Anyone been to this site...?. Appreciate
> > if you can advice, as scared stiff trying to go sone unfamiliar sites.
> > ......thanks
>
>
> Your computer been hijacked and you need to perform a thorough scan for both
> malware and viruses.
> Yoy may have Zalop or Vundo variants on your machine.
>
> BTW the techguy website is safe and will help you to clean up your machine
> and guide step-by-step to solve it.
>
> Go through these Cleaning steps:
> 1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
> Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
> you will see these Options:
> General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
> | Advanced .
>
> Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
> [ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
> [Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
> Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.
>
> Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> [&] Browsing
> [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> = Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
> browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
> Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
> the Non/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
> later and see which is the culprit .
> How to manage Add-Ons:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
> Scan for malware from here:
>
> http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/d....htm?s_cid=sah
> http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
> RootkitRevealer v1.71
> By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...tRevealer.mspx
>
> Run a scan from here on-line:
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/d...d=ie&venid=sym
> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> Download Avast Cleaner (off-line scanner) from here:
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
>
> Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (off-line scanner):
> http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Do...eeRemovalTool/
>
> You may have a bad RAM try to test your RAM by running Memory test by
> downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it on
> Reboot.
> http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp.
>
> Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
> many
> forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
> When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
> (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...hijackthis.php) is
> the preferred tool to use.
> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
> your log to:
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/
> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial42.html
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
> Or other appropriate
> forums for expert analysis, not here.
> Let us know your progress.
> nass
> ----
> http://www.nasstec.co.uk
>
>
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:01:01 -0700, shah
<shah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Many thanks and went through the various scanners and manage to get rid of
> tons of trojan etc and back to working condition.
You say "tons of trojans." If you really had many infections, there's
a pretty good change you are still infected. On a system with multiple
infections, the best course is always to reformat and reinstall
Windows. Anything less is likely to be only a partial fix.
> "nass" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "shah" wrote:
> >
> > > Our family pc has this pop up 'IE ANTIVIRUS 3.3 and I googled my friend under
> > > 'IE Antivirus 3.3' and gave numerous results and under its 9th item quote
> > > 'Solved IE Antivirus 3.3 - Tech Support Guy forums" Link as
> > > 'forums.techguy.org/malware-emoved-hjackthis-logs/721904-solved IE Antivirus
> > > 3-3-a.html
> > >
> > > May I know if this website is safe? Anyone been to this site...?. Appreciate
> > > if you can advice, as scared stiff trying to go sone unfamiliar sites.
> > > ......thanks
> >
> >
> > Your computer been hijacked and you need to perform a thorough scan for both
> > malware and viruses.
> > Yoy may have Zalop or Vundo variants on your machine.
> >
> > BTW the techguy website is safe and will help you to clean up your machine
> > and guide step-by-step to solve it.
> >
> > Go through these Cleaning steps:
> > 1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
> > Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
> > you will see these Options:
> > General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
> > | Advanced .
> >
> > Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
> > [ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
> > [Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
> > Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.
> >
> > Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> > [&] Browsing
> > [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> > = Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
> > browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
> > Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
> > the Non/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
> > later and see which is the culprit .
> > How to manage Add-Ons:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
> > Scan for malware from here:
> >
> > http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/d....htm?s_cid=sah
> > http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
> > RootkitRevealer v1.71
> > By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...tRevealer.mspx
> >
> > Run a scan from here on-line:
> > http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/d...d=ie&venid=sym
> > http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> > Download Avast Cleaner (off-line scanner) from here:
> > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
> >
> > Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (off-line scanner):
> > http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Do...eeRemovalTool/
> >
> > You may have a bad RAM try to test your RAM by running Memory test by
> > downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it on
> > Reboot.
> > http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp.
> >
> > Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
> > many
> > forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
> > When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
> > (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...hijackthis.php) is
> > the preferred tool to use.
> > It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
> > your log to:
> > http://www.spywareinfo.com/
> > http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
> > http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> > http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
> > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial42.html
> > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
> > Or other appropriate
> > forums for expert analysis, not here.
> > Let us know your progress.
> > nass
> > ----
> > http://www.nasstec.co.uk
> >
> >
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