Malke
Fri Jun 30 14:37:55 CDT 2006
Larry Allen wrote:
> I am a layman. Somehow after recently installing microsoft 2000 pro
> edition on my computer I constantly get pop up windows warning me of
> damage to my registry and directing me to sites like rclean.com,
> fixreg.com and numerous others.
>
> In fact IT JUST HAPPENED! it said go to regfixit.com (or
> regfixes.com)!
>
> Like an idiot I initially bought in, figuratively and literally and
> paid 29.95 for a registry cleaner product. Guess what? I still get
> these messages up to 40 times a day. I e-mailed the company and asked
> for a refund but am not holding my breath.
>
> any advise would be greatly appreciated. I re-installed my OS three
> times and it doesn't help.
You got taken and you got malware. I'm not sure what you mean by
"microsoft 2000 pro edition" unless you mean the Win2k operating
system. I also don't see how you could have retained the malware
through three clean installs. Either you did not do a clean install
where you format the drive and/or you are installing the malware
yourself later, unknowingly.
To remove the malware, go through the preparatory steps here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Then do the specific removal steps here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Smitfraud_Trojan
Finish up with the rest of the removal steps from the first link. Since
you undoubtedly gave the scumbags your email address, either change
your email address or set your mail filters to refuse mail from them.
If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).
Or clean-install Windows the right way and be very careful about what
you install onto your clean machine. If you have Win2k, do not connect
to the Internet without first installing a firewall and an antivirus
program.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#reinstall_Windows - What
you will need on-hand
Malke
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