I have a box keep popping up when using the laptop. It says I need to run a registry cleaner and to access it from www,fix64.com.(I have used a comma as the forum is opening a link) Is this kosher or have I picked up a virus?
Any feedback would be appreciated as it will not go away and pops up every couple of minutes.
Trev - Team Mouse
Sounds like a virus.
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Mike
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thats a spybot programme i think, im sure when ive run my spy bot programme that its checked for that.
I agree with Bex, tis adware for sure. Run either microsoft defender or adaware personal (http://www.lavasoft.comwww.lavasoft.com).
Trevor ...Pop along here .....http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Download AVG Anti-Spyware Free ......It should get rid of any spyware floating around in your puter.
I use Spybot http://www.spybot.info/en/http://www.spybot.info/en/
and run Cr@p Cleaner regularly http://www.ccleaner.com/http://www.ccleaner.com/
(Message edited by woody on March 28, 2007)
yeah Grisoft is good thats what i use also, but might not pick it up.
Woody - thanks for the reply
Ed - I think you are right
Ran spybot and AVG spyware. AVG found a possible culprit - a file I found from msconfig, startup - as a trace but did not say what could be done.
AVG also found a logger as I logged onto the forum site, so anyone reading this might find it prudent to run their spyware ASAP.
BTW - the popup is still there but only once every 15 mins or so. Also noticed that the web address it advocates is different every time so it is definitely malicious.
Trev
I used to have AVG but it has alot of problems with its detection and removal of things, i wouldnt rate it myself, I once removed something one day done a second check to make sure it had gone and it had, also not been on the internet, disconnected it and the next day ran AVG and it was back, I run spyware blaster along side spybot and find it works pretty well, never had that many problems in the three years ive had this laptop
Ive had this before, i think the solution was to remove IE the computer (from control panel), the run scans etc. Then reinstall IE, cos I think it is embedded in IE.
Otherwise, I will email you a program called HiJack This, which is very usefull but only if you know what to look for. I can help you with this if you want.
Update
AVG has found it - I think.
It was called a trojan.obfuscaber.en. Apparently it masquerades as a useful programme but does nothing of the sort.
Trev
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