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How to remove the Secure32.hmtl hijacking Virus from Spy Sherriff

The file secure32.html is generated by a program called Paytime.exe.
Paytime.exe is located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\paytime.exe

How to solve this problem:

  1. Bring up your taskmanager by pressing Control + Alt + Delete, in some Windows versions select the 'Processes' tab. Then click on 'Paytime.exe' and end the task.
  2. Delete paytime.exe, which you should find under c:WindowsSystem32
  3. Delete c:secure32.html
  4. Run Explorer. It will tell you that it cannot find the path for secure32.html. Use the default configuration of Explorer and everything will be OK.

 Then run a full anti-virus scan with your anti-virus program and reboot when completed.

 
 
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Your computer got infected with Spy Sheriff. But it still shows a blue background and the bogus warning as the background, which is set up in file c:secure32.html. When you delete the file, it comes back. Where does this Secure32.html come from?

Creation Date April 21,2008
Article Tags hijacking virus Anti-Virus Sherriff removal
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