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“Windows Security Center has detected spyware/adware infection! It is strongly recommended to use special antispyware tools to prevent data lass. Click here to install the latest protection tools!”

I picked this one up from one of my favorite haunts, warez/serial cracks.  Those sites are teaming with fresh malware.

How do you go about removing these cute little pop ups?

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• Pop-up upon logon about “VCMain.exe” and “VCClient.exe”

• Sluggish PC performance

• Solicitations to purchase false spyware/malware removal software

• Errors followed by PC shutdown
  Can not access the Internet or any other programs

Here are some trojan applications email data from my computer to external sources.  These came loaded with VCClient:

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How to get rid of it?

Check out my site:

http://elamb.blogharbor.com/hacked/removespysheriff.htm

If you have already, try this:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/How_to_remove_SpySheriff_Winstallexe_Spysheriffexe-t22402.html

The Easiest Way to get rid of it:
Another way you may be able to remove it is to do a system restore:

http://www.elamb.org/hacked/systemerror384.htm

This is what I had to do because I had stuff going on even in Safe Mode.

How did I get it?
I was surfing some serial/crack/warez sites.  They are absolutely
INFESTED with malware. Some porn sites are bad, but warez sites seem to
be the worst.

On way to Prevent it is to use FireFox:
See top of this blog.

This is a bogus error screen that replaces your browser's home page. The message Reads:

Detected Spyware! System error #384

Your IP address is XX.XXX.XX.XX. Using this address a remote computer has gained access to your computer and probably is collecting the information about the sites you've visited and the files contained in the folder Temporary Internet Files. Attention! Ask for help of install the software for deleting secret information about the sites you visited.

You computer is full of evidences!

More than likely, this message is just the tip of the iceberg. Using simple intrusion detection tools you will see that your system has scores of viruses, trojans, worms and other malware installed on it. The message is trying to get you to purchase some scamware.

How to remove the “Detected Spyware! System error #384″ message and all the malware on your system?

There are actually a few relatively easy ways for removing this malware:

USE FREE (LEGITIMATE) ANTI-SPYWARE

PERFORM A SYSTEM RESTORE

COMPLETELY RE-INSTALL WINDOWS (self explanatory, and complete overkill unless you have rootkit on your system or something crazy like that.)

READ MORE HERE…

Want to know how to get rid of the “Windows has detected spyware infection!“

Here is how to delete that annoying “computer is infected” message.

If your seeing this message your system really is infected with some [tag]malware[/tag] (virus, trojan, spyware) and that message you see is a part of the malware. This type of malware typically is trying to get you to purchase a product to clean your system. When you click on the link they provide, it takes you to the very source of the malware on your system. It is supposed to look like some of the Window system messages you can get about updates. DON’T fall for it.

DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION!

This page will give your more information on what it is and how to get rid of it.