Page asafetynotice.com highjacks browser and SpyDawn tells me I am infected?

Question

What is up with this ? I run Norton and my spyware program but the thing won't go away? help if I am to remain sane :)

Answer 1

Your computer is infected with a trojan called Zlob. Zlob hijacks your homepage to asafetynotice.com and generates warning messages to try and get you to buy fake programs such as SpyDawn, SpyHeal, Antivermins and others. Of course it is important to get rid of asafetynotice.com, but its just as important to also remove the Zlob Trojan that implanted it there. In my experience, a program called SpyNoMore is your best bet in removing the Zlob trojan. By removing this trojan, you will also get rid of asafetynotice.com. Another symptom of Zlob Trojan is that it generates fake warning messages like:

System Alert
Critical System Error
System Performance monitor warning
Security Alert: NetWorm-i.Virus@fp
W32.Myzor.FK@yf

http://www.spynomore.com/asafetynotice-com.htm

http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm

Answer 2

Your PC is infected with the zlob tojan. Use this program to remove it, its free.

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.
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Answer 3

The below link has detailed information and removal instructions for spydawn:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic81275.html

The above guide uses SmitFraudFix which was designed to remove these types of infections.

About SpyDawn:

SpyDawn is a new rogue antispyware program that is installed when you install fake video or music codecs that are in reality Trojans. This infection creates fake security alerts in your taskbar as well. There is no need to spend any money on software to remove this infection.

Answer 4

Try Spybot Search and Destroy! Its the BEST Anti-Spyware Plus its Free!

Answer 5

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