User:TheJC/SmitRem

Removing SmitRem infections

 * Make sure you aren't running any rogue antispyware programs by checking the rogue antispyware program list


 * If you are recieving messages in your tray, or on your desktop, saying you are infected with spyware, download SmitFraudFix and SmitRem
 * Download SmitFraudFix
 * Unzip to a folder, for example c:\Smitfraudfix\
 * Download SmitRem.Exe
 * Save to your desktop


 * Download AdAware SE
 * Install and update definitions
 * Download Spybot S&D
 * Install and update definitions
 * Download spywareblaster
 * Install and update definitions
 * Download Ewido
 * Install and update definitions
 * Download a backup of Wininet.dll from


 * Restart your computer


 * Before the first windows screen appears, start pressing f8
 * Select Safe mode from the boot options menu, and hit enter.
 * If you downloaded SmitFraudFix and SmitRem:
 * Login to the account you saved the SmitRem program to the desktop.
 * Open the SmitRem folder and open the RunThis.bat file.
 * (note:you will be taken a series of screens, and your desktop icons may disapear during this process. This is normal)
 * If you have multiple user profiles, logout (don't restart - you still need to be in safe mode) and run the SmitRem.bat file in each account.
 * Once the above has been done:
 * Run the antispyware applications you downloaded and installed one at a time - this may take a while.


 * Restart your computer into normal mode.
 * Hopefully at this point you will have removed the spyware, if this is not the case, you may want to download HiJackThis and and post a log on a forum such as http://forums.spywareinfo.com
 * There is a guide to using hijackthis at http://www.spywareinfo.org/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html