How to remove http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012 malware
Recently my friend computer got infected by virprotect. Everytime he start his computer, IE will popup to http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012. Besides, everytime he start his IE it will load http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012 first. He can’t stand the popup and ask me for help to solve the problem.
After install the fake anti spyware program, you will see this balloon notification.
After i go thru his pc, i found that he just installed a new anti spyware program name AntiSpywareShield. I suspect this is a fake anti spyware program that install malware and trojan to your pc. After doing some research from here, i’ve prove that my statement is correct. AntiSpywareSheild is a fake anti spyware program. If you install it, your pc will be infected by trojan and malware.
Screenshot for program auto start, when win xp start.
To remove http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012 follow the steps below:-
- Download SmitfraudFix.exe from here
- Once download, double click on the file SmitfraudFix.exe and select 1 and enter
Wait until it finish it’s scan - After finish the scan, reboot your PC in Safe Mode
To reboot in safe mode, just restart your PC in normal way and keep press F8 while your PC start (b4 window xp load). A menu will pop up and you choose to boot in Safe Mode (without Networking)
- Once Window XP loaded in Safe Mode then double click on SmitfraudFix.exe again.
- Select 2 and press Enter to clean those infected files.
- During the cleaning process, you will be prompt “Do you want to clean the registry ?” and select Y(Yes) and press Enter
- You might be prompt 2nd time for “Replace infected file ?“, select Y (Yes) and press Enter again to restore the clean system file.
- Once the cleaning process finished, just reboot your PC again in normal way.
- Now the malware and trojan has already removed. Your IE wont show http://www.virprotect.com/?aff=1012 again!
Thanks to joedanger for create such a great tools to remove malware!
Author website: http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php
This tutorial involve third party tools to clean your PC. TechieCorner.com has no relationship with joedanger in anyway. So, use this tool at your own risk!
Posted at December 11th, 2007 by chua
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:32 am
smitfraudfix works 100%. thax to introduce such a nice software. i was really fed up by shit virprotect.exe.
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:28 am
Thanks, this repair worked well, and wiped out that troublesome spyware.
December 23rd, 2007 at 8:39 am
my pc also infect by this malware ,and the best is when i do as your mothod ,i cannot reboost my computer to safe mode.when i press F8, it did not show the normal selection,but has a similar to build the system.
how can i do this ?thanks truely.
December 23rd, 2007 at 8:52 am
when i press F8 ,it show as below:
pls select boot device
1st Floppy Drive
Lite-on CD-ROM Lin-5291s
ST380811AS
pls give a hand ,thanks
December 23rd, 2007 at 11:25 am
howard: select ST380811AS then press F8 again to get the safe mode selection window. you should be able to get the safe mode selection screen no worry
December 29th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Awesome. this litle program fixed my virprotect problem. just read the guide and do what it says. done in 15 minutes or less. and the best part. its free!
thx alot
December 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Thank you. Works great.
December 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Hi, I managed to remove the security alert that always appearing in the taskbar using this utility. It’s a great tool.
Thanks a lot…
December 31st, 2007 at 6:31 pm
I infected this malware 3 weeks ago and can not remove it. Thank for your method that help me to remove it. Thank again and Happy New Year.
January 1st, 2008 at 3:29 am
100% of eficacity, I remove virprotect icone of my toolbar.
Thanks alot
January 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
My high priced virus scan detected this thing as a threat but could not stop it from installing and changing my registry even after denying this program access to my computer. This thing went so far as to create a whole new user with permissions that made it difficult to remove without removing a majority of the permissions for other users. After that, my virus scan no longer saw it as a threat. It didn’t even recognize any malware, adware, virus, trojan, nothing that this thing leaves.
Thanks for doing what the others could not do for free!
You are a God sent.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:26 am
Thanks a lot and a happy 2008 !!
It took me 5 minutes to remove it.
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Thank you very much for this solution, it works great
Finaly a way to get rid of this annoying thing.
