Computer Security & Viruses/PSW.x-Vir trojan

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A warning balloon keeps popping up on my computer informing me that my system has been infected with the latest version of this virus. Is there a free (I don't have a credit card, therefore I have no method of paying) program that I can download to get rid of this and other spyware? I've found a lot of different ads, but I'm not sure which ones are legit. Please help! Any advice is appreciated!

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Hi Violet,
Last year I ran across a SmitFraud tutorial here,

http://www.2-viruses.com/smitfraudfix-tutorial.html

Dnload the removal program and run it.
Let me know how it works.
By the way, what AntiVirus and AntiSpyware are you using?
Is your Firewall enabled?

Hope this helps.

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