Smart Fortress 2012

[Ian b]

Has anyone come across this attack? Yesterday my pc dipped off, then came back on again with this program running. it was in the guise of a secure protection, and was scanning my pc and finding loads of "infections". It would not let me open any web-pages saying that I could be at risk, also prevented me from accessing my own secure protection. there was a box to "remove these Trojans etc." when I clicked that a request for $56 was made. I must say, I was alarmed, as I could not get round it. I noticed that an icon had appeared on my Desktop, which indicated a program, so I went into control panel/ add and remove programs, and that's all it took.

[VHG]

It may not have gone from your computer.

Some of these programs "hide" on your PC and if they find they have been uninstalled they just reinstall themselves again.

I would install the free version of Malwarebytes and run that.

Also read this from the Malwarebytes web page

http://forums.malware....php?showtopic=107384

You can get the free malwarebytes from here. Note you must run it manually.

http://www.malwarebyt...cts/malwarebytes_free

[Ian b]

Thanks VHG for that advice. I have done a restore to Monday afternoon (this happened Mon night), so I'm hoping that'll clear it, how will I know if it is not?loading that Malware seems alot of trouble. What I don't undertstand is how it got past my McAfee security. Ian

[frishhh]

Hey I have same virus in my pc....

Trying to remove it manually. But got stuck... I looked up in bleeping computer site :
http://www.bleepingco...e-smart-fortress-2012

the file name listed there is <random 33 characters>.exe

I can not find it there....

ok so I tried sourcing out another site that listed files. Found this :
http://www.pcthreat.c...sitebyid-21912en.html

Found this file name: [Random].exe

This one also was not in my system....

So where should I look for it???

[frishhh]

Hey I have same virus in my pc....

Trying to remove it manually. But got stuck... I looked up in bleeping computer site :
http://www.bleepingco...e-smart-fortress-2012

the file name listed there is <random 33 characters>.exe

I can not find it there....

ok so I tried sourcing out another site that listed files. Found this :
http://www.pcthreat.c...sitebyid-21912en.html

Found this file name: [Random].exe

This one also was not in my system....

So where should I look for it???