STEP # 2 - Cleaning
Please print out or copy these instructions/tutorial to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. If there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes.
Download and install
Ewido anti-spyware 4.0 (uninstall any previous version first).
- Click the Download BUTTON. On the next page click the Download now BUTTON.
- Save and then install (Run) from the save location.
- Open/Run ewido anti-spyware
- Wait a few moments and Ewido should Auto update itself (note date of last update). If it doesn't update, click the update ICON at top of screen:
Quote:
- Click on the Update now LINK at the top of the window
- Click on the Start update button
- Wait for the update to download and install
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- This is very important to get the LATEST updates
- Click on the Status ICON
- Under "Your computers Security"
Click change status on Resident shield to inactive (ONLY consider activation of that feature once you are clean)
- Click on the Scanner ICON at the top of the window
- Click on the Settings tab then select Recommended Actions and choose Quarantine
- When updating has finished. Close Ewido.
We will be using this tool in a later step.
Reboot your computer in
Safe Mode.
- If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power.
- Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
- Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
- Ensure that the Safe Mode option is selected.
- Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
- Login on your usual account.
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Open the SmitfraudFix Folder, then double-click
smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool.
Select option
#2 - Clean by typing
2 and press
Enter.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.
You will be prompted : "
Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry ?" answer
Yes by typing
Y and hit
Enter.
The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace wininet.dll. Answer
Yes to the question "
Replace infected file ?" by typing
Y and hit
Enter.
A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually.
Reboot in Safe Mode.
The tool will create a log named
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed. Please post that log along with all others requested in your next reply.
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Clean out your
Temporary Internet files. Proceed like this:
- Quit Internet Explorer and quit any instances of Windows Explorer.
- Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Internet Options.
- On the General tab, click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files.
- In the Delete Files dialog box, tick the Delete all offline content check box , and then click OK.
- On the General tab, click Delete Cookies under Temporary Internet Files, and then click OK.
- Click on the Programs tab then click the Reset Web Settings button. Click Apply then OK.
- Click OK.
Next Click
Start, click
Control Panel and then double-click
Display. Click on the
Desktop tab, then click the
Customize Desktop button. Click on the
Web tab. Under
Web Pages you should see a checked entry called
Security info or something similar. If it is there, select that entry and click the
Delete button. Click
Ok then
Apply and
Ok.
Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the
Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, and then clicking
Empty Recycle Bin.
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Close
ALL open Windows / Programs / Folders. Please start
Ewido, and run a full scan:
- Click on the default Status ICON and select the Scan now LINK.
OR
- Click on the Scanner ICON . Select the Scan TAB.
- Select Complete System Scan. Ewido will now begin to scan your system.
- If Ewido finds anything it will list them in the Preview WINDOW:
- Make sure that Set all elements to: shows Quarantine, if not click on the link and choose Quarantine from the popup menu.
- Select Apply all actions at the bottom of the window (and the items found will be quarantined – and recoverable, if any items are needed back).
- When the scan has completed, click on the Save Scan Report button and save the scan to your Desktop where it can be easily found.
- Copy and paste the EWIDO scan results into your next post.
- Close Ewido and REBOOT.
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Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click
smitfraudfix.cmd
Select option
#3 - Delete Trusted zone by typing
3 and press
Enter
Answer
Yes to the question "
Restore Trusted Zone ?" by typing
Y and hit
Enter.
Note, if you use SpywareBlaster and/or IE-SPYAD, it will be necessary to re-install the protection both afford. For SpywareBlaster, run the program and re-protect all items. For IE-SPYAD, run the batch file and reinstall the protection.
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Reboot in Normal Mode.
Please post (preferably not file attachments, please):
- c:\rapport.txt
- Ewido log
- A new HijackThis log