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Pop-up bill from MBS (micro billing service) keeps appearing

Hi all.

help needed asap .
I keep having a pop up bill appearing on my p.c. from mbs. My anti pop up program is set on maximum blockage,but it still gets through, it comes through internet explorer even though i dont use INT EX any ideas on how to remove this pop up thanx Neil
Jul 25 '07 #1
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pbmods
5,821 Expert 4TB
Heya, ngaugeneil. Welcome to TSDN!

I'm going to go ahead and move your thread to the Misc. Questions forum and change the title so that our resident Experts will be better able to find your post.
Jul 25 '07 #2
many thanx i need all the help i can get, i'm not a pc. whiz but i can get around at a slow pace
Jul 25 '07 #3
jhardman
3,406 Expert 2GB
many thanx i need all the help i can get, i'm not a pc. whiz but i can get around at a slow pace
It sounds like you have some sort of software installed that is causing the problem, I want to say spyware, but that's the wrong term. There are some free downloads that can help find and remove the offending software. I noticed www.komando.com has several listed.
Jul 26 '07 #4
ngaugeneil

There are several ways to rib yourself of this plague.
a) Download Antivirus from Google. Several claim to combat MBS. Several are free for a while. I used Prevx2.0
Their website is: www.prevx.com
When the site opens, you will see a ‘Download Now’ button which offers a unique free trial for a month. Follow the instructions and Prevx will search all the files on your computer and place the files that are causing problems, into a ‘Jail’. Others have reported that Prevx has found other offending files (not connected with MBS)which their normal Antivirus had not picked up. You can delete the files in the ‘Jail’ and you will have your computer back in working order. The Prevx 2.0 antivirus offer is very fair and genuine. After 1 month they will not force you to purchase their protection but it is half the price of all the others on the market and, in my view, well worth having

b) a couple of other websites have LOTS of methods but you must read the entire postings. See:
http://andymerrett.co.uk/2007/03/03/micro-billing-systems-beware/

One method is called System Restore and explained bu 'Sussex' below

There appears to be a solution using system restore. I’ll post what I remember was done to resolve this on our pc. If anyone sees any flaws in this, please don’t hesitate to correct.
The switching off and switching on the System Restore points is pretty crucial, I understand.
Start > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
Select a Restore Point well before the activity
Restore System
Then go into the Control Panel > System > System Restore
Check the box which turns off System Restore > OK to apply
Then do the reverse (i.e. Control Panel >System >System Restore > UNcheck the box > OK to apply ) This last action turns System Restore back on.
Fingers crossed, no more pop ups in the last few days, and a check of the system 32 folder (where the stuff was located) shows it to be clear

Please note that the turning system restore on and off needs to be done through the Control Panel.

Good luck
Aug 10 '07 #5
oddjob
7
This fairly common. There is a "first fix" fix to follow for this MBS scam here ...

http://www.virusvault.co.uk/fusionbb...last/m/1/#LAST

If that doesn't fix it post a HijackThis log here for more specific advice.


OJ
Aug 21 '07 #6

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