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Spyware, Trojans, etc....

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by The Real Shady, Mar 28, 2005.

  1. The Real Shady

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    I know this has been posted before but I can't find it. Does anybody have any links where I can download a spyware removal program?
     
  2. RocketsPimp

    RocketsPimp Member

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    Ever heard of google?

    Try the following:

    Ad-Aware
    Spybot
    Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta

    Those 3 catch 98% of whats out there.
     
  3. Harrisment

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  4. The Real Shady

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    Are they free though?
     
  5. Harrisment

    Harrisment Member

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    Yeah....totally free.
     
  6. The Real Shady

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    Nevermind.
     
  7. The Real Shady

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    Cool. Thanks.
     
  8. The Real Shady

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    Damn, it didn't work. I have my homepage set up as Google, but it keeps changing it to a poorn site. Ahhhhhh :mad:
     
  9. The Real Shady

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    Wow, when I typed in P0rn the correct way on the last post it automatically linked it to another site. That's crazy.
     
  10. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    Try CWSshredder.
     
  11. Harrisment

    Harrisment Member

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    Did you actually run a scan with those tools after you downloaded them? Run a full system scan with AdAware, right click and select everything that it finds, then delete them all. After that run spybot, let it delete what it finds, then see if you still have the problem.
     
  12. pirc1

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    Ya, those programs are not smart enough to start by themselves:p
     
  13. RocketsPimp

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    Quit surfing free p*rn sites!!

    :p

    For this you need to get HijackThis and possibly CWShredder. Do a search for how to use these applications.
     
  14. The Real Shady

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    Nothing seems to be able to work. Hijack This is able to find it and removes the entry, but it keeps coming back. I'll keep screwing around with it. Thanks for the help.
     
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    pirc1 Member

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    Are you keep going back to source of the problem? If you keep visiting the same site that doesn't help.
     
  16. Harrisment

    Harrisment Member

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    I can just see this happening....

    "Whew, finally got all the spyware taken care of. Time to check out some more of those "free" p*rn sites. Crap!! :mad: "


    ;)
     
  17. The Real Shady

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    :D Nope.
     
  18. The Real Shady

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    YES!!!! Hijack This got it. Thanks!!!!
     
  19. pirc1

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    Next time just watch where you step.;)
     
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    Dell? CTRL F11

    This cleansweeps the system...Make sure you back up EVERYTHING of value that you have installed or saved.

    It resets to a snapshot of day one startup.
     

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