"Lil' Abner" <blvstk@dogpatch.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9AF24EA137E6butter@wefb973cbe498...
> "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote in news:6fs4s5Fcur73U1@mid.individual.net:
>
>> Come across the old 'fake' your system is infected with spyware scam
>> today, the classic red circle with a white cross on the taskbar.
>>
>> This one has been around for years, but this new variant, you should
>> be worried about. Full scan with hijackthis, full scan with
>> superantispyware, scan with smitfraudfix, scan with avg rootkit
>> revealer, found quite a few things, but as sppm as windows is booted
>> up, the red circle came back.
>>
>> An old trick i havent seen for a while is back as well, anti spyware
>> software needs their .exe files changed to allow them to be opened.
>>
>> Unable to fix, resorted to system restore...
>
> I got a computer in with it a couple of days ago. I think this one was
> antivirXP08, just another variation like AntivirusXP2008.
> I downloaded the latest Smitfraud Fix and that didn't get it, nor did
> SuperAntispyware. I googled around a bit and discovered
> Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24. It worked.

Until i do a bit more research, i will get hold of this, you are a life
saver.

Gaz

>
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