Unwanted Security Toolbar

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P. Jayant

While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer
warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named
Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.
I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how
this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus
software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.

Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

P. Jayant
 
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:54:26 +0530, P. Jayant wrote:

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer
> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named
> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.
> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how
> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus
> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.

No firewall will protect you if you browsing habits are unsafe.

Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
Hundreds Click on 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132447,00.asp

Try:
ToolBar Uninstaller
http://toolbar.decomputeur.nl/

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode.

Consider utilizing proven/quality AV/A-S applications.
Real-time AV applications - for viral malware.
Do not utilize more than one (1) real-time anti-virus scanning engine!
Disable the e-mail scanning function during installation (Custom
Installation on some AV apps.) as it provides no additional protection. In
fact most experts believe that scanning incoming and outgoing mail causes
e-mail file corruption.

Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - Free
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs
Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class
GMER technology.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)
or
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/
(Choose custom install and untick the email scanner plugin.)
or
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 7.0 - Not Free
http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser
or
ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Not Free
http://www.eset.com/
and (optional)
On-demand AV application.*****NOT FOR VISTA*****
(add it to your arsenal and use it as a "second opinion" av scanner).
BitDefender10 Free Edition
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

A-S applications - for non-viral malware.
The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and
oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that
cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple
products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what
another may miss, (grab'em all).

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
and
Ad-Aware 2007 - Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
and
Spybot Search & Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and
Windows Defender - Free (build-in in Vista)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware
and worms to install to the OS.
Interesting reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
the actual threat."

Good luck :)
 
IE7 has an option to be run without extensions: iexplore.exe -extoff

You may probably use Tools->Manage Addons menu to turnoff, turnon add-ons.
Also, here is a useful web-site: http://enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp

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"P. Jayant" <p_jayant@dataone.in> wrote in message
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> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer
> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named
> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.
> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to
> how this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my
> Virus software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same
> question.
>
> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.
>
> P. Jayant
>
 
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"P. Jayant" <p_jayant@dataone.in> wrote in message
news:OPNPGLsmIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer
> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named
> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.
> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to
> how this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my
> Virus software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same
> question.
>
> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.
>
> P. Jayant
>
 
P. Jayant wrote:

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer
> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named
> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.
> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how
> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus
> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.
>
> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.
>
> P. Jayant

You visited some unidentified site that said you were infected and you
just willingly went installing their software? You really think the
Internet is always safe?
 
No. I did not install the software. It went and lodged itself. That is the
ingenuity of these intruders.

P. Jayant
 
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:47:14 +0530, P. Jayant wrote:

> No. I did not install the software. It went and lodged itself. That is the
> ingenuity of these intruders.
>
Assuming you're on WinXP, use Windows Firewall in conjunction with:
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/
Seconfig XP is able configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport
protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139
and 445 (the most exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.)
OR
Configuring NT-services much more secure.
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html
 
On Apr 10, 12:24 am, "P. Jayant" <p_jay...@dataone.in> wrote:
> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband
> connection I have, I suddenly foundSecurityAlert messages on my computer
> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to
> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to
> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added aToolbarnamedSecurityToolbar7.1to thetoolbarI have in I. E. 7.
> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how
> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus
> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.
>
> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.
>
> P. Jayant

Restore Your System.

I run XP OS, and I got this Virus, or Ad-ware (whatever) this
afternoon. After screwing around with trying to remove it it for an
hour, running Lava-soft anti-Adware and
SpyBot, I went to Control Panel, switched to Catagory View (left tool-
bar), and
selected Performance and Management in the Categories.

Then, again in the upper area of the left tool-bar, selected Restore
System, clicked Restore my Computer to an earlier time button,
and then on the calendar that appears picked Sunday 5/18 as the
"restore to"
date. This solved the problem...after the system restored to the 5/18
baseline,
the problem was GONE.
 
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