Is spy axe dangerous?

Question

I keep getting ads for Spy-Axe,  is it ad ware?  When I go on internet explorer I'm immediately taken to a page for spy-axe.  Also I have a pop up from one of my icons saying your computer is infected...it doesn't go away.  Can you help me?  do I need to provide my service tag # for support?

GrapevineSC · Answer

I am having the same problem. I know my system is not infected, but still can not get rid of the balloon. I think this Spy Ax is a scam. Please keep me informed if you find a fix for this, and I will do the same.

secured2k · Answer

This is a side note that the infection is called Puper or Popupper. The startup locate for these files are not located in HiJackThis. The files associated with this trojan are as follows:   %Windir%\System32\mssearchnet.exe %Windir%\System32\mscornet.net %Windir%\System32
vctrl.exe %Windir%\System32\HP????.TMP   Where %windir% is your Windows installation folder and '?' represents a random character from 0-9 and A-F (ex. HP1A8F.TMP).

GrapevineSC · Answer

Try this it worked for me.

Run SpyAxeFix as it will search for the Program Files\SpyAxe directory, and
the uninstaller within that directory. If its present, it will start the
uninstaller. When the uninstaller completes, SpyAxeFix will search for and
delete the SpyAxe directory, system32\svchosts.dll and the system32\1024
directory,

Download SpyAxeFix.exe

http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click%20counter/click.php?id=8

Save it to your desktop. Close all other programs and windows. Double click
SpyAxeFix.exe, then click Start to extract the tool to it's own folder. Open
the SpyAxeFix folder and double click the SpyAxeFix.bat to start the tool. At
one point when the tool runs, your taskbar will dissappear, and your computer
will restart when the tool completes. A text file named spyaxe.txt will be
created in the SpyAxeFix folder .

annihisin · Answer

Thank you my friend; you've been very helpful.  Looks like one of us is computer savvy.  Where did you come across this information?  I tried it and it worked.  Thanks again...enjoy the holidays

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