Help! IE defender virus?

"your system is probably infected with the latest version of Trojan.Zlob-X.a. Full system optimization will greatly increase your computer's performance and prevent data loss."

thats what pops up in a little window about every 20 seconds. i know its from downloading IE defender and having that on my computer, and ive tried SO many ways to get rid of this, but none of them work for me! I can't even uninstall ie defender from add or remove programs in my control panel, it just doesnt work?

can someone please help me figure out a way to definitely get rid of this virus without paying any money? thank you so much!

Help! IE defender virus?microsoft maps

RogueFix will get rid of IEDefender.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/rog...

Follow it up with Superantispyware to get rid of any other miscellaneous malware you may have picked up:

Superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/

Help! IE defender virus?windows registry internet explorerYou're very welcome. :-) Report It


Thank you soooooo much for the rogue fix website. I thought I was going nuts with this IE defender... Rogue fix actually FIXED it, after trying literally 11 different antispyware programs, it fixed it =) Report It


hi i had the same go to www.superantispyware.com and download the pro version it works fully for a month and it will remove all the viruses of your computer quickly !! hope that works !!
PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.

PCTools Anti-Virus

http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection

This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download

http://www.threatfire.com

PCTools Firewall Plus

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Reviews

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191...

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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X

Trend-Micro

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Computer Associates

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pes...

Panda Software

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/s...

Symantec Security Check

http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?lang...

Mcafee Free Scan

http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?ca...

Kaspersky Scanner

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Microsoft Protection Scanner

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/cente...

F-Secure

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols...

BitDefender

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

NOD32

http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php

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Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken.

SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews.

Adaware

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

Microsoft Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...

AVG

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spy...

Spyware Terminator 2

http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Spybot Search and Destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/

SuperAntispyware

http://superantispyware.com/

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Anti-Spyware for a cost.

Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.

Webroot Spysweeper

http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/...

PCTools Spyware Doctor

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

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There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs.

If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software

avg

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...

Avira AntiVir

http://www.free-av.com/

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For a Cost

This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software

Top-Tier

Kaspersky

http://www.kasepersky.com

Nod32

http://www.eset.com/
You have malware in your system.

Let me give you my views, especially about Microsoft and security software. Several free online scanners can detect and remove your popup. Of course the free program that installed the popup may not work anymore, but oh well! Maybe this spiel will help you prevent such things in the future.

IMHO, Symantec/Norton is the best and the authority on security and protection. When others detect something, they will often direct you to Norton/Symantec "Symantec Anti-virus Research Center" (SARC) to find out about the virus and how to remove it.

They all like to claim they detect the most. But detection is not what its all about. They need to detect before the infection, and instead of just removing the virus do they help repair the damage the virus did? Norton often can provide a small utility to remove, and repair the damage. This is why the others send you to SARC. They fully describe the virus, and its danger, what it does, how to detect it, what it did, and how to repair it.

These kind of programs are inherently trouble because the embed themselves into all the operations of the computer. If they didn't they wouldn't be so much trouble, but they don't work as well either. Many people look at the learning the program does (what program is allowed to do what) as trouble because it asks questions. To me its reassuring, as long as it eventually go away. I always turn off what I don't need, and never have had any problems with Norton.

Some will tell you that they have used product X for years, its free and it has never been any problem. Sounds penny wise, and pound foolish to me. If it is never any problem, maybe its just superficial to make you feel like you are protected. Like masturbation, or a condom, a feeling of security while you are being screwed. And if its free, you can be sure they are not on the cutting edge of the technology like hackers and their ilk are.

Many of our customers have used the freebie types of products, they seem to change their mind when we have to wipe their drive and re-install.

Norton is the 400 pound gorilla on the block. But I always try to root for the underdog. Several others are the big boys too. Mcafee has been tried tested and trusted by home users for years. Kaspersky is used by many of our local hospitals and schools. Of course some people know more than the IT tech's with their schooling. All to save $20 a year.

We currently are selling Mcafee A/V for less than $15. Kaspersky internet security (complete Suite) goes for $22.

As for the big boys trying to sell you something, the only thing I have seen them try is to sell you a new subscription after one year.

I usually will just wait until a month or two after the subscription runs out and buy the latest program (rather than a renewed subscriptions to just the antivirus updates). They usually improve the program or at least make it more effective every year.

For $20 a year for a new program, and 1 year subscription, how can you go wrong?

Good luck, and if you are buying security software, I have found it to be better to get the whole suite of programs rather than just the antivirus or spam, etc.

Microsoft makes good operating systems, and it is widely regarded. Out here in the southwest US we tend to let the cowboys handle the cows, and the cobbler to mend shoes. Neither one would be the best at what the other one does.
Try these two programs Spyware Doctor Starter edition and SuperAntispyware both are free and will kill this trojans dead in there tracks. As a precautionary measure go online to Trend Micro Housecall to make sure everything has been cleaned successfully. Guaranteed to work 100%! Good luck.
Zlob-x.a is a Trojan that distributes IEDefender. Zlob-x.a affects Windows operating system, changing files and settings on your computer.

IEDefender is a rogue anti-spyware program, which displays exaggerated security alerts to trick you into downloading the full version of the program.

Once Zlob-x.a is installed on your machine, your web browser is hijacked and error messages will appear (using the search engine's name) stating that you are infected with spyware and that you need to download IEDefender to solve your problem.

My recommendations is that you remove Zlob-x.a and IEDefender from your computer before further damages occur. Try a free anti-spyware program to do so.