Re: virus problem... not sure



andrew wrote:

My computer was infected with Spyware Quake, which i could not get rid
of until i used a free mcafee dl which went through and seemed to get
rid of it.... and my computer was fine for about 10 min. then i got a
virus alert in the lower rh corner stating critical system error! my
homepage is now an antivirus page and i get various other popups
stating my comp is infected. spyware quake is gone but ive got all
these other things now. also i tried to run smitrem on my computer
before, but when i restarted in safe mode, smitrem was no longer on my
desktop... dont know if the two are connected. any ideas? thanks.

Obviously your computer is still not clean. Go through all preparatory
steps listed here:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Then run the SpywareQuake removal steps listed here:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic47826.html

Finish up with the general removal steps for other malware at the first
link.

Malke
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