If your Anti Virus is up to date, you use products such as MALWARE BYTES or SPYBOT its highly Unlikely youll have any issue, This has been going on for a while and its the final step to shut down one of the largest BOTNETS run by the hacker collectives. If you have a WORKING and Up to date Antivirus set it to do a full system scan, but make sure you download the latest Updates......
Signs your infected,
The symptoms of a malware infection vary.
Your web browsing speed may be slow. Your computer, in general, may be slower that it was and may take much longer to start up than it used to.
It is likely Internet Explorer is modified. You homepage and/or search page may be changed, new favorites that you didn't create may appear, a new toolbar may appear or you may end up at unknown web sites when you try to do a search.
To prevent you from undoing the browser modifications made by a malware program, some of them remove or disable the Internet Options from the Tools Menu and from the Control Panel. If you try to reset your home page and can't, it's likely due to malware. If you can't get to anti-virus or security web sites, but can get to other web sites, it's likely due to malware.
Adware will bombard you with pop-up ads. More malicious programs serve up a constant barrage of ads for pornographic web sites. That's on top of the pop-ups from the web sites you're viewing. If you see pop-up ads even when you are offline, it's due to malware.
Actual Spyware (as opposed to other malware) has to phone home to report what it found. If your firewall provides outbound protection you may see the 'phone call' and be able to stop it.
Malicious software may also shut down or disable your anti-virus program or your firewall program. It may prevent the normal activity of your anti-Spyware software. It may prevent you from accessing Task Manager or msconfig or regedit.
Adware programs may create new icons on the Windows desktop, task bar, or system tray. They may also create popup windows that you are unable to close. If your computer mysteriously dials the phone on its own, it may be infected with a porn dialing program.
Windows uses the MALICOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL, which should download monthly, if your windows computer is not set to automatically download updates FIX IT....
SPYBOT Is a great FREE Cleaner that you should run weekly available at CNET or Gizmos freeware,
Malware Bytes is another free tool, you have to do manual updates but works very well.
AVERT STINGER is a stand alone cleaner search google for that title.
HITMAN PRO is a virus cleaner and ANTIVIRUS and Ive discovered that many IT professionals use this when they have issues.
AVAST Anti Virus is a free program that updates daily and is Free
Mcafee has the same type of programs, and there are many others these Ive listed are PROVEN performers and can stop, repair and clean your infected computer.
HAVE PATIENCE when dealing with these tools, they need to scan and clean your entire computer, if you value your privacy, you dont want your banking info SHARED, or your websites you visit, use Crap cleaner daily.....it wipes the tracks of where youve been, and cleans cahces and makes your computer faster, returning that new computer speed. If anyone needs help feel free to email me, I do computer work as a side job,,,,
