Spyware!

[SaturnCharm]

can someone help me? i tried all the anti-spyware and anti-virus that you all posted but they don't work for me. when i download them i can't delete the spyware and virus cuz they want me to register and order the program.. Does anyone know a program that lets me delete the spyware and virus without me having to register and order?

[Guest Tetra]

Aren't there trials of those programs?

Like ad-aware really pissed me off cause I couldn't delete >=[

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[awdark]

First of all o_o" I didn't think this stickie would go to chaos...

i don't know if this is a stupid question, but if you were able to delete the file that got infected with a virus, is the virus completely removed from your computer? or are there still "traces" of it?

Its very likely that you got rid of all of it on one shot... but there is always a possibility of some junk remaining. Its like installing AOL. Once you put in the CD, it will automatically put shortcuts to AOL in your start menu, favorites in IE, and whatver else. So depending on the virus you might have something left. But sincce you haven't had any problems (I assume) recently, its pretty much safe to say you removed enough of it so it no longer works.

can someone help me? i tried all the anti-spyware and anti-virus that you all posted but they don't work for me. when i download them i can't delete the spyware and virus cuz they want me to register and order the program.. Does anyone know a program that lets me delete the spyware and virus without me having to register and order?

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Person...ubj=dl&tag=top5

Adaware is still free...

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Spybot is still also free...

Aren't there trials of those programs?

Like ad-aware really pissed me off cause I couldn't delete >=[

Are you sure? Cos adaware and those are still free... they offer "premium" stuff but thats useless addons.

Perhaps its just a stubborn spyware that doesn't let you kill it. Try safemode then do the scan again.

AGHS!!!!!!!! I'm getting more pop-ups!

Scan, see whats the cause of your problems.

[Guest 4321]

System Restore

One of the many features that Microsoft included with Windows XP that is actually useful!

So, when you know you did something stupid or your computer did the stupid thing on its own, run system restore and restore to the most recent point.

Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools-> System Restore

Click restore my computer to an earlier point, hit next, choose the date, let the computer restart itself and eventually work again.

Note: System restore fixes .exe .dll and some other files that were changed between that point and now. Your pictures, documents, media are not restored or touched... so if its a fun spyware that screwed it up, it wont fix it.

This worked like a charm! I had this thing called Spyware Quake (a trojan) that got installed in my computer yesterday but now it's gone. Thank you so much.

[Poop-Shoop-A-Loop]

I wish I checked this section before I completely wiped out my disk drive and lost all my beautiful data I feel dumb. :x

[Guest angelZ]

i don't know what happened because i don't use IE but i got a virus somehow and it basically refused to let me go to any sites when i tried to open IE (cuz i wanted to see what was wrong). it kept telling me my system was vulnerable and that my personal info could be used. anyway i tried to change my homepage back to what it was originally (yahoo.com), but it wouldn't let me. i kept getting this "about:blank" page telling me to go d/l some other softwares. i use mcafee and i thought that would work but nope. i tried to block my IE but i still got these system warnings. i used adaware and spybot but it kept coming back...

i was so close to formatting my entire computer until i decided to check out the tech forum...

and viola!! i did the system restore point thing and it worked!

now i hope that it stays this way....

[Guest aznxinvazn]

thanks for the spy ware!!!

Well, I'm glad you like the spyware.

[Guest cystaltears]

eh...what if my spyware is so intense that it wont even let me open adware...and my antivirus program? and i constantly have popups

[DaRkViEt73]

^ then what you need to do is boot into safemode, then ctrl-alt-delete and start End Tasking any unfamiliar programs you see loaded up. Attempt to run your antivirus and antispyware programs to get rid of everything. After that load up windows normally and run HijackThis! and do a scan with it. Unload everything that autoloads itself except for the obviously safe programs like your antivirus, adobe acrobat etc etc. You may need to repeat this last step under every username since each username has it's own seperate programs that it loads up.

[Guest xoxdumkrngirlxox]

Are BHO's bad? Cause I just deleted them all since it can lead to spyware.

[awdark]

Some are useful, like google toolbar or whatever.

BHOs are browesr helper objects. MS made it to let people make programs to make your life easier like firefox extensions. the problem is a lot of programs like to install those "helpers" with spyware or their programs and we dont want it.

