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| | Security Breech!!! I have no idea what to do, I just got a new HP laptop last spring, and already problems arise. In Internet Explorer, new toolbars began showing up from websites I've never visited, my homepage changed, links always take me to http://safetysettings.com/v/, and a yellow "yield" alert sign is blinking in my system tray that isn't the microsoft/windows one. Finally, a pop-up randomly appears telling me I have either a worm, virus, or trojan. Please help me, defender tried to block it, failed, then HP doesn't even recognize it. I can't afford another computer because of some retard who's out to break others' computers. |
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| | Re: Security Breech!!! Get a free PC safety scan http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm "thdrummer09" <thdrummer09@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:15F54AED-AAC5-4FB4-9F43-AD0C5ADA8221@xxxxxx I have no idea what to do, I just got a new HP laptop last spring, and already problems arise. In Internet Explorer, new toolbars began showing up from websites I've never visited, my homepage changed, links always take me to http://safetysettings.com/v/, and a yellow "yield" alert sign is blinking in my system tray that isn't the microsoft/windows one. Finally, a pop-up randomly appears telling me I have either a worm, virus, or trojan. Please help me, defender tried to block it, failed, then HP doesn't even recognize it. I can't afford another computer because of some retard who's out to break others' computers. |
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| | Re: Security Breech!!! Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote: Quote: > Get a free PC safety scan > http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm > > > "thdrummer09" <thdrummer09@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:15F54AED-AAC5-4FB4-9F43-AD0C5ADA8221@xxxxxx > I have no idea what to do, I just got a new HP laptop last spring, and > already problems arise. In Internet Explorer, new toolbars began showing up > from websites I've never visited, my homepage changed, links always take me > to http://safetysettings.com/v/, and a yellow "yield" alert sign is blinking > in my system tray that isn't the microsoft/windows one. Finally, a pop-up > randomly appears telling me I have either a worm, virus, or trojan. Please > help me, defender tried to block it, failed, then HP doesn't even recognize > it. I can't afford another computer because of some retard who's out to > break others' computers. infected with - at the very least - some version of the Zlob trojan, probably connected with the AntiVirGear malware. Here is a link to AntiVirGear removal instructions: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic108399.html If "thdrummer09" finds these difficult to follow, s/he should register at BleepingComputer (or one of the other HijackThis sites listed below in no particular order) and get expert guided help. Doing this is probably the best solution for him/her because there is a strong probability that the computer is infected with more than just Zlob. http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Merijn http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=42 - another tutorial http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and the stickies *first*. http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html http://castlecops.com/forum67.html http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...splay.php?f=25 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malwa..._Here-f37.html Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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