topshot Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Yes, unfortunately my comp has been infected with Spyware that seems to stay stuck to my Internet Favorites folder. I have made about 5 attempts to rid my web browser of this pest by deleting it time and time again, yet it resurfaces every time I log on. I've even tried scanning it with SpyBot and using the Internet filters to try and stop it from resurfacing, but my efforts failed. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how to permanently destroy it? Because the last thing I'd resort to is deleting my computer account, and I wouldn't want to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 What kinda spyware is it? Can you like change the registrys or something? I usually don't have spyware stuff...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Use Webroot's Spy Sweeper. It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Where were you that would give you persky spyware topshot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Have you tried Ad-Aware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Ad-Aware Spybot S&D Spyware Blaster Pest Patrol Spy Sweeper WinPatrol Get them all if you can, keep all the ref files updated, and use them at LEAST once a week, if not daily. If you are infected and can't seem to get rid of it, run your anti-spyware scans from Safe Mode. Also keep your anti-virus files up to date and run that often. Get a good solid firewall and keep it on at all times. It's nice to have both a hardware one and a software firewall running. If all else fails: find out the name of the spyware program you are infected with and Google it. Chances are there is someone out there who can tell you how to remove it manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpTheHotrod Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 SpyBot S&D works wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--ZeeMan-- Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 ya spybot s & d works very well :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-st-carebear Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 well those posts above should have solved your problem if not u might want to try spybot S&D beta http://www.safer-networking.org/files/spybotsd13.exe try it at your own risk since it beta! feel free to msg me if you have any more problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshot Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 Thanks, guys. I might have the problem solved now. Me mum's running an ad-aware scan right now. What kinda spyware is it? The dangerously explicit kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshot Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 Originally posted by RoxStar Where were you that would give you persky spyware topshot? My e-mail inbox. It was littered with ads about Viagra and such. Damn illegal stuff-making bastards! They should all be sued by the Supreme Court's paralegal fist for doing such things! Can't they realize that there are young children surfing the net? Such things would traumatize them, just like it did to me, and I'm only 17! They disgust me! I'm damned serious about this! They should all be thrown in the slammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Originally posted by topshot I'm damned serious about this! They should all be thrown in the slammer! I say shot in the leg but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--ZeeMan-- Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 oh come on....the government should make money off of them :-) First: round all them up and line them up against a wall. Second: Invite people to throw rotten tomatoes at them for like a quarter each. Third: rake in all the cash they'll make :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 LOL, at one time not so long ago I had like 6 viruses and about 5 times that much spyware. Some of it is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Just a little question.... how the heck do all you people GET all this spyware? I know its not just sitting on a page somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 A lot of it comes with various Peer-to-Peer apps, like Kazaa and the like... as well as other questionable freeware and shareware downloads often come bundled with spyware payloads attached that you have to agree to to use to get the program to run. Some can be transmitted right over webpages if you don't have your IE security settings up high enough. And some can get auto-installed by opening malicious e-mail spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Originally posted by BongoBob Have you tried Ad-Aware? thats what i'm using works well for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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