[pachi_A]

could this be spyware?

lately my computer will die, out of nowhere. i just thought it was perhaps that it was getting old, and overheating. but then i noticed that it was running out of space on the hardrive. i download from clubbox, so i stopped downloading, and i also deleted a lot of files. it left me with 11GB out of 69GB. but then a couple of days later, i only had 8 GB left. and a week or two went by, and soon i only had 500MB. so the other day, i deleted more of my files, which left me with 8 GB. and today i only have 2 GB. i've been downloading.. but i've only downloaded 1 episode of a drama, which was 300KB.

is this spyware, of somesort? or is my computer just getting old.. messing up?

i'd really appreciate any type of help/information on what could be the cause of this.

my computer is windows xp.

[Guest DarkMagician]

could this be spyware?

lately my computer will die, out of nowhere. i just thought it was perhaps that it was getting old, and overheating. but then i noticed that it was running out of space on the hardrive. i download from clubbox, so i stopped downloading, and i also deleted a lot of files. it left me with 11GB out of 69GB. but then a couple of days later, i only had 8 GB left. and a week or two went by, and soon i only had 500MB. so the other day, i deleted more of my files, which left me with 8 GB. and today i only have 2 GB. i've been downloading.. but i've only downloaded 1 episode of a drama, which was 300KB.

is this spyware, of somesort? or is my computer just getting old.. messing up?

i'd really appreciate any type of help/information on what could be the cause of this.

my computer is windows xp.

It's definitely spyware or trojans. Lots of people think there computer is slow because of age, well this is not always true, it mostly because of spyware.

Try to use spybot or ad aware and scan and kill! Also try to scan with a Anti virus

or another problem is spyware are downloading crap form the internet for you.

[pachi_A]

^^ ahh, i'm so depressed now. but thank you.

i tried spysweeper yesterday, and i had traces of 18 cookies that could've been spyware. then my computer was acting weird today, so i tried spysweeper again, and this time i found 30 traces of spyware. but other than that, the spyware couldn't find anything too big. i also installed norton antivirus, and it said that i have no viruses.

so i dont know what to do... i'll try to go get it checked.

thanks again.

[Guest mxth]

HI awdark!!!! i'll help u here...u really did hijack this place

heres a very nice way to remove viruses...i'm not sure it can do spy/ad ware

Killbox download

Using Kill Box to remove viruses with help of anti-virus software

1. Your antivirus program detected the virus but is unvailable to remove the virus infected file(s).

2.It may (or may not depending on your anti-virus software [McAfee does]) give you a path (example: C:\Windows\.......) **

3.Copy and paste that address into the killbox program in the space called "Full path or File to Delete"

4.press the "X" button and answer yes to the question.

5. restart

6.(optional) You can put in the Win XP Cd to repair damaged areas if any created by the virus(es)

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***IF YOU DELETE THE WRONG FILE (A REQUIRED SYSTEM FILE) AND YOUR COMPUTER NO LONGER FUNCTION I AM NOT RESPOSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DELETED OR YOUR COMPUTER. USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. ***

visit tech-xperts (in signiture there) and post problems to recieve more help and solutions image013.png

**If your anti-virus does not tell you teh path you are screwed.

Your only solutions are:

1. Reformat

2.new anti-virus software that tells path and cont. the above directions.

3.live with the virus on y our comp.

4.get a new comp.

technique by mxth proven and works

NORTON DOES NOT WORK TO WELL TRY MCAFEE!!! NEITHER DOES MOST FERE STUFF!!!...

[Guest litoxshortaii]

does google toolbar actually block popups? because i know IE has an automatic popup blocker too but it doesnt block evry single popup.. it sometimes misses some.

also... has anyone downloaded the new version of bsplayer recently? it's supported by an adware thing called whenu save and to use bsplayer, run you HAVE to have it installed unless you buy the pro version. kinda sucks.

[Guest nssidiot]

Norton detected that I have this igfdrm.dll on my computer that's a virus... I can't seem to get rid of it.. help?

[Guest CK92842]

Norton detected that I have this igfdrm.dll on my computer that's a virus... I can't seem to get rid of it.. help?

You can run NOD32 which I find to be the most effective anti-virus program out there today. Doesn't hog up resources like Norton or Trend Micro.

[Guest mxth]

Norton detected that I have this igfdrm.dll on my computer that's a virus... I can't seem to get rid of it.. help?

did uread what i wrote up there? killbox can get rid of it