SurfSideKick & Win Fix 2006

[Brian JW]

Hi there

A plea for help

I have SurfSideKick & Win Fix pop up continually coming up on my machine
I run Win XP
With the Beta 2
Norton A/V
Did run E Trust A/V but it let one through
have used 3 to 4 different Ad blocking packages
Tried NTL Net gaurd does not see as much as beta 2 does
Beta 2 does see SurfSideKIck but i get en error Ox8501001

I update win & all other Anti wats its every day to be sure not omiss anything

I don't want to reformat & re install again just want to find something that blocks these two

Many thanks in advance, you chaps & chapes have come to my aid before

Oh yes tried phoning Microsoft geuss where the call was routed too! begins with I ends in A!!!

Many thanks Brian

[paul11974]

get adaware

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

[LemonyBrainAid]

Originally Posted by Brian JW

Hi there
Oh yes tried phoning Microsoft geuss where the call was routed too! begins with I ends in A!!!

Indonesia!

I'm right aren't I ?

[Graham M]

Iowa?

[Brian JW]

Tried adware, wont block it or remove it

It was india, (a call centre in Mumbia, yes i asked). just like "Quote me happy", (but they dont)

HAs no one come across this side kick & WIn Fix, problem?

[Paul K]

Did you try running it in safe mode? Where does it find the spyware?
Have a read here, you may need hijackthis to remove it

[50420]

i helped a friend remove the same two bits of software, surfesidekick and winfix a month or two ago. had a step by step guide here somewhere, will see if i can dig it out for you.
its a bit long winded though and invloved running adaware, spybot, avg, hijackthis and ewido security suite all in safe mode..... but i'm 70% sure there was a utility used specifically to remove the surfsideckick...will try to dig it out for you

[grubbymitts]

try here for surfsidekick:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic9549.html

and here for Win Fix
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=203483
or here:
http://www.bullguard.com/forum/5/Ann...lem_29008.html