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download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, save it to your desktop.

http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe

or

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebyt…are_d5756.html

Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
Double-click on Download_mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked:
Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Then click Finish. MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program
before performing a scan. If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself.
Press the OK button to close that box and continue.

On the Scanner tab:
Make sure the “Perform Quick Scan” option is selected. Then click on the Scan button.
The next screen will ask you to select the drives to scan. Leave all the drives selected
and click on the Start Scan button. The scan will begin and “Scan in progress” will show at the
top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient. When the scan is finished, a message
box will say “The scan completed successfully. Click ‘Show Results’ to display all objects found”.
Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process. Back at the main Scanner
screen, click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found. Make sure
that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. When removal is completed, a log report
will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to restart your computer. (see Note below) The log
is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
Note:
If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts.
Click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process.
If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.
Failure to reboot will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware.

Then I copy and pasted what I typed into the search on my computer, found them really fast, and erased them. All three of them.

Restarted my computer, and no trace of this thing. So, finally, it’s gone. Hopefully it stays that way. My computer’s MUCH faster again. Yay!!

I opened my task manager, and selected the “processes” tab. Right at the very top was a process that was open which was ~tmpb.exe . I didn’t want to go deleting things that I didn’t know what they were. So, I went to start and Search. I typed in the file name, and it came up under “documents and settings” like a previous post mentioned. I right clicked on it, and found that it was “created” right when all this B.S. started. So, I “ended the process” in the task manager. And then right click and “deleted” it from the search result. SO far it has worked. It took the icon away instantly. If it comes back, I’ll probably go look for another file just the same. Good luck.

There I loocked every file that was created that day when the messages started to apear in my case that was 10 december 2008,13:35.

There were a lot of this files like:a,b,c,d,e,f,… and they were all .exe files.

I deleted them all. I even had to kill some processes in Task manager.Success, it worked.
Youst look for strange names of folders and delete them.

Overview
xxx41.exe is a malware-associated executable file. Legitimate executable files are used to launch programs in Windows. Malware-associated executable files are automatically run from registry autorun locations and the Windows startup folder to execute malicious code.

Location of xxx41.exe and Associated Malware
Check whether xxx41.exe is present in the following locations:

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp\xxx41.exe
If you find xxx41.exe in these locations, your computer is very likely to be infected with the following malware:

Win32.ExpDwnldr
Notes:

You can check if xxx41.exe is associated with the malware listed above by running a free scan in Exterminate It!.
You can easily remove all the files listed above with Exterminate It!.
IMPORTANT: Malware files can be camouflaged with the same file names as legitimate files. The xxx41.exe file is associated with malware only if found in the locations listed above.

Why Is It Important to Remove Malware Files?
It is imperative that you delete malware-associated files as soon as possible because they can be used – or are already being used – to inflict serious damage on your PC, including:

Disrupting the normal functioning of the operating system or rendering it completely useless.
Hijacking valuable private information (credit card numbers, passwords, PIN codes, etc.)
Directing all your Web searches to the same unwanted or malicious sites.
Dramatically slowing down your computer.
Gaining total control of your PC to spread viruses and trojans and send out spam.

How to Remove xxx41.exe
To enable deleting the xxx41.exe file, terminate the associated process in the Task Manager as follows:
Right-click in the Windows taskbar (a bar that appears along the bottom of the Windows screen) and select Task Manager on the menu.
In the Tasks Manager window, click the Processes tab.
On the Processes tab, select xxx41.exe and click End Process.
Using your file explorer, browse to the file using the paths listed in Location of xxx41.exe and Associated Malware.
Select the file and press SHIFT+Delete on the keyboard.
Click Yes in the confirm deletion dialog box.
Repeat steps 2-4 for each location listed in Location of xxx41.exe and Associated Malware.
Notes:

The deletion of xxx41.exe will fail if it is locked; that is, it is in use by some application (Windows will display a corresponding message). For instructions on deleting locked files, see Deleting Locked Files.
The deletion of xxx41.exe will fail if your Windows uses the NT File System (NTFS) and you have no write rights for the file. Request your system administrator to grant you write rights for the file.
Delete xxx41.exe Automatically.

Deleting Locked Files
You can delete locked files with the RemoveOnReboot utility. You can install the RemoveOnReboot utility from here.

After you delete a locked file, you need to delete all the references to the file in Windows registry.

To delete a locked file:

Right-click on the file and select Send To -> Remove on Next Reboot on the menu.
Restart your computer.
The file will be deleted on restart.

Note: In the case of complex viruses that can replicate themselves, malware files can reappear in the same locations even after you have deleted those files and restarted your computer. Exterminate It! can effectively eradicate such viruses from your computer.

To remove all registry references to a malware file:

On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
On the Edit menu, select Find.
In the Find dialog box, type FILENAME. The name of the first found registry value referencing xxx41.exe is highlighted in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
Right-click the registry value name and select Delete on the menu.
Click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete dialog box.
To delete all other references to xxx41.exe, repeat steps 4-6.
IMPORTANT: Malware files can masquerade as legitimate files by using the same file names. To avoid deleting a harmless file, ensure that the Value column for the registry value displays exactly one of the paths listed in Location of xxx41.exe and Associated Malware

JABS SITA KZN

vicente

but it’s popped up again today and I really don’t know wat to do… sometimes they ask me 2 install Antivirus 2009… and sometimes another name like PersonalAntiSpy, etc.

Please help… it’s annoying and I can’t get any work done. Thanks.