[ale] XP Malware - XP Security Center

[Greg Freemyer]

I typically start with http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

It is a free scanner and I believe it actually does the removal, not
just detection like some of the free / trial solutions.

Greg

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:35 AM, Daniel Howard <dhhoward at comcast.net> wrote:
> Short question: do you have a win XP malware removal tool you recommend?
>
> Long version:
>
> I've googled myself to death on this one.  I've tried everything so far
> except purchasing a new Windows antimalware program (currently use
> ClamAV and Spybot SD).  I've somehow picked up a malware program that
> puts a red circle with a white X in it in the task tray that keeps
> trying to get me to buy some rogue antispyware program called XP
> Security Center.  I researched it, sure enough it's malware (rogue
> antispyware), found the names of the files used (winivstr.exe and
> braviax.exe) and couldn't delete them due to being in use, so I booted
> my XP install disk in recovery mode, and deleted the files from all
> locations found from searching (in the WINDOWS and SYSTEM32
> directories), and dang if they still don't get replaced on reboot.
>
> So, I probably need to purchase a better tool for removal, but there's
> so much crap out there that poses as malware removal that is likely yet
> another malware package.  Is there a good malware removal package that
> would work on beasties like this one?
>
> Thanks, Daniel
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