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03-Mar-2008, 02:55 AM #1
Infected by spy away & perfect cleaner
this took over my laptop today

My problem is I seem to have some sort of malware. Every two minutes I get a security bubble alert in the taskbar that looks like a Microsoft update alert or warning (yellow triangle with an exclaimation mark inside) saying I have spyware, or someone is trying to connect to me. Its has 3-4 different bubble messages. Also, every 10 minutes I get a "Windows Security Center Warning" pop-up saying I have malware and to click here to remove it. Both of the mentioned pop-ups direct me to a page trying to sell me Spy Away and Perfect Cleaner. I also sometimes get the webpage to pop-up on its own. The URL is "about:Security". I've scanned with AVG AV and found no viruses. I used adaware and AVG anti-spyware and found several malware including AdBreak, 4Arcade Pbor and Dropper.small.j. (I used to just get cookies when scanning for malware) I've tried both deleting and quaranetee, but they come back usually on the next scan. Perhaps not Dropper.small.j.

I know the website that I got it from. I will post if it helps, but dont really want anyone going there to get what I got. It kept trying to get a microsoft program to run, but I kept clicking cancel. Perhaps it was an active X.

Edit: Forgot to mention it also has changed my desktop picture to one that has spyware warnings which are also linked to Spy Away and Perfect Cleaner.

Thank you. randy

ran Spyware Doctor and came up with this info
16 threats and 62 infections found (then ran FIX CHECKED several times, threats & infections keep coming back sometimes much more threats & infections)
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Last edited by fordfun_mt; 03-Mar-2008 at 03:18 AM.. Reason: adding info
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