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Blade81 · 07-07-2009, 09:04 AM

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Today, I had downloaded some songs off of Bittorrent and usually no spyware/ads/viruses would come up. But this pop up "Spyware alert!" came up on my computer and I had to search it up to try to find a way to erase it from my computer.

Hi,

It would be recommended to stop trying luck on those dubious downloads and uninstall P2P file sharing software that you have there (BitTorrent DNA with BitTorrent and DNA entry in add/remove programs). Nowadays big part of infections comes from P2P networks.

Whatever you decide to do keep P2P programs disabled so that any won't be running during the fixing operations.

After that cleaning can begin.

Disable Spybot's TeaTimer to make sure it won't interfere with fixes. You can re-enable it when you're clean again:

Run Spybot-S&D in Advanced Mode
If it is not already set to do this, go to the Mode menu
select
Advanced Mode
On the left hand side, click on Tools
Then click on the Resident icon in the list
Uncheck
Resident TeaTimer
and OK any prompts.
Restart your computer

Please visit this webpage for download links, and instructions for running ComboFix tool:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

Please ensure you read this guide carefully and install the Recovery Console first.

The Windows Recovery Console will allow you to boot up into a special recovery (repair) mode. This allows us to more easily help you should your computer have a problem after an attempted removal of malware. It is a simple procedure that will only take a few moments of your time.

Once installed, you should see a blue screen prompt that says:

The Recovery Console was successfully installed.

Please continue as follows:

Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix, link
Remember to re-enable them afterwards.
Click Yes to allow ComboFix to continue scanning for malware.

When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you.

Please include the following reports for further review, and so we may continue cleansing the system:

C:\ComboFix.txt
New dds.txt log.

A word of warning: Neither I nor sUBs are responsible for any damage you may have caused your machine by running ComboFix. This tool is not a toy and not for everyday use.