Monday, September 22, 2008

What is Smitfraud

Smitfraud is one of those super annoying spyware applications.  While it does not tend to do a whole lot of harm to the computer it does make working on your system that much harder.  Check out this Smitfraud site for more info on the actual removal process.

Smitfraud has many different variants and it will infect your system differently depending on what variant you have.Many times your computer's desktop image will change and you are unable to change it back.  This can be something simple or a pornographic image.  We have even seen a few say tons of curse words and taunt people with statements like “You have been hacked Mother !@#$%^”.

One big thing you may notice right away is how slow your computer is. This is because of fake securty software that runs bogus scans as well as all the adds popping up in your web browser.  Check out this Smitfraud C site for more information on that particular variant.

Smitfraud does not corrupt every computer it comes in contact with but often times it does some damage.  You should take immediate action and get these variants removed.  Waiting will only worsen the problem and deepen the infection.

We are not here to recommend any particular product in this article.  We do recommend you do your research and or visit the sites mentioned above as they have guides and recommended software to use.  One thing we would like to point out for all those that are not tech savvy, is to consider hiring a pro to remove this threat for you.  There are many local shops that can remove this threat for you for around 150 dollars.  If you would like to save a little green you can also consider this online computer repair company.  These guys remove all spyware and viruses for 89 bucks and it’s a U.S. based company.  They remote into your computer and can get you up and going in no time.This is one computer repair company worth checking out.

In the end if you are infected wiht Smitfraud you should get it removed today.  If for any reason you do not have protection you should get it soon as well.  Remember no free client out there offers live upfront protection.You get what you pay for and most are junk.You are the only person that can protect your computer.

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