Scams, hoaxes, spam, malware, virus attacks, etc are part of the Internet experiance today.
One of the hardest malware items to get off your computer is WinSpyware 7.3 (it tells you that your computer is infected with all sorts of malware and virus...which in fact it is not...and then tries to download itself onto your computer in order to scan and clean your computer. Once on your computer...it pretty much takes control of it.)
Below, we show you how to remove it from your computer.
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Internet Hoaxes & Scams
There are several types of unwanted and malicious e-mail that one should be on guard against:
- Viruses
: Perhaps purporting to be from someone you know, these e-mail messages contain some type of executable code.
- Hoaxes
: These can take the form of false virus alerts (such as the "Good Times" hoax), chain letters, or attempts to spread false information about some issue (such as warnings that the Federal Goverment is about to tax e-mail).
- Scams
: Examples are the Nigerian 419 scam or attempts to have you visit a particular web site to "confirm your account information".
Protecting yourself against internet scams
One common type of scam (often called "phishing scams") involves fake e-mail purporting to be from a bank, PayPal, or some other reputable source that asks you to visit a particular web site (usually via a link that is included in the mail) and enter personal information. The e-mail is really from a scammer, and the web site listed in the mail is run by the scammer for the specific purposes of gathering your information and using it for identity theft and other purposes. In many ways, protecting yourself from such internet scams is no different than protecting yourself from scams that do not involve the internet. For example, if someone called you on the phone, said they were from Citibank, and asked your to "confirm" your credit-card information, you would (hopefully) hang up on them. The basic principle is to never provide sensitive information over the phone unless you have initiated the call yourself. Unsolicited e-mail should be treated the same as such unsolicited phone calls. Keep in mind that:
- It is easy to forge e-mail such that it appears to be from a company and contains company logos and other "evidence" that it is legitimate (you can usually download such logos from the company's own website).
- It can be very difficult to tell where a link on a web page actually goes to without very careful inspection. So, you do not know if clicking on such a link will take you to the company's real web site.
If you think that the e-mail may really be from your bank or other institution, call their customer service number (which you have gotten from known legitimate documents) to confirm its authenticity. If the mail purports to be from SCS Facilities, contact the SCS Help Desk (x8-4231).
There are many other types of e-mail scams, most of which involve getting "something for nothing". Strangers are as likely to give you large amounts of free money over the internet as they are over the phone or via postal mail. Most such scams at some point lead to you providing money up front or giving bank account or other personal information.
Internet hoaxes
There are numerous chain letters, hoaxes, and other false information floating around the internet. These are not necessarily attempts to swindle you out of money, but they do waste everyone's time. Before passing along some anonymous rumor or dire warning to a mailing list or to your friends, please take steps to confirm its authenticity. Often, simply googling for the subject heading will provide sufficient information. If in doubt, you can contact SCS Facilities to confirm or disconfirm the rumor. Never, ever pass along a chain letter.
Additional information
The following off-site links will open in a new browser window:
- How to protect yourself against phishing scams
- Federal Trade Commission guidelines on how to not get hooked by a phishing scam.
- Sophos virus hoax information
- Information about virus-related hoaxes from Sophos
- The Nigerial 419 scam
- All about those "advance fee" scam letters
- CIAC hoaxbusters page
- Huge list of internet hoaxes, chain letters, legends, and scams
Getting Rid of WinSpywareProtect 7.3
Safe Site : http://www.prevx.com/filenames/2872354419686580922-0/FREE-SPYHUNTER-SCANNER-INSTALL.EXE.html
WinSpyware
7.3 is fake — or rouge. WinSpywareProtect 7.3 will popup fake security alerts or run system scans and tell you you’re infected with spyware that doesn’t exist.
WinSpywareProtect 7.3’s goal? To scare you into paying WinSpywareProtect 7.3.com $29.95-$79.99 to remove these non-existent threats. You might have downloaded WinSpywareProtect 7.3 from WinSpywareProtect 7.3.com, or maybe a Trojan left you WinSpywareProtect 7.3 as an early birthday present.
