security problem? - spw9a message

Hi All
Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
"Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy cleaner..."
I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates from ad-aware and
spy bot, none of these have detected a virus/spyware utility on my pc. What
is this thing?
Thanks

george

What kind of popup? If it says "messenger service" in the title bar, it
means you don't have a good firewall protecting your computer from the
internet - this is a must. The popup itself isn't harmful but is indicative
of a larger underlying problem.



george wrote:
> Hi All
> Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
> "Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy
> cleaner..." I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates
> from ad-aware and spy bot, none of these have detected a
> virus/spyware utility on my pc. What is this thing?
> Thanks

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Hi george,

Those things are SPAM...
If you have anything to do with them, it should be to do a Google search
with the name of the URL and the words infection malware type thingies.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=sp...et.a u&rnum=4

Read that one, and see if ti looks to them.

don

"george" <> wrote in message
news:cejafr$so0$...
Hi All
Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
"Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy cleaner..."
I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates from ad-aware and
spy bot, none of these have detected a virus/spyware utility on my pc. What
is this thing?
Thanks

dcdon

Thanks for your reply - I would have thought that Norton Security 2004 has a
good firewall. The pop-up comes once in a while when you browse the
internet. Its not related to specific sites, sometimes it comes up just when
I read e-mails.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OsQHxP$...
> What kind of popup? If it says "messenger service" in the title bar, it
> means you don't have a good firewall protecting your computer from the
> internet - this is a must. The popup itself isn't harmful but is
indicative
> of a larger underlying problem.
>
>
>
> george wrote:
> > Hi All
> > Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
> > "Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy
> > cleaner..." I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates
> > from ad-aware and spy bot, none of these have detected a
> > virus/spyware utility on my pc. What is this thing?
> > Thanks
>
>

george

OK - if it isn't "messenger spam", try running AdAware and Spybot (see
following link for more help).

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm




george wrote:
> Thanks for your reply - I would have thought that Norton Security
> 2004 has a good firewall. The pop-up comes once in a while when you
> browse the internet. Its not related to specific sites, sometimes it
> comes up just when I read e-mails.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> < ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:OsQHxP$...
>> What kind of popup? If it says "messenger service" in the title bar,
>> it means you don't have a good firewall protecting your computer
>> from the internet - this is a must. The popup itself isn't harmful
>> but is indicative of a larger underlying problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> george wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>> Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
>>> "Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy
>>> cleaner..." I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates
>>> from ad-aware and spy bot, none of these have detected a
>>> virus/spyware utility on my pc. What is this thing?
>>> Thanks

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Thanks for your reply. I do have both ad-aware and spybot and neither have
detected any problems, so I am a little puzzled...

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:...
> OK - if it isn't "messenger spam", try running AdAware and Spybot (see
> following link for more help).
>
> Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines:
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
>
>
>
> george wrote:
> > Thanks for your reply - I would have thought that Norton Security
> > 2004 has a good firewall. The pop-up comes once in a while when you
> > browse the internet. Its not related to specific sites, sometimes it
> > comes up just when I read e-mails.
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > < ahoo.com> wrote in
> > message news:OsQHxP$...
> >> What kind of popup? If it says "messenger service" in the title bar,
> >> it means you don't have a good firewall protecting your computer
> >> from the internet - this is a must. The popup itself isn't harmful
> >> but is indicative of a larger underlying problem.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> george wrote:
> >>> Hi All
> >>> Recently my pc pops up every so often the following message:
> >>> "Your pc is infected by spyware, go to swp9a.com to download spy
> >>> cleaner..." I run norton security 2004 and also have latest updates
> >>> from ad-aware and spy bot, none of these have detected a
> >>> virus/spyware utility on my pc. What is this thing?
> >>> Thanks
>
>

george

In article <ceqjvl$m6f$>,
says...
> Thanks for your reply. I do have both ad-aware and spybot and neither have
> detected any problems, so I am a little puzzled...

I've seen 4 instances of spyware that I could not remove using all of
the tools that I have any even hacking the registry. In these cases I
could only wipe and reinstall and then provide the user with FireFox
0.9.X for a browser and lock down their Outlook.

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(Remove 999 to reply to me)

Leythos

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:14:45 +0000 (UTC), "george" <> wrote:

>Thanks for your reply. I do have both ad-aware and spybot and neither have
>detected any problems, so I am a little puzzled...

George,

If neither AdAware or Spybot S&D provide results, try HijackThis.
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes
immediately. Save the HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following security forums (and post a link to your forum posts, here):
Aumha: <http://forum.aumha.org/index.php>
Net-Integration: <http://forums.net-integration.net/>
Spyware Info: <http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
Spyware Warrior: <http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
Tom Coyote: <http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Chuck