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Soonrboy
6/24/2007, 06:15 PM
that is making my home page into this ad for a virus scan. Symantec is not picking it up. Any advice?
sanantoniosooner
6/24/2007, 06:18 PM
Purchase their product.
Czar Soonerov
6/24/2007, 06:21 PM
Purchase their product.
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yermom
6/24/2007, 06:23 PM
ugh.
whatever you do, don't purchase Norton anything
bleh.
some viruses will disable virus software
i'd try an online scanner, like this one: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/security_solutions/housecall_free_scan.php#
silverwheels
6/24/2007, 06:29 PM
That happened to me once. The cotton swab is not fun.
sanantoniosooner
6/24/2007, 06:30 PM
That happened to me once. The cotton swab is not fun.
You don't actually insert it in your hard drive.
silverwheels
6/24/2007, 06:32 PM
You don't actually insert it in your hard drive.
Yeah, I didn't figure that out until afterwards.
soonerboomer93
6/24/2007, 06:39 PM
what is the home page it takes you too?
some of those you have to really work to clean
Soonrboy
6/24/2007, 07:07 PM
It makes it look like its from microsoft, but it says stuff like virus heal, dr. antivirus...the addy is "thesafetynotes.com"
yermom
6/24/2007, 07:09 PM
eww.
do you have any anti-spyware stuff?
you might try adaware or this one: http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avgas-setup-7.5.1.43.exe
Soonrboy
6/24/2007, 07:12 PM
I'm doing the trend secure thing right now, should I do avg also?
yermom
6/24/2007, 07:13 PM
the AVG link is for anti-spyware
i use them for anti-virus as well though, yeah
Soonrboy
6/24/2007, 07:15 PM
thanks man...the trendsecure has found 2 spywares already adn 35 vulnerable microsoft stuff.
soonerboomer93
6/24/2007, 07:25 PM
actually, it looks like you have to run smitfraud to fix it... (same way I had to fix spycrush)
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/smitfraudfix.php
download the file here
follow the automated removal instructions they use for spycrush
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80749&hl=spycrush
yermom
6/24/2007, 07:30 PM
and you knew this was coming...
stop using IE ;)
seriously, i almost never have these problems with Firefox
Soonrboy
6/24/2007, 07:32 PM
I had mozilla a while back, but the IT people took it off my laptop..now on this page that was popping up, it said the threat was in mozillayadayadayada...
yermom
6/24/2007, 07:35 PM
IT people removing Mozilla? yikes.
soonerboomer93
6/24/2007, 07:40 PM
actually, you may need a different fix...
http://forums.techguy.org/security/586633-critical-system-warning.html
goingoneight
6/24/2007, 08:09 PM
You're kidding me... 18 posts and no one mentioned using protection? :D
If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.
tulsaoilerfan
6/24/2007, 09:00 PM
This title is so misleading
OKC-SLC
6/24/2007, 09:30 PM
If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.
What the hell else is he supposed to do on the weekends?
SleestakSooner
6/24/2007, 10:20 PM
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
download and run the virus scanner and follow the directions. YWIA
def_lazer_fc
6/24/2007, 10:37 PM
i had a similar problem and used a deadly combo of smitfraud, ewido, and hijackthis. that seemed to work aces for me.
goingoneight
6/25/2007, 12:56 AM
So do you want a Trojan or not? I'm cornfused...
MamaMia
6/25/2007, 08:01 AM
that is making my home page into this ad for a virus scan. Symantec is not picking it up. Any advice?I was going to suggest lots of fluids and plenty of bed rest, but nevermind. :O
Hamhock
6/25/2007, 08:04 AM
If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.
some of us don't have a choice. :O
some of us don't have a choice. :O
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