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"vernon" wrote:

> Has anyone encountered and solved this fake spy?

Trojan.Fakeavalert
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-101013-3606-99&tabid=2

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic120923.html

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx


Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.


try to run the Hijackthis and send the log to one of many forums and please
can you send me one at here:
to_you_rossatyahoo.co.uk (replace the at with@ to email me -!= _ ) for more
help, if you wish.

2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.

HTH.
Let us know how it is going.
nass
----
http://www.nasstec.co.uk
 
I'll give it a try.
Thanks.


If it doesn't work, it's ALL your fault >:)


"nass" <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9CC70A41-A4BB-4755-B1AE-21F30C8F8548@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "vernon" wrote:
>
>> Has anyone encountered and solved this fake spy?
>
> Trojan.Fakeavalert
> http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-101013-3606-99&tabid=2
>
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic120923.html
>
> Go through these Cleaning steps:
> 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
> by doing this:
> Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
> Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
> On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
> General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
> Advanced
> Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
> Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> [&] Browsing
> [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
> Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
> culprit and update it or remove it.
> How to manage Add-Ons:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
> Scan for malware from here:
> SuperAntispyware - Free
> http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
> RootkitRevealer v1.71
> By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx
>
>
> Run a scan from here on-line:
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
> Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
> http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
>
> After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.
>
>
> try to run the Hijackthis and send the log to one of many forums and
> please
> can you send me one at here:
> to_you_rossatyahoo.co.uk (replace the at with@ to email me -!= _ ) for
> more
> help, if you wish.
>
> 2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
> forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
> http://www.merijn.org/index.php
> When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
> (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis)
> is
> the preferred tool to use.
> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
> your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
> forums for expert analysis, not here.
>
> HTH.
> Let us know how it is going.
> nass
> ----
> http://www.nasstec.co.uk
 
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