smitfraud removal?

Question

ok well i got infected with smitfraud. you can get infected two ways.... porn or illegal pirated sites... it was one of the 2, and im not listing which one. now ive done a search on google to find a program that could delete it. i havent found one that did it completely. i almost have it gone. all it does is pop ups and stuff, but if i leave it like that it will just reinstall itself again and make it more inconvenient for me. now i still have the option to reformat my computer, but that option i want to save until the end. its like my atomic bomb sorta. but anyway, if anyone knows anything on how to remove or block smitfraud that would be VERY helpful and wanted. thankyou... and if its any help my computer stats that are usually in software requirements:

OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
RAM:336

NOTE: this is a VERY complex spyware. i admit spybot is great, but it is NOWHERE near goodenough for this. the searches on google said i needed to either buy it or delete it from my registry. that will take a while, and im askin does anyone know how to delete it.

Answer 1

Your computer has a Smitfraud infection. You will need to use a specialised removal tool such as SmitFraudFix v2.111:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
or
RogueFix:
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
To remove this pest.

Good luck.

Answer 2

All I can recommend is that you purge your computer of it as follows. Just substitute in smitfraud wherever I have typed AOL. I guess you won't have anything in add/remove but look just to make sure and then start deleting files and folders and then edit your registry as I describe.
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GETTING RID OF AOL ON YOUR PC

Do yourself a BIG favor. Remove anything on your PC that even mentions AOL. It is a resource hog and simply tries to take over your pc.

Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove any AOL programs residing there.

Now click on Start > Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and Folders
type in AOL in the top box and let the computer do a complete search of your hard drive. When it is done, click on Edit at the top of the window and click on Select All
Then click on File and click on Delete. It will ask you if you want to remove them. Click on Yes.

If you want to REALLY finish the job:

NOTE: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE REGISTRY OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTION HERE. If you are not familiar with editing the registry and you do other things you may give yourself some big headaches.

Click on Start > Run >
type in regedit
click once on the very top directory to hilite it.
Hold down Ctrl + F; this will open a search window
type in AOL and then click on Find Next
when it finds an AOL entry, right click on it and select Delete and yes. (Do this if it is a folder in the left hand pane or if it is an entry in the right hand pane)
Hold down Ctrl + F again and repeat the process until you have cleaned your registry of all AOL items. This may be a very tedious process so hang in there.

When you think you have it all out. Go back up to the top directory in the left pane, hilite it, and search for AOL once again just to make sure you didn't miss any.

Once you are completely done. Reboot your PC. This will reset the registry without all the AOL crap. Now you should be able to reset your home page without any problems.

Answer 3

try using Spybot - Search & Destroy