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motman
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 Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: Winantivirus 2007 pro |
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Please could someone help me,
Every time I use the browser I am bombarded with Win antivirus 2007 pro, also winfixer, scan doctor and more of the same.
I have Adaware, Norton Antivirus 2007 and Windows Defender installed but non of these seem able to locate them.
Everytime I run a scan it comes back nothing found, system safe.
I am not the most computer literate person in the world, so if a solution is available could it be explained in the simplest terms please.
Many thanks in anticipation,
Roy
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oblueterator
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That sounds like Windows Messenger spam — unless you're using some other OS.
Disabling the WM service should solve your problem.
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No, winantivirus, etc., actually gets dropped on the system by a Trojan or rootkit dropper - RustockB, and usually it drops a lot of other junk, and also can be accompanied by a DNS hijacker. The pop-ups use the IE core.
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Just trying to be helpful.
I've got to remember that bad advice is still bad advice, no matter how well-intended it might be.
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| oblueterator wrote: | Just trying to be helpful.
I've got to remember that bad advice is still bad advice, no matter how well-intended it might be. |
HansBF is right, there is no need to apologize at all. And, I do apologize to you if my tone appeared abrupt, that was not intended.
You are correct that Windows Messenger should also be turned off (I think it is set that way by SP2, IIRC) unless for some strange reason it is needed, which is rare, and usually only on corporate LANs.
To clarify, this is the Windows Messenger Service, not the Messenger software used for IMs. There are indeed a lot of exploits that use that service to pop-up spam. However, in this case it is an actual exploit that is dropped on the OP's system, so turning off the service would not help in this case.
The problem too, is that in many cases, when we see winantivirus, etc., dropped on a system, there is a lot of other malware dropped at the same time.
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