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Spyware psw.x-vir
Name: teejay.7332 Date: October 11, 2007 at 21:06:19 Pacific OS: Vista CPU/Ram: ? Product: Dell Inspiron
Comment:
I keep getting a message saying that spyware has been found and that I need to download a program. The message is psw.x-vir trojan.
Name: Kaithlyn Date: October 12, 2007 at 07:42:40 Pacific
Reply:
is it your security software that shows the message? if it's some new unsolicited software which displays the alert, it can be a sign of infection. if you use anti spyware i suggest you to run a scan, it might disclose interesting things. if you don't have anti spyware but you're looking for one to download, make sure you choose legitimate one. you should read several reviews before downloading unknown software.
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Response Number 2
Name: jabuck Date: October 12, 2007 at 14:09:04 Pacific
!!!! Only run option #1 as runing the other options on an uninfected computer will damage the desktop.!!!!
Open the "SmitfraudFix" folder and double-click "smitfraudfix.cmd" Select option #1 - Search by typing 1 and press "Enter"; a text file will appear, which lists infected files (if present). Please copy/paste the content of that report into your next reply. Note : process.exe is detected by some antivirus programs (AntiVir, Dr.Web, Kaspersky) as a "RiskTool"; it is not a virus, but a program used to stop system processes. Antivirus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user.
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