Can any advise, how do I remove safetysettings.com ? full name is www.safetysettings.com, please help me...?

Question

for god sake, can someone advise , how do I remove safetysettings.com ? full name is www.safetysettings.com. It took my homepage nd now I can't remove it. please help me...

Answer 1

You've got a good one here. Going to the URL I received a warning for W32.Myzor.FK@yf. Claim down, read through the info and follow the instructions. When you're done download cCleaner http://www.ccleaner.com/ , its free, install and run. Need more help, e-mail me.

How to remove SysSecuritySite.com (W32.Myzor.FK) Complete article here: http://www.technibble.com/how-to-remove-... with tutorials.

SysSecuritySite.com or W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a new rouge anti-spyware program . When it is installed it hijacks your homepage and creates fake popup messages warning you of a W32.Myzor.FK@yf virus. This infection is designed to fool users into paying for a commercial version of the program. Here are the removal instructions for SysSecuritySite/W32.Myzor.fk.

The popup messages can say: Warning! w32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe extentions. It attempts to steal passwords and private information from the infected computer. etc..

Removal Instructions:

    * First of all, download SmitRemFix.zip and save it to C:\ Drive. Once it has downloaded, double click on it which will extract it. Do not run the actual program yet as it must be done in safe mode.

    * Load into Windows Safe mode by restarting the computer and just before the Windows XP screen comes up, press F8 and choose safemode.

Once in Safemode:

    * Goto the SmitfraudFix folder which you saved to C:\ Drive earlier and double-click on smitfraudfix.cmd

    * A blue screen will come up saying “Enter your Choice: (1,2,3,4,L,Q):”. For this, Press no. 2 on your keyboard.

    * SmitFraudFix will start scanning your computer for any files related to this infection, just wait and let it go though its process.

    * Once finished it will ask “Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry?” Press Y, as Yes

    * SmitFraudFix may discover that your wininet.dll file is damaged (this doesnt happen in all cases so dont worry if it doesnt happen. If it does find that it is damaged, it will ask you to Replace Infected File? Press Y as Yes and hit Enter.

    * It will ask you to restart the computer, please let it restart the PC.

    * Your computer should be now free from infection however you should run your virus scanner or use a free scanner such as AVG Free

Once it is complete, Prevent SysSecuritySite.com/w32.Myzor.FK@yf from infecting you again:

    * Get a virus scanner such as AVG Free as mentioned above and keep it up to date.

    * Restart the computer back into normal mode and visit the Windows Update Site (there is usually a icon in your start menu somewhere. If you dont have this icon you can open your browser and goto http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Complete article here: http://www.technibble.com/how-to-remove-... with tutorials.

Alias: safetysettings.com, Hijacker.safetysettings.com, Trojan.safetysettings.com

Description: Homepage hijacker http://safetysettings.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is safetysettings.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as AntiVirGear, VirusProtectPro, Virus Heal, Dr Antispy, Menace Rescue, Virus Ranger, Virus Locker, SpyCrush, SpyLocked, SpyDawn, Antivermeans, AntiviralGolgen, Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, AntiSpyware Shield, Ultimate Cleaner 2007 and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove safetysettings.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of safetysettings.com hijacker. Complete article here: http://www.spynomore.com/safetysettings-...

Manual Removal

AntiVirGear Descriptions:

AntiVirGear, also known as AntiVirGear 3.7, is a counterfeit anti-spyware / anti-malware software. It is believed that AntiVirGear is in the same family as VirusProtectPro, which caused a lot of troubles for the computer users around the world. AntiVirGear usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Trojan, virus and fake software. It will display fake security alerts or notifications to trick user to buy the paid version of AntiVirGear. Complete article here: http://www.xp-vista.com/spyware-removal/...

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Answer 2

safetysettings.com is dangerous hijacker and comes from very dangerous trojan zlob. It hijack your homepage and displays fake warning message to download the another fake spyware applications... If your computer is infected by safetysettings.com hijacker then it is very dangerous for your computer.

http:// safetysettings.com Symptoms:-

User's homepage is changed to securityinfohere.com or to other unfamiliar websites. Warning messages such as "Virus Alert", "Your Computer is Infected", "Security Alert" Trojan-Spy.win32@mx or Spyware.Cyberlog-X infections are displayed.

I got all the information about this spyware from the below link and there you can also remove it by using the manual and automatic process..

http://www.pcontech.com/safetysettings.c...