down on the bottom right side of my computer i have two icons they are telling me my computer is infected with

Question

somekind of spyware. i can not find out what it is. also it tells me i need to install a program called pesttrap. i also can not remome pesttrap from my contro panel

Answer 1

It is a rogue anti-spyware, trying to force you to download it. Get the free AdAware and Spyware Terminator(both) from the following links, update them and scan your computer one after the other:

AdAware SE: http://www.download.com/ad-aware-se-pers...
Spyware Terminator: http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Answer 2

Your PC is infected with adware. Use these scans to remove it.

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.After you install any of them,make sure you update them to get the full affect.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

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Answer 3

Your computer has been hijacked by http://www.pesttrap.com/. this is a very dangerus hijacker now-a-days and can damage your computer and data theft.

If your computer has been infected with pestcapture and ijacked by the http://pesttrap.com/ then your computer is in a real danger because it does transfer back and forth information from the infected computer which makes it a potential for data theft.

http://www.pesttrap.com/ Symptoms:-

User's homepage is changed to pestcapture.com or iesafetywarning.net or to other unfamiliar websites.
Warning messages such as "Virus Alert", "Your Computer is Infected", "Security Alert" Trojan-Spy.win32@mx or
Spyware.Cyberlog-X infections are displayed.

For more information and manual/automatic removal, hit the below link : -

http://www.pcontech.com/spyware/remove/pesttrap.htm

Answer 4

I suggest that you try to carryout system restore to a day previous to the day when there was no virus or any problems. It may be a few weeks or months back. You have to decide the date. Detailed instructions are posted at http://fixit.in/systemrestore.html
The problem is likely to be solved. Then,You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html

Answer 5

The "Your computer is infected" warning is a scam. It is usually caused by the Smitfraud infection. Almost all "general purpose, all-in one" spyware and virus removal programs cannot remove it.

To remove go here, download the free, specialised tool called SmitFraudFix v2.126 and follow the procedure.
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

And here is another removal tool and procedure to remove Smitfraud:
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm

Good luck.

Answer 6

go to ewido.com and download the trial version it is free for 30 days and will rid you of pest trap and other phony anti-spyware programs adware you don't want to click on any popups those companies place on your computer the whole thing is designed to automatically download their adware into your system were it will keep telling you to buy it I kept ewido after the trial because it works for me they now call it avg but it is essentially the same program after that go to Microsoft.com and find windows defender that and your regular firewall will keep you pretty safe

Answer 7

don't download nor buy PestTrap! it will cause even more problems than it does right now.

the best way to fight spyware is to have anti-spyware software. there are plenty of spyware removers, so if you decide to have one you can choose some from suggested above. bear in mind that most of them cost money.

if you'll download anti-spyware, you will be able not only remove pesttrap, but also to prevent future spyware threats. however if you pesttrap is not complicated parasite and it can be removed manually. here's an instructions:
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-pest-trap.html

you only need to remove files described to get rid of pest trap, but as i said , if you download antispyware it will help you in a future.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

sounds like you ad-ware or some other junk on your PC just install spybot search and destroy or adware or even better spyware doctor and this will stop this happening. make sure you update your anti virus and firewall regularly

Answer 10

It is called a smitfraud type of program/malware/virus