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Name: missbabykills
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:22:56 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Intel(R), 248 MB RAM
Product: Compaq Presario
Comment:

Please forgive me for my general terms, I'm not that great with computers.

I keep getting messages about Windows shutting down a buggy system? As well as pop-ups from "Windows Security Centers", or whatever... and then something pops-up that has a memory usage of over 75,000 which causes my computer to freeze. I've already downloaded Hijack This, and Smit Fraud, but I have no idea what to do, if anyone could help that would be great... thank you.



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Response Number 1
Name: OtheHill
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:33:56 Pacific
Reply:

Spybot search & Destroy can remove smitfraud. Just download, install, search for updates, install updates, read help files, run and remove malware

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Sear...


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Response Number 2
Name: missbabykills
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:35:39 Pacific
Reply:

i ran spybot, and it couldn't find anything.


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Response Number 3
Name: missbabykills
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:36:33 Pacific
Reply:

im sorry, i meant i downloaded smitfraudfix.


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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:40:49 Pacific
Reply:

Is Spybot S&D fully updated? What makes you think you have smitfraud? BTW, this thread should have been posted in the security forum for better help.

Try downloading CCleaner and running it.


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Response Number 5
Name: missbabykills
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:45:33 Pacific
Reply:

I updated my spybot earlier this morning, ill run it again and see what it picks up. I tried to repost this in the security forum, but it wouldn't let me post the same thing twice.


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Response Number 6
Name: missbabykills
Date: February 15, 2008 at 10:46:10 Pacific
Reply:

I've tried CCleaner


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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill
Date: February 15, 2008 at 11:13:26 Pacific
Reply:

You didn't answer my question on smitfraud. Why do you think you have that infection and what happened when using the fix?


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Response Number 8
Name: aegis
Date: February 15, 2008 at 11:59:38 Pacific
Reply:

You can go to
http://hjt.networktechs.com/
for an automatic HIjackthis log analysis.


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Response Number 9
Name: GimmeShelter
Date: February 18, 2008 at 06:00:55 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Try running this one too. It's updated with newer spyware definitions much more frequently than Spybot and Adaware. They were quite good in their day, but better and more thorough programs are available.

If you do go to the link above, choose the "free version" in the blue colored box on the left-hand side.


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