Dr bucksnort, The Smitfraudfix did not work on my xp antivirus 2008. any ideas? thx

Question

Dr bucksnort, The Smitfraudfix did not work on my xp antivirus 2008. any ideas? thx

Answer 1

Uninstall XPAntivirus from your add / remove programs if it is there;

then download, update, and run a full system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as per this removal procedure:

How to remove XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XPAntiVirus: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-...

Answer 2

This will take about an hour.

Switch off System Restore - you can re-start it if you choose to when your computer is clean.

Install the free version of SUPERantispyware http://superantispyware.com Update it and run a full scan.

Install ccleaner http://ccleaner.com - run the ccleaner and the registry scans and delete what they find but repeat the registry one until nothing is detected.

Reboot and job done.

I'd also recommend you install a good anti-virus program like avast home edition http://avast.com

and another good anti-spyware program is spybot search and destroy http://safer-networking.org

Answer 3

didnt i just answer one of these.. yes i did.

Download AVG

Super Anti Spyware

Spybot Search And Destroy

Go into safe mode

install all items above.

run all items

(leave avg (install) until after u have scanned fully)

Spybot s+d finds and removes Smithfraud.. only program which does..

Xp Antivirus 08' i was fixing a pc with that on. its a trojan / virus / c**p... i dunno about Smitfraud though..