Your solution worked...desktop clean and scroll bar active...Thanks

"Malke" wrote:

> Magnum99 wrote:
>
> > While surfing the web I received a message warning of a spyware
> > infection occurring and was prompted to download and run anti-spyware
> > software. A banner advising me of the potential infection appeared in
> > the center of the desktop. After running Microsoft Antisoftware the
> > taskbar notification of infection stopped appearing and daily runnings
> > of the software show no further infection but the banner on the
> > desktop does not leave and all attempts to change the background are
> > without success. The scroll bar in the
> > display icon is inactive as are the few selections that show. How can
> > I delete the current and distracting background.
>
> You have a variety of the Smitfraud infection. Start cleaning with Dave
> Lipman's tool as per his instructions:
>
> David Lipman's tool -
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/SmitFraud.exe
>
> Instructions:
> Execute SmitFraud.exe (Note: You must accept the default of C:\McAfee)
> Choose Unzip
> Choose Close
>
> NOTE: You may have to disable your software firewall or allow WGET.EXE
> to go through your firewall to enable WGET.EXE to download the needed
> McAfee-related files.
>
> Execute c:\mcafee\clean.bat (or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c
> \mcafee)
>
> A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\ScanReport.HTML will be
> generated. At the end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser
> (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer). It is suggested that you move
> the report out of c:\mcafee before performing another scan.
> ***
> If you need more, then here are two other tools with links to removal
> information:
>
> Secured2K's SpyAxe, PSGuard, Smitfraud, Sinnaka and Alemod removal tool
> (from Mark Brown)
> http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/AntiPuper.exe
> http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=65072
>
> noahdfear's SmitFraud and SpyAxe removal tool -
> http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click...click.php?id=8
> References - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic36868.html
> http://malwareremoval.com/plog/index...Id=48&blogId=3
>
> For general malware removal:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
> Malke
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