How to delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 files in Windows XP and Vista:
- Click your Windows Start menu, and from "Search," click "For Files and Folders…"
- A speech bubble will pop up asking you, "What do you want to search for?" Click "All files and folders."
- Type any file name in the search box, and select "Local Hard Drives."
- Click "Search." Once the file is found, delete it.
How to stop WinSpywareProtect 7.3 processes:
- Click the Start menu, select Run.
- Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click "OK." You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys ALT + CTRL + DELETE or CTRL + Shift + ESC.
- Click Processes tab, and find WinSpywareProtect 7.3 processes.
- Once you’ve found the WinSpywareProtect 7.3 processes, right-click them and select "End Process" to kill WinSpywareProtect 7.3.
How to remove WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry keys:
Your Windows registry is the core of your Windows operating system, storing information about user settings, system preferences, and software, including which applications automatically launch at start up. Because of this, spyware, malware, and adware will often bury their own files into your Windows registry so that they automatically launch every time your start up your PC.
Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you make any changes to it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or registry value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire Windows operating system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.
- Select your Windows menu "Start," and click "Run." An "Open" field will appear. Type "regedit" and click "OK" to open up your Registry Editor.
- Registry Editor
will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
- To find a registry key, such as any WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry keys, select "Edit," then select "Find," and in the search bar type any of WinSpywareProtect 7.3’s registry keys.
- As soon as WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry key appears, you can delete the WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry key by right-clicking it and selecting "Modify," then clicking "Delete."
Computer acting funny after you’ve edited your registry and deleted WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry keys? Just restore your registry with your backup.
How to remove WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL files:
Like most any software, spyware, adware, and malware may also use DLL files. DLL is short for "dynamically linked library," and WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL files, like other DLLs, carryout predetermined tasks. To manually delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL files, you’ll use Regsver32, a Windows tool designed to help you remove DLL and other files.
- First you’ll locate WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click "Run." Type "cmd" in Run, and click "OK."
- To change your current directory, type "cd" in the command box, press your "Space" key, and enter the full directory where the WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter "dir" in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter "cd .." in the command box and press "Enter."
- When you’ve located the WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL file you want to remove, type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll") and press your "Enter" key.
That’s it. If you want to restore WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLL file you removed, enter "regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 jl27script.dll") into your command box, and press your "Enter" key.
How Did I Get WinSpywareProtect 7.3?
Freeware or Shareware:
Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like WinSpywareProtect 7.3. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to "pay" developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly and maliciously attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
Peer-to-Peer Software:
Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like WinSpywareProtect 7.3.
Stop WinSpywareProtect 7.3 processes:
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\Uninstall.exe
%SystemRoot%\samples\WinSpywareProtectSetup.exe
WinSpywareProtect 7.3.exe
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect.exe
Delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 DLLs:
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect0.dll
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect1.dll
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect3.dll
Delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WinSpywareProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinSpywareProtect
Delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 files:
WinSpywareProtect 7.3.url
%UserProfile%\Desktop\WinSpywareProtect.lnk
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect.lic
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect0.ap
%ProgramFiles%\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect1.ap
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WinSpywareProtect\WinSpywareProtect.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WinSpywareProtect\Uninstall.lnk
Delete WinSpywareProtect 7.3 folders:
Note: In any files I mention above, "%System%" is a variable referring to your PC’s System folder. Maybe you renamed it, but by default your System folder is "C:\Windows\System32″ on Windows XP, "C:\Winnt\System32″ on Windows NT/2000," or "C:\Windows\System" on Windows 95/98/Me.
Relatedly, "%UserProfile%" is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is "C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]" (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith").
WinSpywareProtect 7.3 changed your homepage?
Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options. Next, under Home Page, select the General > Use Default. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., "http://www.homepage.com"). Then select Apply > OK. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.
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