Security Software How to remove "System Security 2009"

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Don't know how and when the system got infected. Ad-aware 2009 did not detect it and so did Zone Alarm 8 :@:@:@

Couple of days ago I found IE running in background with 50% CPU. No matter how many times I terminated, it would restart. So I changed the program name. That solved the problem but left IE non-functional. (It seems it was infected during that time.) Surprisingly ZA and Ad-Aware did not detect anything.

So now that this has happened I would like to ask is this antivirus/firewall and anti-spyware combination sufficient? Or I should change to something different?
 
Make sure the ones you are using are updated(they have the latest database).Change it if you are dissatisfied.Use any of these-:
BitDefender
Kaspersky
Avast
Avira
 
Heh- something which I did back in tech support days :P. Certain malware which infects the system dont become detected in the pre-installed security/antivirus software. These malwares are on these softwares usually.

# First- Boot to safe mode with networking, download malwarebytes' antimalware and run a complete scan. After the malware scan is complete, go to the quarantine and delete everything.

# Google and trojan remover and run the software using the alternate method. You will the alternate method option under start-programs-trojan remover-Trojan remover (alternate method). Run the software and remove everything from the quarantine if present.

# After doing so, do msconfig, select diagnostic startup and then select services, check the option "hide all microsoft services" and uncheck the options which you dont need or do not recognize.

# Save and restart to normal mode. Google and download super anti spyware and run it. After that run a scan from trojan remover one last time. If its all clear, you can revert back your startup items and restart the system.

# Depending on the malware/trojan on the system, certain applications might not work properly- like drivers and even your existing security software. If it happens in your case, just reinstall them and you are good to go.
 
Neither Adaware nor ZA are AV. So they cannot prevent many infections. However, ZA would have been able to prevent your hijacked IE from connecting as a browser if you responded to ZA correctly.

The moment IE exe file is infected, ZA will block it from connecting. Unless you have set the application firewall security to LOW.
 
Removed.

Searched google and found manual removal steps. Also I installed malwarebytes. So now I have ZA security suite, Malware bytes and Ad-aware. Scanned and then scanned the whole system again will all 3 .

Its clean now.. (at least it looks to be :P). Thanks for the suggestions.
 
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