ChatterBank1 min ago
Smart Fortress 2012
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.
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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
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
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???
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???
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???
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???
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