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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 10:00 pm    Post subject: Nasty Spyware Adware Reply with quote
How do you get rid of these things? I have the latest version of Symantec. I also downloaded the Spyware Doctor and Lavasoft spyware detection and removal programs, but nothing. Any suggestions?
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denverdeath



Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2006 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you have a real nasty, it might take a bit to get rid of whatever you've got.

Try EMCO Malware Destroyer first:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/414285
or
http://www.emco.is/malwaredestroyer/features.html

You might also want to give Housecall or Kapersky online scanners a try:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Also, download and install SpywareBlaster and BHODemon to limit future problems:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3550.html - wouldn't hurt to have it running even though it looks like the creator is no longer providing updates - http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm

If Symantec, Ad-aware, and EMCO can't fix it, I recommend going to cybertechhelp to set up a free acct...they're a little slow, but will be able to fix your problem without you having to format your hard-drive.

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/

Probably best to post your problem here:

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=25
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dbee



Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Location: korea
PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2006 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
geez dude, maybe it's time to think about another operating system ?

If you have another computer around, I'd install something like http://www.ubuntu.com/ on it and give it that a go ... there's a learning curve involved, but once you get used to it - you won't have any more spyware/adware problems... you could still use your windows system for games and that kinda stuff.
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004
PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2006 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dbee wrote:
geez dude, maybe it's time to think about another operating system ?



Right. That, or a Mac, eh? Laughing It's just spyware...no need to burn down the forest because of one bad bug.

format c:
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The spyware isn't making my hard drive crash or anything. It's a little annoying, but should I still try to get rid of it if it's not doing anything serious? Well, I guess behind the scenes it could be doing something serious, just can't see it.
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denverdeath



Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2006 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
zappadelta wrote:
The spyware isn't making my hard drive crash or anything. It's a little annoying, but should I still try to get rid of it if it's not doing anything serious? Well, I guess behind the scenes it could be doing something serious, just can't see it.


Guess it depends on what you have, and whether you're worried about it or not. A lot of those things just track you or redirect you, but some are key-loggers. Passwords and credit card info? I don't keep that info sitting anywhere anyway, but be extra careful if you have a nasty or two. Personally, I'd get rid of it. You can follow some of the steps I mentioned or if you don't care about losing anything you have on your computer now and a couple of extra hours this afternoon, do a clean install with a full format of c. The problem with formatting is that it never really teaches you anything other than how to efficiently re-install Windows. Or, leave it. The problem with leaving it is things may get slower as time goes on.
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ulsanchris



Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
try spybot search and destroy. it picks up some stuff that adaware misses.
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ulsanchris wrote:
try spybot search and destroy. it picks up some stuff that adaware misses.


Second that.

My Lavasoft Adaware stopped working so I tried Spybot. So far, so good. It picked up some stuff and removed them. Not bad for a free program.
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
denverdeath wrote:
If you have a real nasty, it might take a bit to get rid of whatever you've got.

Try EMCO Malware Destroyer first:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/414285
or
http://www.emco.is/malwaredestroyer/features.html

You might also want to give Housecall or Kapersky online scanners a try:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Also, download and install SpywareBlaster and BHODemon to limit future problems:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3550.html - wouldn't hurt to have it running even though it looks like the creator is no longer providing updates - http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm

If Symantec, Ad-aware, and EMCO can't fix it, I recommend going to cybertechhelp to set up a free acct...they're a little slow, but will be able to fix your problem without you having to format your hard-drive.

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/

Probably best to post your problem here:

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=25



Yea, thanks Denver. These cybertech guys helped me out. This malware scanner http://www.ewido.net/en/download/ is awesome. Nothing else worked (Lavasoft, Spydoctor, etc.) I tried just about every free downloadable spyware killer, but nothing worked until I tried this one. Highly recommend it if you got a bad spyware.
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