Happy new year^^
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Thanks heaps to joedanger for the absolutely wonderful tool. Took just on 5 minutes to fix.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I have tryed to reboot in safe mode, when i restart my PC in normal way and keep press F8(F9) while my PC start (b4 window xp load). A menu pop up and give me 3 different choises
1 DVD
2 USB
3 Hard drive
Now mather what i choose it just starts as normal. I don`t get to choose to boot in Safe Mode (without Networking)
What do i do?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Thanks alot for such a great tool! It took me a few minutes to get pass the password protected SAFE MODE and then BAM it was fixed. You guys ROCK!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
lef: u need to choose 3 then press F8 again. Your case is just the same as howard
January 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am
yup. it worked well. thanks a ton
January 8th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Thanks to joedanger for create such a great tools to remove malware!
January 9th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Thank you very much! this program helped me a lot!! I don’t have any spyware now!! ^^
January 12th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Works great, thanks for the solution to my problem.
January 13th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Thanks a lot
It worked very well
January 14th, 2008 at 12:42 am
When I double click on Smitfraudfix,the c prompt window says”reboot.exe file missing……unzip all the archive in a folder,wat should I do now?
January 15th, 2008 at 7:56 am
The method worked wonders for my computer got rid of virprotect and im sure its working quicker then it did before i got that virus many thanks
January 17th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Thank you !!!! This worked for me. That Virporotect was really getting on my nerves! Thank you very much.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:08 am
Thanks! This solution made removing the virprotect bug easy. After spending too much for spyware software, that did not perform as advertised, it was a relief to get a quick, and easy solution. Thanks so much.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:58 am
Thank you very much, i tried everything. I was hopeless so i just typed in google: ”how to remove virprotect” & again guys Thanks! this works great.
greetings from holland.
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
turning off the sound made it less annoying … but thanks to your info i was able to get rid of it finally… cudos
January 25th, 2008 at 5:32 am
THANK YOU…. SPENT 5 HOURS TRYING TO FIX THIS, THEN I FOUND THIS PROGRAM. DONE AND FIXED IN 5 MINUTES…
BIG UPS!
January 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Great tip there. It worked well, and got rid of that stupid virprotect popup. FYI: I got scared for a few minutes, because my computer would not start after multiple attempts, after I finished running the file. I had to go to a restore point from before the cleaning, and it was all, good, spyware gone. Thanks again
January 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Thanks so much for this fix. it worked prefectly
January 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am
U da man boyee! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28th, 2008 at 6:45 am
Hmm it comes up as a security warning and takes me to a vrprotect site.
When I run the program it brings up a black dos prompt.
Then…nothing happens. I’ve tried running it in compatibility mode for 98 and now the program won’t open…
It seems I have a new version of the same problem that was made as a precaution to this file. I got the program through a fake adult site that was claiming to install an activex object required to play a fake video…I couldn’t help myself because the video looked HOT and ….now I suffer for my lack of discipline…I knew it was a troublesome file but I dl’ed it anyways….Can someone please help!?
January 28th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Ok I removed the icon succesfully from my taskbar.
However I feel there are still files from the program on my computer.
Here is a site that explains how to remove some of the files that still may pose a threat to your pc.
http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-virprotect
January 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Damn your good, just follow instructions and poof….virus protect is gone! Keep up the good work
January 30th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
it truly works……u guys are great….keep it up!!
January 31st, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Thanks worked a treat
January 31st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Great tool, keep up the good work! Thanks.
February 1st, 2008 at 5:22 am
This worked very well. Thanks
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:49 am
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Brilliant! Job well done son!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
This bloody thing was driving me mad! I’m very grateful to you - thanks.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Thanks for the program. Worked in a few minutes. My McCafee detected it but could do nothing with it thanks again.
February 6th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
This program was a lifesaver. Thanks so much!!!
February 7th, 2008 at 7:07 am
I have BitDefender in my computer and I still get this virprotect malware. Your method is realy great. Thx a lot!!!
February 8th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Worked. The day it installed itself (today, 2/10/08), I also removed it.
February 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
It works, Thanks a lot.
February 14th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Thanks! it worked great! Awesomtastic!
February 21st, 2008 at 3:43 am
Fixed a family members computer using this tool. Great fix! Thank you very much.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Thanks You!!!
I’m fucked by this malware, and I now very happy
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Dude , you r the fucking shit. Thanx a million
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:37 am
I believe that my computer was infected with malware even CA YAHOO antspyware could not detect anything. I used Vundofix, it scanned and found a lot of .dll need to be removed. After removing them, the Window keeps boosting and reboosting nonstop. I tried to boost my window XP in safe mode but it still keeping reboost nonstop. Please help