Windows XP3 Updates?

[wulf109]

I keep getting a Hijacker for Windows Security Center. I kill it eterminate it,but it keeps popping up. Is this a real virus? I turned on automatic updates and that seems to have stopped it but of course I'm now being bugged to install updates.

[guns1inger]

What is telling you have this hijacker ?

[wulf109]

An anti-virus program called Xterminate it,which I've used for two years.

[hech54]

Download, update and run MalWareBytes just to be sure.

[freebird73717]

Download, update and run MalWareBytes just to be sure.

yes. do this

[Moontrash]

Malwarebytes or Superantispyware should take care of any issues your having right now but as far as the app your using now, Xterminate it or Exterminate It! is an anti-malware/spyware suite and is considered not very reliable. I would do away with it. It does nothing for anti-virus. Get Avira free, it will do what you need. To get rid of the Nag screen(advertisement to upgrade to the premium version), go here and follow the instructions. I use it, works great.

[MJA]

simple way to kill Avira nag screen

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

I agree with the others about Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition.scan under safe mode and turn system restore off before you scan

[MOVIEGEEK]

I agree with using Malwarebytes and SAS, also use Avast free:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20007246-245.html?tag=mncol;title

[DarrellS]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Hijacker+for+Windows+Security+Center&bt...l=&oq=&gs_rfai=

[Ai Haibara]

I've seen anti-malware programs (such as Spybot and Ad-Aware) pop up warnings about the Security Center being disabled, or Automatic Updates not being enabled. For the former, some antivirus/security suites apparently also do that (disable the Security Center) to avoid conflicts or multiple messages/alerts. Of course, malware will do it, too.

To be sure, of course, I agree with everyone else here, and run scans on your system with Malwarebytes and a different virus scanner. If you know for certain that your system isn't infected with anything, and that you or a (safe) program you're using has disabled Security Center or Automatic Updates, you can then perhaps ignore the warnings about those two items.

[DarrellS]

I always turn all that MS crap off when I install XP anyway. It sounds like his computer has been taken over though. The link I posted referred to this.

I would install HiJackThis and post a HiJackThis log.

http://test.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis

You can post your log at a few different forums to get help.

http://hjt-data.trendmicro.com/hjt/analyzethis/index.php

[james2518]

well working in a repair shop i can give some good advise and some bad. i agree with using malware but i would stay away from superantispyware as we ran it and then ran malware after and it found way more than that of superantispyware. also i agree with installing avast as it is pretty strong for detecting and ridding of virii. but make sure you do a bootscan as if you dont the file may replicate before you can get rid of it. and thats all i have to say about that.

[Poppa_Meth]

Run both. SAS and MBAM both tend to find things the other misses if you have major infections.