W32.Myzor.FK@yf Have you seen this virus problem?

Question

i work at a computer repair buissness and i have been coming across some kind of virus or hijacker. what it does is internet explorer will open up (by its self) and say i have viruses and recomend i download from them. also when i open internet explorer it does not go to my home page or to the shortcut link rather, a web site loads with blue and red are the main colors and it sez on the top right corner of the page " Internet Security" and a bunch of bull about "System security status: warning" and a bunch of links to download a free program that will fix the problem.. whoot! also after the site loads a windows pop up box comes on screen and sez "warning W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe .....blah blah"
im sure some people know what im talking about so if you know a guide or just know about this browser hijacker or w/e it is it be great to be able to know how to remove it. norten or mcAfee cant seem to remove it once its on. thanx for the help!!

Answer 1

It's a Smitfraud variant. See this thread for removal help:
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=405

Answer 2

I just started having the same problem yesterday. Who is asecuretool anyway?
Have you had any luck with cleanup? I removed a v6.exe program from system32 and an associated dll file as well removed it from my startup with msconfig. I have not rebooted yet but my homepage is still coming up with the security stuff.
I will try trendmicro scan.

Answer 3

There's a good list of free virus removal tools here, also has some good info on how to avoid stuff like this.http://www.basicspywaretips.com/freevirusremovaltool.html

Answer 4

go to grisoft.com, go to downloads, download the virus cleaner and run it. Might solve your virus problem.