For some reason, when I open my IE, a security site took over my homepage, called Protectstand.com.

A security Toolbar 7.1 also added to my IE that I can't turn off. Anyone know what's that?

For some reason, when I open my IE, a security site took over my homepage, called Protectstand.com. Need help.microsoft visual studio

Security Toolbar 7.1 is dangerous toolbar and comes from very dangerous trojan zlob. It hijack your homepage and

displays fake warning message to download the another fake spyware applications... If your computer is infected with

Security Toolbar 7.1 hijacker then its very dangerous for your computer.

This will remove it, free.

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For some reason, when I open my IE, a security site took over my homepage, called Protectstand.com. Need help.ie internet explorer

SPYWARE INVASION

Get ADAWARE from www.lavasoftusa.com Runs that (Adaware peronal version is Free)

also get and run SPYBOT S%26amp;D from www.spybot.org (also free)

Once you have run each of these (update each before runnings, option on front screen of both of them) you should be clear again.

Between them it should get it
Press the start button then controll panel then network and internet connections then click on interent options and there u can change your homepage back to whatever you want and for the toolbar you can unistall it fromt he add remove programs in the control panel if that doesnt work get a different free spyware program such as search and destroy or spyware terminater. or on interent explorer right click on an empty space on the toolbar and uncheck the security toolbar
Security Toolbar

Run Roguefix.bat per instructions below

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/rog...

Includes security toolbar

Also run Malware Removal: SpyAxe Removal per

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Remov...

SpyAxe belongs to the Smitfraud group of rogue antispyware programs. The following programs are also members of this group, and this same removal procedure will eliminate any of these Smitfraud infections:

-Security Toolbar

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Protectstand.com

Spy Heal Removal Instructions

http://www.spywareremove.com/removeSpy_H...

and

Dr.AntiSpy Removal Instructions

http://www.spywareremove.com/removeDrAnt...

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To minimize future infections:

In addition to a firewall you must have full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection.

All the following programs are free.

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Full Time (Active) Virus Protection

If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.

Try AVG first.

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/...

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-F...

or

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...

or

AOL Active Virus Shield (powered by Kaspersky)

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivir...

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Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection

Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...

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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-a...

Spybot Search %26amp; Destroy (update + immunize + scan)

Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper

After installation: update + scan + immunize

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb...

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)

http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option

Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history

In options.

Set to run when computer starts.

Place cookies you want to keep in save list

http://www.ccleaner.com/

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Other monthly

Microsoft Update "Custom Mode" install everything

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupd...

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”

Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/defau...

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwar...

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RootkitRevealer v1.71

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinte...

Rootkit Removal Guide

http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/scan...

Rootkits Removers

Pick any 2 install and run one each month

AVG Anti-Rootkit

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-...

F-Secure BlackLight

http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tool...

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Online Free Scanners:

Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.

Run a different one each month.

Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.as...

Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ac...

Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_e...

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Additional Information read:

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Remov...

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Preve...

http://www.castlecops.com/f67-Hijackthis...

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

http://aumha.org/secure.htm

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php

http://www.castlecops.com/t102301-Hijack...

http://www.techsupportforum.com/security...

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4...
If you get something that fixes it can you email me. I've got the same problem, and while I managed to get the security 7.1 toolbar off my internet browser (tools, then internet options), but the protectstand.com still continued to come up every time I opened an internet browser, even though I'd listed another site as my homepage.

I've uninstalled the program that came with the security 7.1, but now this security pop up keeps coming up like every other minute driving me nuts. The icon looks like the security icon for Windows security centre (the "x" in the red shield), only it flashes blue with a question-mark in it.
Your computer is infected with a nasty trojan called Zlob. Zlob hijacks your homepage to one of many sites including protectstand.com and then generates warning messages to try and get you to buy fake programs such as SpyCrush, SpyLock, SpyHeal, System Doctor, Dr. Antispy, Security Toolbar and others. Of course it is important to get rid of protectstand.com, but it’s just as important to also remove the Zlob Trojan that implanted it there. In my experience, a program called SpyNoMore is your best bet for removing the Zlob trojan. By removing this trojan, you will also get rid of protectstand.com and all the nastiness that came with it. Another symptom of Zlob Trojan is that it generates fake warning messages like:

System Alert

Critical System Error

System Performance monitor warning

Security Alert: NetWorm-i.Virus@fp

Security Warning: SpyBot@MXt trojan

W32.Myzor.FK@yf

http://www.spynomore.com/protectstand-co...

http://www.spynomore.com/spycrush.htm

http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm