blue screen - Security warning - A fatal error in IE...

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Run virus and spyware scans....

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Use these spyware scanners to erraticate your spyware problem:
*Make sure you check for spyware definition updates for all of these
scanners before using them.

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4
http://www.safer-networking.org

Ad-Aware SE 1.06 Personal
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spyware Blaster 3.4
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Spy Sweeper 4.0.3 Build 405
http://www.webroot.com

XoftSpy 4.15
http://www.paretologic.com

CWShredder 2.15*
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtra [...] nload.html

* = Use the standalone version of CWShredder.

Angus Comber wrote:
> Hello
>
> I think this may be a virus or effect of a virus. I boot up a
> Windows XP Home machine and get to logon screen. I login and then
> get a blue screen with this text:
>
> Security warning
>
> A fatal error in IE has occurred at 0028:C0011E36 in VXD VMM(01) +
> 00010E36. Error was caused by Trojan-Spy.HTML.smitfraud.c
>
> * system cannot function in normal mode.
> please check you security settings
>
> * Scan your PC with any available antivirus / spyware remover program
> to fix the problem
>
> Then I am stuck - cannot do anything
>
> If I go into Safe mode - never actually gets anywhere.
>
> How would I solve this problem?
>
> Angus