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    Spyware help please

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Earthad, Nov 13, 2008.

  1. Earthad

    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    I keep getting a pop up from Windows Firewall that says [​IMG]

    How do i get rid of this?

    I checked my starup menu and the only suspicious programs are "winlogone" and "IS CfgWiz"

    It all started after i watched a few episodes of Dexter from Sidereel.com.

    My specs are Windows Vista sp 1 Home Edition.

    I'm running an Adaware scan and AVG has detected nothing. What should i do?

    Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    hmm Try posting HijackThis log here mate , let see if we could anything suspicious in it ..
     
    vinumsv, Nov 13, 2008
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  3. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    First of all, this is not a real Vista firewall message.
    It's a spyware/trojan message that's trying to lure you into buying fake security software.
    Following this 'advice' would lead you to this site where you can buy this junk.
    Again, this is a scam. Personal Defender 2009 is not a valid security program.

    Use these removal steps from Bleepingcomputer.com to remove Personal Defender 2009 with Malwarebytes'AntiMalware and/or Smitfraudfix.

    IS CfgWiz would/could be Norton's Internet Security Configuration Wizard. Do you run Norton?
    Cheers.
     
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  4. Earthad

    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    No i do not have Norton.
     
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Download cCleaner, and review the startup processes and zap out anything that does not belong to your comp. Review the services as well, and disable the ones that you suspect of malice. Task Manager can also be helpful to see which process that is foreign to the comp.

    cheers ...
     
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  6. Earthad

    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    I tried CCcleaner, no luck. But i ran Malewarebytes and it seems to have done the trick. I ran full AVG and Adaware scans and got no luck. Tried CCcleaner with no luck too. Let's hope it did the trick.
     
    Earthad, Nov 13, 2008
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