Dawn Of A New Spy-II

Hey There….is your PC infected by Spy-Dawn ,Malware-Wiped or some similar stuff??? Then I would ask you what type of infection it really is???Is it at the critical level or is it just the stage wherein there are constant nagging system messages such as those below????

Well we will address both these issuses at this space. Now as The Previous Article on Spydawn states ,the Modus-Operandi of this rogue anti spyware program is as follows:

1)SMITFRAUD LEVEL:It somehow downloads certain Activex controls which actually install a software and access the system tray to display fake messages.It redirects you to a download site from where you can download the spyware.

2)ROGUE ANTI-SPYWARE: The spyware (eg: SPYDAWN )now gets installed on your PC .It is a Trojan and can be very dangerous if you retain confidential data on the PC.

Lets start with means to curb the First attack.

SMITFRAUD LEVEL

What is SmitFraud??

As bleepingcomputer.com says: “SmitFraud has become a term to mean an infection where fake security alerts appear in your taskbar stating that you are infected. These alerts tend to be accompanied by a rogue anti-spware program installed on your computer without your consent. Clicking on one of these fake security alerts will either bring you to a home page where you can purchase other fraudulent software or will install automatically, without your permission, one of these software”.

How Do I Fix It???

Well the WorldWideWeb goes on hosting many removal programs.But God alone knows how many of them are real and how many are not.Dont use any of them as they might themselves be another forms of Smitfraud.

I list out a few softwares which I think are worth it
1)SMITFRAUDFIX :It has a Dos Based interface and Runs in Safe-Mode.It is a freeware.It is highy popular in the Web-Franchise.See what people say at 1, 2, 3,

2)SPYBOT :Well this is the Best In its field according to me.Even this is a freeware.It gets your PC rid of the malware most efficiently.I personally recommend this to you.

3) XOFTSPY :Impresive Software.The Official website hosts lot of information on latest viruses and spywares.It is not a freeware,costs $39.90.
Although I have used them succesively , and I recommend these softwares, the results might vary depending upon the configurations,operating systems etc.

Always keep a backup of the configurations( the last two have options for Backup).

Related Article:

• Dawn of A New Spy by Anoop Sherlekar