adware gives my a warning...

[markask]

Hi,

Using Windows XP.

Now the background of desktop becomes black with
"Warning!
Your computer might be infected with spyware of adware!!!" and "PSGuard spyware remover" is installed automatically each time I open the PC.

What I have done:
Ad)Aware SE Personal
HijackThis.exe
SpybotSD.exe
Avast!
set system rectore to off

However, cannot find any way to fix my system.

Any idea?

 

[Mike2287]

Have a look here

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1081580&page=1

 

[markask]

I have just gone and have a look at the link but that looks not like what I got?

 

[pechenegs]

you have smitfraud.c .

If you have Win ME or 98 substitute Ewido with Adaware


* Click here to download smitRem.zip.

http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click counter/click.php?id=1

* Save the file to your desktop.
* Unzip smitRem.zip to extract the two files it contains.
* Do not do anything with it yet. You will run the RunThis.bat file later in safe mode.



* Go here to download CCleaner.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

* Install CCleaner
* Launch CCleaner and look in the upper right corner and click on the "Options" button.
* Click "Advanced" and remove the check by "Only delete files in Windows temp folders older than 48 hours".
* Click OK
* Do not run CCleaner yet. You will run it later in safe mode.




* Download the trial version of Ewido Security Suite.

http://www.ewido.net/en/

* Install ewido.
* During the installation, under "Additional Options" uncheck "Install background guard" and "Install scan via context menu".
* Launch ewido
* It will prompt you to update click the OK button and it will go to the main screen
* On the left side of the main screen click update
* Click on Start and let it update.
* DO NOT run a scan yet. You will do that later in safe mode.



* Click here for info on how to boot to safe mode if you don't already know how.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...2001052409420406?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam

* Now copy these instructions to notepad and save them to your desktop. You will need them to refer to in safe mode.


* Restart your computer into safe mode now. Perform the following steps in safe mode:


* Run Hijack This again and put a check by these. Close ALL windows except HijackThis and click "Fix checked"



* Open the smitRem folder, then double click the RunThis.bat file to start the tool. Follow the prompts on screen.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.



* Run Ewido:

* Click on scanner
* Click Complete System Scan and the scan will begin.
* During the scan it will prompt you to clean files, click OK
* When the scan is finished, look at the bottom of the screen and click the Save report button.
* Save the report to your desktop



* Start Ccleaner and click Run Cleaner


* Go to Control Panel > Internet Options. Click on the Programs tab then
click the "Reset Web Settings" button. Click Apply then OK.



* Next go to Control Panel > Display. Click on the "Desktop" tab then click
the "Customize Desktop" button. Click on the "Web" tab. Under "Web Pages" you
should see an entry checked called something like "Security info" or similar.
If it is there, select that entry and click the "Delete" button. Click OK
then Apply and OK.


* Restart back into Windows normally now.


* Run ActiveScan online virus scan here

http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

When the scan is finished, anything that it cannot clean have it delete it. Make a note of the file location of anything that cannot be deleted so you can delete it yourself.
- Save the results from the scan!



post another hijack this log, the ewido and active scan logs

 

[lb63640]

Follow the instructions given by pechenegs and your problem will go away.