A: Vundo/VirtuMonde is an adware program that downloads and displays pop-up advertisements. It may also hijack the browser to unwanted advertising-related sites. If you know that you have the Vundo/Virutumonde trojan and other programs but have not been able to remove them, please take the following steps using the free tools and instructions here:
»Security Cleanup FAQ »Trojan Vundo/Virtumonde/Winfixer Removal


Edit 22 Dec 2007 by CalamityJane: referral to link in SecurityCleanup Forum with updated links.

Edit 27 Jan 2006 by CalamityJane: Added Important note about updating Sun Java and removing older vulnerable versions

Edit 18 Jan 2006 by CalamityJane: Updated for new v.4 VundoFix by Atribune

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last modified: 2007-12-22 17:51:31