SmitfraudFix

[Gerry Hiles]

Very strange.

I run McAfee and, a while back, I asked for some help when Spybot first picked that I am infected with Zlob.

The operative, in Bombay or some other place in India, advized me to download and run SmitfraudFix and submit a report.

Well I at least used to trust McAfee, but since finding out that there is a problem with SmitfraudFix here in these forums, I have to wonder who to trust about anything ... well except that I have had Spybot for years and a few other programmes which I have every reason to trust, e.g. RegistryHealer.

Is SmitfraudFix really malware?

[tashi]

Hello.


Is SmitfraudFix really malware?
SmitfraudFix is a tool to remove specific malware.

However, "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure before Requesting Assistance) (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288)

There is always risk involved in installing and removing any software. Even a fix that time has shown to be useful to thousands of users, can present problems to a few or be found to have a bug in development.


Your topic in the malware removal forum: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=17339

That forum's sticky topic requests two logs only, and posting so many times to your own thread can lead our helpers to believe you are already being assisted. :eek:

The same sticky topic:
DO NOT have Hijackthis fix anything yet. Most of what HJT lists will be harmless or even required by your Operating System, a helper will guide you.
:lip:

I will ask a helper to take a look at the system, and please do not "fix" anything else in the meantime.

[Gerry Hiles]

Sorry Tashi, I'll shut up now. :lip: