babyiemori69 CONTRIBUTOR
Countries/State : Age : 40 location : JeSSeLtoN, Sabah Website : www.twitter.com/babyiemori69 Tag ID: : SFC 09305 Points : 12777 Reputation : 19 Number of posts : 1644
| Subject: Troubleshooting & Help 28/7/2010, 10:26 pm | |
| ~ SPYWARE?????
Now you have spyware... good job.
Lets try to salvage whats loss and fix it.
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 it’s a fun spyware that screwed it up, it wont fix it.
ADaware Somewhere on this site you will find a download link http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ even if you don't think you have spyware its always good to scan occasionaly. I like it... its free can't beat that.
Spybot Search and Destroyhttp://beam.to/spybotsd It has a nice scanning and spyware removal features that sometimes work better than Adaware... so try both if you have stubborn spyware.
Hijackthis Some people don't really like it, I find it very useful.http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html Run it, scan, look at the list. What you don't understand go >_<.Okay, im not that cruel lol. Seriously its nice to scan when you don't have a problem, that way you know what won't belong on the list. A lot of times you can just scan, check off the things that don't belong and have it "fix" it. After you restart if it comes back, google it. If you got the spyware there is at least a few other people out there who got the same thing... Caution: Hijackthis can be very powerful, so be sure to research things BEFORE you delete it. You can easily end up making things not start up properly after you delete it.
AIM Fix and IE Fix Two utilities I read about here is AIM Fix, a fixer for those stupid AIM viruses and IE fix a set everything back to default fix for Internet Exploder. I have never tried these programs. http://jayloden.com/software.htm
The BEST thing to do is AVOID the spyware. Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ I seriously dont know WHY so many people don't like it. If you don't, thats okay... Perhaps you like Opera http://www.opera.com/ Some people just like Opera, I don't really like it but its now add free and as close to freeware as you get. And if you like IE, some antiviruses will stop some... Firewalls can't really help because spyware comes in as regular web data... like opening soompi. Spyware Blaster http://www.spywareblaster.org/downloads.html is good at blocking out spyware and preventing them from installing.
guard http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html looks like a very good simple anti-spyware utility, but I have not tried it and I don't intend to try it by going to a spyware infested site to test it. Looks very similar to Spyware Blaster, its actually from the same company but they are both free, why not try them.
Google Toolbar http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/index.html I recomend the use of Google Toolbar for blocking popups. I have this installed but don't use it much anymore because I prefer Firefox. Either way, it adds a nice and useful google box to your IE and blocks out popups. If you have those Anti-Spyware utilities running, it might be bring up a red flag as a BHO (browser helper object) except its okay because this type of software was the original intent of Browser Helper Objects... not Browser Objects that direct you to an advertisement site.
IE-Spyads https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm also recomended by floppy. Will help try to stop spyware from installing for those dedicated IE users. Also, take a look at http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=768776 it is called the "Rampant Paranoia" thread. You can follow that and even make your prescious IE spyware resistant.The last thing I want to add that most people don't often think about is Windows Updates. Windows is FULL of bugs and known exploits. Did you know a computer connected to the internet with Windows XP or Windows 2000 freshly installed will be full of viruses within a few hours? You dont even need to touch your mouse or keyboard, the viruses will do it for you. I think thats it, anyone that can do better do it
Winfixer There are so many people that seem to be getting this that I think its worth my time editing this.http://www.spyware-removal-guideline.com/winfixer-removal similar but looks more logical look at post #2. http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=194625 Both essentially does the same thing. They both use Vundo and involve removing the entries from the startup, then the program finishes off the spyware in safemode. I recomend this guide http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-remo...rib-t91765.html Winfixer http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81771 Super Anti Spyware New Addition to this list! http://superantispyware.com/ seems to be the new favorite in spyware and adware removal. :] definitely worth a shot!
Malwarebytes http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-...4-10804572.html
More options http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/10/sa...y-from-malware/ My current favorite anti spyware program. Works well for a lot of spyware issues.
|
|