admail/virus?

[system]

??? I seem to have picked up some mailware which is trying its best to scare me into buying its own anti-virus program. Its called VIRUSBURSTERS. Nothing seems to get rid of it. I have even got some window washers in and that didnt shift it either. Any advice? I was told that you could report this sort of thing to your own antivirus company and they could block it or something. So come on Avast, help me out here.

[DavidR]

This sounds like rogue anti-spyware and there are a couple of tools that may deal with it.

@essexboy post:1

A new tool available from Rubber Ducky here http://www.malwarebytes.org/rogueremover.php

A sample of the targets
Ads Alert, Adware Bazooka, Adware Filter, Adware Punisher, AdwareDelete, AdwarePatrol, AdwareRemover, AdwareSheriff, AdwareSpy, AlertSpy, AlfaCleaner, Anti Virus Pro, AntiSpyware Soldier, AntiVermins, AntiVirus Golden, BraveSentry, CleanX, Doctor Adware, Doctor Adware Pro, Easy Spyware Killer, ETD Security Scanner, HitVirus, KillAndClean, KillSpy, PAL Spyware Remover, PestBot, PestCapture, PestTrap, RazeSpyware, RebrandSoft AdwareSpyware Remover, Remedy AntiSpy, Spy Defence, Spy iBlock, Spy-Kill, SpyAxe, SpyCut, SpyDeface, SpyDestroy Pro, SpyFalcon, SpyHeal, Spyinator, SpyLax, SpyNoMore, SpySheriff, SpyTrooper, Spyware Disinfector, Spyware Quake, Spyware Remover (SpyAdvanced), Spyware Stormer, SpywareBot, SpywareCleaner, SpywareStrike, SpywareThis, SystemDoctor 2006, The Spy Guard, TitanShield AntiSpyware, Ultimate Defender, VirusBlast, VirusBurst, WinAntiSpyware 2006, WinAntiVirus 2006

Full list here http://www.malwarebytes.org/rogueremover_history.php

Also this one has a combined removal tool with instructions, http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php.

[essexboy]

Hi David I have tried the Rogue Remover on a victim and it works well and is simple to use

[DavidR]

That’s good, lets see who grahzney gets on.