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  1. 2013/12/06
    Annie Lori

    Annie Lori Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    [Inactive] Do I have a virus or malware?

    I've been receiving strange popups from IE for the past several weeks that have been very unsettling. They are becoming more and more frequent. Today's msg. was in large, red, bold blinking letters that said: SPYWARE DETECTED. Spyware has been detected on your system. Your computer is running slower than usual cause of a malware. Then there was a FIX IT NOW button. (my note about the grammar in their last sentence: . . "than usual cause" instead of "than usual because "--that poor grammar alone is suspicious). With every differing popup that has occurred (over 15 of them), they always want me to click on something to download (drivers, IE8, etc., etc.) BTW, I have IE8!

    On the URL line the first word always changes. Today it showed: cause - Windows Internet Explorer. Other times that first word has been: cotton - WIE, or bit - WIE, or country - WIE, or DriverUpdate - WIE, or competition - WIE. Usually shows : http://staticaustralianbrewingcompany.com/g?2 . . . The line ends with the 2 so I don't know if anything more characters follow it. I quickly click on the X at the top of the screen to get rid of the popup.

    Do you know what's going on here? And how can I stop it? Should I be worried about this?

    I first posted this question in the XP forum and was advised to post it here. I will go back to that forum as cancel it as advised.
     
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  2. 2013/12/06
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    Please, complete all steps listed HERE

    Please, observe following rules:
    • Read all of my instructions very carefully. Your mistakes during cleaning process may have very serious consequences, like unbootable computer.
    • If you're stuck, or you're not sure about certain step, always ask before doing anything else.
    • Please refrain from running any tools, fixes or applying any changes to your computer other than those I suggest.
    • Never run more than one scan at a time.
    • Keep updating me regarding your computer behavior, good, or bad.
    • The cleaning process, once started, has to be completed. Even if your computer appears to act better, it may still be infected. Once the computer is totally clean, I'll certainly let you know.
    • If you leave the topic without explanation in the middle of a cleaning process, you may not be eligible to receive any more help in malware removal forum.
    • I close my topics if you have not replied in 5 days. If you need more time, simply let me know. If I closed your topic and you need it to be reopened, simply PM me.
     
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  4. 2013/12/09
    Annie Lori

    Annie Lori Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Since the only problem that I can see are these annoying IE popups telling me to download something (WIN driver updates, a registry cleaner, install Java, or Flash Player, or IE8 which I already have), I'm wondering if I should leave well enough alone. I sure don't want to run the risk of winding up with an unbootable computer!

    I plan to replace my XP before April 2014 so I think I'll just put up with this nuisance for the next couple of months (give or take) as long as I'm not putting myself at risk.

    I've run a full scan MRT and it showed no malware. I have Norton's 360 and its never showed any problems. I myself am not aware of any problems except that my PC is rather slow, but I attribute that to its age--over 6 1/2 years.
     
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  5. 2013/12/10
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    It looks like your computer is infected but it's up to you what you want to do.
     
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