TK-8252 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I seem to have gotten some spyware in my system. At first I was bombarded with annoying programs, which I managed to uninstall. There were some empty folders created in Program Files which I deleted. But I still am having annoying pop-up (among other things) ads and IE is slow and feels bogged down, and the Status Bar at the bottom keeps going away. I've been running Ad-aware and deleting junk, but it keeps coming back. What do you all recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Switch to firefox for the love of god! before its too late! *dramatic chord* Anyway, Ad-aware might help, but spybot Search and destroy would do a better job at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Dang TK, that sucks. I'm afraid I don't know enough about this sort of thing to help you out technically, but I can offer this tidbit of advice... I recommend that you send a pack of rabid wolverines over to the morons who did that to your computer and beat them to death with a fruitcake. Or perhaps you could introduce them to Mr. Garbage Compactor. (Only joking, kiddies. Neverhoodian does not support violence...most of the time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 uhm...dewd..get yahoo toolbar, it has a thing on it called anti-spy, that's what i use at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Originally posted by Anthony Switch to firefox for the love of god! before its too late! *dramatic chord* Anyway, Ad-aware might help, but spybot Search and destroy would do a better job at that. Ditto. Spybot: Search and Destroy - Link FireFox - Link There, made it easy for you. TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Firefox is what I use, and while I still get the occasional spyware, it's so much better than IE. And I like firefox more anyways (TABBED BROWSING!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupes. Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I freaking hate Firefox !!! Just get Ad-aware and/or Spybot search and destroy, a decent firewall and anti-virus program... That's what I have and I've never had any problem whatsoever with Internet Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Originally posted by .:CoupeS:. I freaking hate Firefox !!! *throws into a mincing machine* RAARAGAHAGAHGAHG! Anyway, before this thread turns into a Firefox vs. IE thread, also try spyware blaster, it works well too. With Adware, Spybot, and spyware blaster together, I haven't gotten any spyware in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 meh. Ive never had probs with IE, so if it aint broke, why fix it. I have Norton Internet Security and run Ad aware and spyweeper once a week. Works a treat mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 You said damn I just use spy sweeper, ad-aware, and spybot s&d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=137754&highlight=spyware I use Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Spyware Blaster. I have no problems with Spyware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 is it as bad as this one btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis is it as bad as this one btw? Was someone trying to get spyware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi_Kwiet Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 What could you possibly hate about firefox, besides having trouble embracing change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis is it as bad as this one btw? dear gawd it burns! ;_; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mex Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I can't imagine how slow internet explorer would go with all that crap. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Tip: Stop using IE. (and never touch AOL!) I use Opera and it has dramatically reduced the problem of pop-ups and other crap from the browser end. As to email spam all I can suggest is filtering software and a good virus scanner. There isn't much else one can do these days.. spam comes and goes in bursts. Three things (or rather four) every internet user needs these days: 1) Virus Scanner 2) Firewall 3) Spyware/Malware detector/remover 4) Registry scanner/repair program Spam filtering & popup blocking is the next thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Do you have a router? My router protects me from 75% of all bad stuff. Then I've got 4 free awesome things AVG anti-virus Ad-Aware Spybot: Search and Destroy Firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-8252 Posted October 20, 2004 Author Share Posted October 20, 2004 I've used Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy, Spy Sweeper, and SpywareBlaster. Nothing is working. I guess I'll just reformat... I have old junk collected that should be cleaned out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADD>uB< Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I use Noton Anit-Virus , Zone Alarm , Ad-Aware , Spybot S&D , and a little prog. that CapN turned me onto , works pretty good with IE , Panicware: Pop-Up Stopper (easy on and off, for opening links and such). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/ Go there Download HijackThis and run it. Save a log of it. Copy and Paste the log in a new thread you make and the admins will look at it and tell you what to fix. Problem solved. Oh yeah, get Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spysweeper, and CWShredder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis is it as bad as this one btw? ...That is the most depressing picture I have ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdome83 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jedi Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Try doing a virus scan. I use McAffee about once a week. Delete any infected files. Also remember to delete your temporary internet files frequently. I do just about every day, cause I was having a BIG problem with spyware a bit ago. Adaware and Spybot S&D helped a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-8252 Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 I reformatted... now am spyware-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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