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Nasty Spyware
#1
Posted 14 April 2006 - 02:06 PM
Anyone have suggestions on how to get rid of spaiware on my computer? >_>
I've used Ad-aware and Spybot, they say they got rid of them and then there's always 4 or 5 more showing up. And there's this really ****ing annoying pop up that tells me I have 4/5 cases of spyware and adware ever 30 seconds, no exaggeration.
I've used Ad-aware and Spybot, they say they got rid of them and then there's always 4 or 5 more showing up. And there's this really ****ing annoying pop up that tells me I have 4/5 cases of spyware and adware ever 30 seconds, no exaggeration.
#2
Posted 14 April 2006 - 04:32 PM
That's one heck of a problem, dude! I have no idea what you could use except for a name-brand, high-velocity bullet of a spyware killer. Other than that.... I always just saved my stuff and reformatted my old computer. That's the only way I could ever get mine to work correctly again. Given it was 4 years old, but still.... It was a weak model, I think. :D;
Anyway, hopefully someone else can be more helpful than me, hehhehheh.
Anyway, hopefully someone else can be more helpful than me, hehhehheh.
#3
Posted 15 April 2006 - 01:25 AM
Hmmm. I've got Spybot and I found that it also leaves one or two as well.
EDIT: "Smithfraud C." won't be deleted by Spybot :D
EDIT: "Smithfraud C." won't be deleted by Spybot :D
#5
Posted 15 April 2006 - 10:30 AM
You KNOW I'm not going to format, Matt, don't even spam about it joke about it.
#8
Posted 17 April 2006 - 05:00 PM
1. Get all updates for SB: S&D, Adaware
2. Disconnect from the internet
3. Restart computer in Safe Mode
4. Run SB: S&D as well as Adaware
5. Restart computer.
6. Goto 4 (x2)
7. By this point, you should be pretty clean. You may notice SB and Adaware can't remove a specific piece of malware. You will want to go find a specific removal tool from the internet.
8. Run that removal tool.
9. Restart in safe mode. Run SB and Adaware.
If that doesn't work, you have a much greater problem.
2. Disconnect from the internet
3. Restart computer in Safe Mode
4. Run SB: S&D as well as Adaware
5. Restart computer.
6. Goto 4 (x2)
7. By this point, you should be pretty clean. You may notice SB and Adaware can't remove a specific piece of malware. You will want to go find a specific removal tool from the internet.
8. Run that removal tool.
9. Restart in safe mode. Run SB and Adaware.
If that doesn't work, you have a much greater problem.
#10
Posted 21 April 2006 - 12:51 PM
Have you ever tried using HiJackThis before? It's a last resort for when none of your antispy programs get rid of a certain piece of spyware.
#11
Posted 21 April 2006 - 09:02 PM
Oooo I have a question, anyone know how to get rid of the Spyware/Virus called MSNMSG.EXE?? I destroyed it in processes but im not sure where to go next XD
#12
Posted 21 April 2006 - 09:45 PM
I use Microsoft Antispyware and ever since I got it I've had no problems with any kind of spyware. I highly recommend it.
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FD28
#13
Posted 21 April 2006 - 10:20 PM
Reformate works..but you can lose data that way, I use SpySweepers, it's okay IMO.
#15
Posted 24 April 2006 - 02:16 PM
Don't follow Catastrophe's advice. (Catastrophe= really old member that randomly appears whenever he feels like it and disappeared awhile ago.) Anyway, if he shows up, laugh at him about the time he got a computer and just started deleting random stuff hoping to conserve memory. Among the things he deleted was the system boot record. Lol.
Personally I've given up on controling spyware. I run spybot and it says "found: 576 problems" It runs for like and hour deleting them and says "137 problems could not be fixed, please run Spybot again to fix them." I threw in the towel when my usable memory went [i]down[i] after running spybot. I've resigned to allow my computer to degrade into a record-breaking spyware tank, but good luck with saving yours from the inevitable.
Personally I've given up on controling spyware. I run spybot and it says "found: 576 problems" It runs for like and hour deleting them and says "137 problems could not be fixed, please run Spybot again to fix them." I threw in the towel when my usable memory went [i]down[i] after running spybot. I've resigned to allow my computer to degrade into a record-breaking spyware tank, but good luck with saving yours from the inevitable.
#16
Posted 05 May 2006 - 07:35 PM
Norton Anti-Virus works great for getting rid of viruses and spyware.
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