help required - spyware programmes

[doddze]

I have picked up a couple of programmes that I want to delete........... I am running Norton anti virus but it wont get rid of them and I cant manually delete them either. They advertise spyware and when you click close they then want you to connect so obviously diallers. I am on B/band so can't get caught. Zonelab spyware on the net found the programmes but wants you to pay for the software to delet them.... any help appreciated

[Podie]

Download spybot...

www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

>> Edited by Podie on Wednesday 22 December 14:38

[blueski]

Download Ad-Aware personal edition from www.lavasoft.com

Make sure to keep it updated with the latest definitions, and run it at least once a week (or whenever you discover a problem).

Could also do a search on www.download.com for other (free) Spyware software.

You can also download a good (free) firewall from www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/comparison.jsp?lid=ho_za

Finally, stop using Internet Explorer and download Firefox (www.getfirefox.com). Far fewer security holes, no popup ads and tabbed browsing.

HTH

[doddze]

Podie

ran spy bot and it kicked oput a lot of files......... but still getting pop ups appearing...any other ideas??

[Podie]

doddze said:

Podie ran spy bot and it kicked oput a lot of files......... but still getting pop ups appearing...any other ideas??

Did you check for updates on spybot first..?

[doddze]

yep

[Hut49]

Best to run both spybot and adaware SE in Safe Mode - if you run it after all the stuff's loaded you'll never get to the root of the problem. While you're in Safe Mode do a disk clean up and defrag then you'll be squeaky clean for 2005!

[doddze]

running xp........ how do I get it to safe mode? I dont get any pop ups when on line at aol it is when I go onto the web. If I use outlook express my home page keeps getting altered to a site called about:blank. Sounds similar tothe problem Rgee had. Posted below my posting

[doddze]

All seem to be sorted now.........touch wood.

Used spybot, ad aware and AOL spyware checker........ interestingly ad adwarefound 91 issues after spybot had been run I now also have zone alert firewall!!! If all else fails I'll shoot the little f*****s

[doddze]

All seem to be sorted now.........touch wood.

Used spybot, ad aware and AOL spyware checker........ interestingly ad adwarefound 91 issues after spybot had been run I now also have zone alert firewall!!! If all else fails I'll shoot the little f*****s

[doddze]

All seem to be sorted now.........touch wood.

Used spybot, ad aware and AOL spyware checker........ interestingly ad adwarefound 91 issues after spybot had been run I now also have zone alert firewall!!! If all else fails I'll shoot the little f*****s

[doddze]

All seem to be sorted now.........touch wood.

Used spybot, ad aware and AOL spyware checker........ interestingly ad adwarefound 91 issues after spybot had been run I now also have zone alert firewall!!! If all else fails I'll shoot the little f*****s

[gopher]

Not sure about that, I think you have very nasty "multiple return key" virus !!

[sadako]

Some spyware scanners will pick up things others wont. Adaware and spybot are a powerful combo. Have also heard good things about HijackThis! but havnt tried it yet. I recommend you run both weekly for a while.

[FunkyNige]

sadako said:

Have also heard good things about HijackThis! but havnt tried it yet.

HijackThis! is excellent if you know what you're doing, it can kill your computer if you don't!
It doesn't do things automatically - it puts up a list of potentailly dodgy registry entries and asks you what ones to delete. However, some are perfectly safe for your computer and/or are essential for it to run. Plenty of forums on the 'net (I imagine this one too) will tell you what to delete if you paste up the log it produces.

[kojak]

Just downloaded Spybot. 111 of the f**kers.

[kojak]

However, according to 'Registry Mechanic', I have 375 problems in the 'shared files' section, 3 in 'add and delete programs, and one other. All these require me to be registed.

Adware6 shows i'd got 16.

[simpo two]

I think I just had an autodialler too - immediately after Windows loaded the Dial Up connection window would appear. I'd click Cancel and it would say 'connecting...'. I'd Cancel again and it would go.

Every so often it would pop up again.

IMO Norton's no good for this kind of thing (fine for viruses but not spyware) - however SpyBot found it and killed it.

[gemini]

18 found on mine with ad ware
Trojans, auto diallers

Little f--kers kept crashing my broswer so I switched to firfox and ran adware

all is sorted