Winfixer - How to get rid of it?

BrianD

Have a friends laptop that seems to have the Winfixer Malware on it. ANyone know hoe to get rid of it. Checked on Symantec but whatever this laptop has doesn;t seem to match the registry files as listed on Symantec. Any suggestions?

ActorSeeksJob

Do this

Please download VundoFix.exe to your desktop

• Double-click VundoFix.exe to run it.
• Click the Scan for Vundo button.
• Once it's done scanning, click the Remove Vundo button.
• You will receive a prompt asking if you want to remove the files, click YES
• Once you click yes, your desktop will go blank as it starts removing Vundo.
• When completed, it will prompt that it will reboot your computer, click OK.
• Please post the contents of C:\vundofix.txt and a new HiJackThis log in a reply to this thread.

Note: It is possible that VundoFix encountered a file it could not remove. In this case, VundoFix will run on reboot, simply follow the above instructions starting from "Click the Scan for Vundo button" when VundoFix appears upon rebooting.




Please download Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) and save it to your Desktop.

• Close all other windows before proceeding.
• Double-click on dss.exe and follow the prompts.
• If your anti-virus or firewall complains, please allow this script to run as it is not malicious.
• When it has finished, dss will open two Notepads main.txt and extra.txt -- please copy (CTRL+A and then CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) the contents of main.txt and extra.txt in your next reply.

BrianD

Thanks for this. For some bizarre reason the problem has disappeared. The laptop was showing all the symptoms of Winfixer - the set of three pop-ups that appear constantly. It was even diverting to an adult entertainmnet page after a while.

The only variable that has come into the picture is that NTL changed the exterior box outside of the house yesterday. Can't see how that may change the situation unless the interruption of service was a factor.