Unwanted Security Toolbar

[P. Jayant]

While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer

warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named

Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.

I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how

this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus

software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.

Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

P. Jayant

 

[Kayman]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:54:26 +0530, P. Jayant wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer

> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named

> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.

> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how

> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus

> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.</span>

No firewall will protect you if you browsing habits are unsafe.

Routinely practice Safe-Hex.

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Hundreds Click on 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132447,00.asp

Try:

ToolBar Uninstaller

http://toolbar.decomputeur.nl/

SuperAntispyware - Free

http://www.superantispyware.com/superantis...efreevspro.html

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe

Mode.

Consider utilizing proven/quality AV/A-S applications.

Real-time AV applications - for viral malware.

Do not utilize more than one (1) real-time anti-virus scanning engine!

Disable the e-mail scanning function during installation (Custom

Installation on some AV apps.) as it provides no additional protection. In

fact most experts believe that scanning incoming and outgoing mail causes

e-mail file corruption.

Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - Free

http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

or

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs

Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class

GMER technology.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident

Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)

or

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

http://free.grisoft.com/

(Choose custom install and untick the email scanner plugin.)

or

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 7.0 - Not Free

http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser

or

ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Not Free

http://www.eset.com/

and (optional)

On-demand AV application. NOT FOR VISTA

(add it to your arsenal and use it as a "second opinion" av scanner).

BitDefender10 Free Edition

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--...ee-Edition.html

A-S applications - for non-viral malware.

The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and

oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that

cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple

products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what

another may miss, (grab'em all).

SuperAntispyware - Free

http://www.superantispyware.com/superantis...efreevspro.html

and

Ad-Aware 2007 - Free

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

and

Spybot Search & Destroy - Free

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

and

Windows Defender - Free (build-in in Vista)

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx

WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware

and worms to install to the OS.

Interesting reading:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html

"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects

changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about

the actual threat."

Good luck style_emoticons/

 

[Volodymyr M. Shcherbyna]

IE7 has an option to be run without extensions: iexplore.exe -extoff

You may probably use Tools->Manage Addons menu to turnoff, turnon add-ons.

Also, here is a useful web-site: http://enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp

--

V.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights.

"P. Jayant" <p_jayant@dataone.in> wrote in message

news:OPNPGLsmIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer

> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named

> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.

> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to

> how this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my

> Virus software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same

> question.

>

> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

>

> P. Jayant

> </span>

 

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"P. Jayant" <p_jayant@dataone.in> wrote in message

news:OPNPGLsmIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer

> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named

> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.

> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to

> how this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my

> Virus software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same

> question.

>

> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

>

> P. Jayant

> </span>

 

[VanguardLH]

P. Jayant wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

> connection I have, I suddenly found Security Alert messages on my computer

> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added a Toolbar named

> Security Toolbar 7.1 to the toolbar I have in I. E. 7.

> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how

> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus

> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.

>

> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

>

> P. Jayant</span>

You visited some unidentified site that said you were infected and you

just willingly went installing their software? You really think the

Internet is always safe?

 

[P. Jayant]

No. I did not install the software. It went and lodged itself. That is the

ingenuity of these intruders.

P. Jayant

 

[Kayman]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:47:14 +0530, P. Jayant wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> No. I did not install the software. It went and lodged itself. That is the

> ingenuity of these intruders.

> </span>

Assuming you're on WinXP, use Windows Firewall in conjunction with:

Seconfig XP 1.0

http://seconfig.sytes.net/

Seconfig XP is able configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport

protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139

and 445 (the most exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.)

OR

Configuring NT-services much more secure.

http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html

 

[Chief_Billy@hotmail.com]

On Apr 10, 12:24 am, "P. Jayant" <p_jay...@dataone.in> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> While trying to find a NetMeter for monitoring the speed of the broadband

> connection I have, I suddenly foundSecurityAlert messages on my computer

> warning me that there are spywares on my computer etc and so I must go to

> the web-site of some software named NetProject and use their services to

> remove the spyware etc.The same software has also added aToolbarnamedSecurityToolbar7.1to thetoolbarI have in I. E. 7.

> I am wondering as to how to remove this intryuder and askMicrosoft as to how

> this intruder could push in, in spite of the Firewall being ON and my Virus

> software QuickHeal operational? I am asking QuickHeal too the same question.

>

> Any advice on removing this unwanted bar would be appreciated.

>

> P. Jayant</span>

Restore Your System.

I run XP OS, and I got this Virus, or Ad-ware (whatever) this

afternoon. After ******** around with trying to remove it it for an

hour, running Lava-soft anti-Adware and

SpyBot, I went to Control Panel, switched to Catagory View (left tool-

bar), and

selected Performance and Management in the Categories.

Then, again in the upper area of the left tool-bar, selected Restore

System, clicked Restore my Computer to an earlier time button,

and then on the calendar that appears picked Sunday 5/18 as the

"restore to"

date. This solved the problem...after the system restored to the 5/18

baseline,

the problem was GONE.