smss.exe keeps showing up in windows\temp

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Had the same problem. Also, check your Task Manager, is IE running in the background, loading ads? Apparently this thing surfaced sunday.

I ended up getting rid of it by restoring my computer to an image from a month ago. Then, I had to use a windows boot cd and run fixmbr (or in windows 7, bootrec.exe /fixmbr) to get IE to stop loading upon startup.

If you don't have a system image from earlier, perhaps a system restore point will work. Also, try stopping loader.exe and smss.exe in task manager and deleting them from the temp folder if you can't do a restore point. Regardless, you'll have to to the fixmbr thing.

Here is the link to my thread I made earlier: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=58188


Good luck. I think a lot of people are going to start having this problem...
 
tashi said:
Hello and :welcome:

Please see this post: http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=16905&postcount=2

If you would like someone to take a look at the system please see the FAQ to post a preliminary DDS log: "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance)

Then start a new topic in the Malware Removal Forum and copy paste the log into it, an analyst will advise you as soon as available.

Best regards.
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http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=58188

Cheers. :)
 
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