apparently I picked up a virus

[Soonrboy]

that is making my home page into this ad for a virus scan. Symantec is not picking it up. Any advice?

[sanantoniosooner]

Purchase their product.

[Czar Soonerov]

Purchase their product.

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[yermom]

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]

That happened to me once. The cotton swab is not fun.

[sanantoniosooner]

That happened to me once. The cotton swab is not fun.
You don't actually insert it in your hard drive.

[silverwheels]

You don't actually insert it in your hard drive.

Yeah, I didn't figure that out until afterwards.

[soonerboomer93]

what is the home page it takes you too?

some of those you have to really work to clean

[Soonrboy]

It makes it look like its from microsoft, but it says stuff like virus heal, dr. antivirus...the addy is "thesafetynotes.com"

[yermom]

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]

I'm doing the trend secure thing right now, should I do avg also?

[yermom]

the AVG link is for anti-spyware

i use them for anti-virus as well though, yeah

[Soonrboy]

thanks man...the trendsecure has found 2 spywares already adn 35 vulnerable microsoft stuff.

[soonerboomer93]

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]

and you knew this was coming...

stop using IE ;)

seriously, i almost never have these problems with Firefox

[Soonrboy]

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]

IT people removing Mozilla? yikes.

[soonerboomer93]

actually, you may need a different fix...

http://forums.techguy.org/security/586633-critical-system-warning.html

[goingoneight]

You're kidding me... 18 posts and no one mentioned using protection? :D

[OUDoc]

If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.

[tulsaoilerfan]

This title is so misleading

[OKC-SLC]

If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.
What the hell else is he supposed to do on the weekends?

[SleestakSooner]

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

download and run the virus scanner and follow the directions. YWIA

[def_lazer_fc]

i had a similar problem and used a deadly combo of smitfraud, ewido, and hijackthis. that seemed to work aces for me.

[goingoneight]

So do you want a Trojan or not? I'm cornfused...

[MamaMia]

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]

If you touch your penis to the urinal, that will happen.


some of us don't have a choice. :O

[OUDoc]

some of us don't have a choice. :O
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