Hi everyone, I have contracted a very annoying worm. My system is constantly overtaxed, with fake "windows security center" and "spyguard 2009" popups constantly taking over my desktop. I have tried running both "ad-aware" and "smitfraudfix" with no results. Can you folks help? Thanks!

Run Superantispyware http://www.superantispyware.com and malwarebyes antimalware http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and this should take care of it. Thanks, Chris

I believe I had the same exact problem, if it brings up your internet (Internet Explorer specifically) then what you need to do is go to the program files in the C:/ disk and find the internet explorer file and use either a File Shredder or The command prompt to delete it. But before you do that, get an alternate web browser (I.e Google Chrome, Firefox ect..) because when you try to delete IE it will appear up because it brings in the backup file of internet explorer which to my knowledge does not work but it might. Note: Your computer did contract a virus but, it only screwed up Internet Explorer and went away. So now it is an issue with internet explorer. So when you delete it, it brings in the backup IE which is not infected or screwed up.

That worked! Thanks so much for your help. I'd actually never heard of super antispyware, but it did the job without having to use the other program. Do you recommend still running the other program? Would that do anything else to help? Thanks again!

Yes run the other program (Malwarebytes Antimalware) to clean up the remnants as well as to double check that there are no more threats, Nothing is perfect so a double check is good. Glad it worked for you. You can run the free SAS once in a while or better yet purchase the pro version for realtime protection and hopefully it will keep you from getting infected again. Thanks, Chris

I know sg 2008/2009 is a hoax, which is why I came here to get advice on fixing the problem. Hopefully other people with the same problem will see this and also get some help.

well according to what i found on many complains about spyguard, it is blocking security programs. manual removal is the only way to delete spyguard 2009. here's the removal of spy guard 2009.