wasted wrote:
> Hi - a friend has been hit with this and is having trouble running any
> scanners/fixers (Superantispyware won't run amongst many others)
>
> I'm planning to go over armed with whatever - can anyone recommend
> which software I can download and take - preferably free - some stuff
> he was trying - like spynomore seemed to be detecting everything, but
> wanted a fee before fixing.
>
> Thanks

boot that thing into safe mode, change the desktop wallpaper if it is
something you care about, (smitfraud deletes the wallpaper)
run the utility, then I'd reboot and again go into safe mode and run
something like, malwarebytes or asquared scanning tools

Smitfraud tool also sets your system policies back to their proper settings,
taskmanager etc,

http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
about half way down, download this one:
a-squared Emergency USB Stick files

http://www.malwarebytes.org/rogueremover.php
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

with some luck you will be clean
Clark...


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