“Question About Item” Email Threat Level:

“Question About Item” Email is spam that links to a scam site, http://202.194.147.92. “Question About Item” Email’s site poses as an eBay page. Like other phishing pages, the goal of http://202.194.147.92 is to steal your login info, so hackers can steal your personal and financial information.

Bastards.

If you signed into the fake eBay page this “Question About Item” Email links to, alert your credit card carriers and banks.

And even if you didn’t click the link, let me show you how to block “Question About Item” Email.

Do You Have “Question About Item” Email?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s “Question About Item” Email, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus — there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed…

• Slow computer performance: It just takes one parasite like “Question About Item” Email to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with “Question About Item” Email.
• New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like “Question About Item” Email may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
• Annoying popups: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you’re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.

How to Remove “Question About Item” Email Manually

Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it’ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.

To remove “Question About Item” Email manually, you need to delete “Question About Item” Email files. Not sure how to delete “Question About Item” Email files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

“Question About Item” Email reads:

“From: member@ebay.com
Subject: Question about Item — Respond Now
eBay sent this message to you from enrique rodriguez (kiki5347) .
Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay. Learn more.
Question about Item — Respond Now

eBay sent this message on behalf of an eBay member via My Messages. Responses sent using email will not reach the eBay member.Use the Respond Now button below to respond to this message

Question from kiki5347

About This Member
kiki5347( 17)
Positive Feedback: 100%
Member Since: Apr-30-03
Location: Ca, USA
Registered On: www.ebay.com

Hi,
Is the item still available for sale? Let me know because I’m online and I can pay you right now.

Thank you,
kiki5347

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Block “Question About Item” Email sites:

Note: In any “Question About Item” Email files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith”). If you have any questions about manual “Question About Item” Email removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How Do You Remove “Question About Item” Email Files?

Need help figuring out how to delete “Question About Item” Email files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove “Question About Item” Email files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete “Question About Item” Email files in Windows.

How to delete “Question About Item” Email files in Windows XP and Vista:

1. Click your Windows Start menu, and then click “Search.”
2. A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
3. Type a “Question About Item” Email file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop “Question About Item” Email processes:

1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click “OK.” You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find “Question About Item” Email processes.
4. Once you’ve found the “Question About Item” Email processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill “Question About Item” Email.

How to remove “Question About Item” Email registry keys:

Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.

1. Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
2. Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
3. To find a registry key, such as any “Question About Item” Email registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of “Question About Item” Email’s registry keys.
4. As soon as “Question About Item” Email registry key appears, you can delete the “Question About Item” Email registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete “Question About Item” Email DLL files:

1. First locate “Question About Item” Email DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
2. To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the “Question About Item” Email DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the “Question About Item” Email DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
3. When you’ve located the “Question About Item” Email DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.

That’s it. If you want to restore any “Question About Item” Email DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did “Question About Item” Email change your homepage?

1. Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options.
2. Under Home Page, select the General > Use Default.
3. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., “http://www.homepage.com”).
4. Select Apply > OK.
5. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.

“Question About Item” Email Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any “Question About Item” Email files? I recommend using a program like File Recover from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can’t be recovered by Windows operating sytem.

Want to save time finding “Question About Item” Email files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the “Question About Item” Email files for you, and then manually delete “Question About Item” Email files.

How Did You Get “Question About Item” Email?

Wondering how “Question About Item” Email ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with “Question About Item” Email or other badware, perhaps you were using…

• Freeware or shareware: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like “Question About Item” Email. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
• Peer-to-peer software: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like “Question About Item” Email.
• Questionable websites: Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like “Question About Item” Email. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding “Question About Item” Email

If you’re infected with “Question About Item” Email, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to “Question About Item” Email.

“Question About Item” Email May Be a Backdoor

“Backdoor” describes a parasite that gets past your system’s normal means of authentication, remotely accesses your PC, or otherwise enters your system without being detected. Trojans and worms often use backdoor methods to access your computer and steal your personal and financial information and/or install more malware into your PC.