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| Monday, May 29, 2006 |
Thespyguard is not a virus or a trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program." This is an anti-spyware application claiming to remove unwanted malicious spyware programs but requires paid registration before any issues found can be fixed.
Symptoms:
Redirects homepage and internet browser to www.thespyguard.com
Manual Removal:
1. Download SmitFraudFix and save to your desired location.
2. Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd
3. Select option #1 (press 1 on keyboard) and hit "Enter"; a text file will appear, which lists infected files (if present).
4. Download Ewido and save to your desired location.
5. Install Ewido and download all necessary updates.
6. Reboot your computer in SafeMode.
- Press F8, after the power was turned on
- Select Safe Mode from selections menu
7. Run a full scan and delete infections that are detected.
note:If you are using Windows XP, proceed with these steps, Windows9x and ME please skip.
8. Reboot computer in SafeMode with Networking
- Press F8, after the power was turned on
- Select Safe Mode with Networking from selections menu
9. Connect to internet and scan with the following online scanners:
Trendmicro Housecall
Symantec Security Check
BitDefender Online Scanner
If Unable to Browse Internet, Fix the Damaged with:
Fix For XP Winsock
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posted by hitech-leiza @ Monday, May 29, 2006  |
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