Browser hijacked to eprotect...help plz?

supernoob · Nov 20, 2006

Hi as advertised I'm a noob and I've downloaded a codec that has installed something on my computer that hijacks the browser to eprotect.com I read the other post you left and i tried to follow those directions but when i run smitfraudfix.cmd the screen comes up red and says theres no process.exe to be found and i cant do anything from there. If u can help that would be awesome, in the mean time I've just switched to firefox and its pretty good.

thanks again

chaslang · Nov 20, 2006

Welcome to Majorgeeks!

Avoid downloading codecs on the internet unless you download them from a trustworthy site like Majorgeeks! There are dozens of codec downloads like this that are just meant to infect you.

I'm going to post two sets of instructions below. Each will be enclosed in separate Quote boxes. Make sure to complete the first one 100% before moving on to the second one.

STEP 1: Complete this procedure completely including attaching the requested log before doing the second procedure.

Download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) to your Desktop.

Extract all the files to your Destop. A folder named SmitfraudFix will be created on your Desktop.

Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd
Select option #1 - Search by typing 1 and press Enter
This program will scan large amounts of files on your computer for known patterns so please be patient while it works. When it is done, the results of the scan will be displayed and it will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed. Please attach that log in your next reply.

Note:process.exe ( which is used my SmitFraudFIx ) is detected by some antivirus programs (AntiVir, Dr.Web, Kaspersky) as a "RiskTool"; it is not a virus, but a program used to stop system processes. Antivirus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user. The below is a link to what process.exe is.

http://www.beyondlogic.org/consulting/proc...processutil.htm

IMPORTANT: Do NOT run any other options until you are asked to do so!
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STEP 2: PLEASE READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. Ask any questions that you may have before starting.

Please print out or copy these instructions to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. Again, if there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes.

Reboot your computer into Safe Mode : Starting your computer in Safe mode

Open the SmitfraudFix Folder of your Desktop, then double-click smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool.

Select option #2 - Clean by typing 2 and press Enter.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.
You will be prompted : "Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry ?" answer Yes by typing Y and hit Enter.

The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If it is infected and a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace the infected wininet.dll with the clean file. Answer Yes to the question "Replace infected file ?" by typing Y and hit Enter.

A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually. BUT Reboot in Safe Mode.

The tool will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed.

Now reboot into normal mode and attach this new rapport.txt log here.
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How are things working now?

supernoob · Nov 20, 2006

i read those directions before and when i try to run the fraudfix it says theres no process.exe and so i cant contiunue am i hosed?

supernoob · Nov 20, 2006

thanks so much Its working fine now and i attached the report

thanks again
u rock

chaslang · Nov 20, 2006

supernoob said:

i read those directions before and when i try to run the fraudfix it says theres no process.exe and so i cant contiunue am i hosed?
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You must follow the directions exactly and you must download the SmitFraudFix.zip file from the link I have you. You then have to EXTRACT ALL files from the ZIP file. process.exe is in the ZIP file.

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Browser hijacked to eprotect...help plz?

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Attached Files:

rapport2.txt

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