http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15003695 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:18:58 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:18:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15033764 Ctrl Alt Del : It sounds like you have malware on your computer that is trying to trick you into buying useless software and ripping you off. Windows currently does not have this kind of pop up dialog, and sure as hell wouldn't take you to spyfighter.com

I suggest you start here: »Security »I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do?
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less talk, more music]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15033764 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:08:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15033626 anon : I got a message popup on the top of my screen(i should mention that i use dialup cuz of my area). It gave me a link to a site that rated different spyware removers and spyfighter was rated best. I downloaded it and i did run the program but it didn't find the stuff and i can't delete it! I think the spyware put that link on my computer so it could trick me into downloading a better version.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15033626 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:45:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15021768 stombujotz : smitfraud C .....I had the same thing....pain in the .....but can be removed...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15021768 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:12:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003877 B : Yeah, fcukdat is right -- there were buttons in the "popup" so it's NOT Messenger spam.

Go through the FAQ (linked twice above), Helpmeguy, and good luck.

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In a realm outside causality and function]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003877 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:47:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003857 fatdcuk : Hi HelpmeGuy

Bad news your computer has been hijacked,this warning is generated by something that has infected your machine :(

Please follow the steps on the following link since there might be other bad things attached to this malware>>>
»www3.dslreports.com/faq/8428]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003857 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:44:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003695 anon : thanks, i'll try this out and report back.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15003695 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:22:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15002111 Justakiwi : Does this pop-up say "Messenger Service" at the top? These could be spam/adverts sent via the Messenger Service if you have it enabled.

Explanation here along with instructions for how to disable it:

»www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin···pam.mspx

If you already have it disabled then I'd have to agree with the previous post and suggest you have spyware onboard - run a spyware check with Spybot or Adaware or something similar.

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"You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true" ~ Richard Bach ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15002111 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:22:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15001536 UnrealArcher : Sounds definetely like a scam... never heard of Security Center doing anything like this. I'm willing to bet that you've got some spyware hidden on that system.

In which case, I'd suggest going through this FAQ: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/8428 and seeing if you can find anything. Even if you don't, at least you'll have some logs (such as the HijackThis log, created by this program: www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip ) which the users who are better at helping people remove crap can use to help you get rid of this.

Best of luck. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15001536 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:55:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15001500 anon : I've tried everything i can think of to get rid of the annoying pop-up that says:
"Warning: Windows Firewall detected suspicious network activity on your computer. Malicious software codes try to steal your pricavy information, such as credit card numbers, electronic mail accounts, financial data or passwords. Do you want to learn how to protect your computer?"

Then there are 'yes' and 'no' buttons. If the yes button is pressed, it opens the default browser to »www.spyfighter.com/ which I'm pretty sure is a scam. It offers free sample software that will allegedly scan your computer for spyware and adware for viruses but asks you to pay before you are able to remove any of them.

What I'd like to know is, how do I get rid of this? I've updated windows security, and I have norton antivirus. Is this a ligitimate warning or just a scam? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15001500 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:45:30 EDT