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
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
http://forums.techguy.org...that website I've been to before. They *help*
you get rid of spyware and malware. It sounds like they have a solution to
that problem.
"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 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
>
> --
> Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
> spybot http://www.safer-networking.org
> AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
> Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
> Catalog of removal tools (1)
> http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
> Catalog of removal tools (2)
> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
> Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
> links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
>
> Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters
> _
>
>
> "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
>
>
> 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
No. Your computer is infected with the IE Antivirus malware and probably
lots of other malware besides. You need to clean it up.
If you can't find it or need further help, register at Bleeping Computer or
one of the other specialty forums listed below in no particular order. Read
its posting FAQ and post whatever log they require. PLEASE DO NOT POST LOGS
IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.
If you can't do the work yourself (and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea), take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop (not your local equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be
aware that not all local shops are skilled at removing malware and even if
they are, your computer may be so infested that Windows will need to be
clean-installed. If possible, have all your data backed up before you take
the machine into a shop.
"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
>>
>> --
>> Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
>> spybot http://www.safer-networking.org
>> AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
>> Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
>> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
>> Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
>> Catalog of removal tools (1)
>> http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
>> Catalog of removal tools (2)
>> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
>> Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>> links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
>> use
>>
>> Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters
>> _
>>
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23DHBIUe3IHA.5112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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
>
> No. Your computer is infected with the IE Antivirus malware and probably
> lots of other malware besides. You need to clean it up.
I've been to that site before and got help with malware.
"Still learning" <notrealaddy@rukidding.com> wrote in message
news:euOxkWe3IHA.3576@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23DHBIUe3IHA.5112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>
>> No. Your computer is infected with the IE Antivirus malware and
>> probably
>> lots of other malware besides. You need to clean it up.
>
> I've been to that site before and got help with malware.
Agreed. The forums at http://forums.techguy.org/ are very helpful and
recommended for cleaning up the OP's infection. Perhaps Malke didn't
read shah's entire post and thought she asked if it was okay to download
and install IE ANTIVIRUS 3.3.
Many thanks for the responses. I have just started the SuperAntispyware scan
(hope I am not choking the pc as the other scans are still running). I am now
more assure that the forums.techguy.org is safe to peep. Will post the HJ log
to the appropriate forum, thanks
"Daave" wrote:
> "Still learning" <notrealaddy@rukidding.com> wrote in message
> news:euOxkWe3IHA.3576@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:%23DHBIUe3IHA.5112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> 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
> >>
> >> No. Your computer is infected with the IE Antivirus malware and
> >> probably
> >> lots of other malware besides. You need to clean it up.
> >
> > I've been to that site before and got help with malware.
>
> Agreed. The forums at http://forums.techguy.org/ are very helpful and
> recommended for cleaning up the OP's infection. Perhaps Malke didn't
> read shah's entire post and thought she asked if it was okay to download
> and install IE ANTIVIRUS 3.3.
>
>
>
> 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:
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.
this web site safe? 
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