Re: Removing "PCTuneup" spyware?

From: trs80 (trs80_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/27/05

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    Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:58:04 -0700

    maybe you got your fingers over too far on the keyboard A lot of gibberish
    retardo speak.....can you get your mommie to translate?
    "Martin" <usenet@etiqa.co.uk> wrote in message
    news:430ca35b$0$24647$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
    > Notan wrote:
    >> Matt Silberstein wrote:
    >>
    >>>On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:03:02 -0700, in alt.computer.security , "trs80"
    >>><trs80@yahoo.com> in <P4UOe.23780$Ep.3056@lakeread02> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>no speakie retardo......isnt there someone who can type for you?
    >>>
    >>>Have fun with that spyware.
    >>>
    >>><hint>
    >>>When asking for favors from people it is a good idea to be nice to
    >>>them.
    >>></hint>
    >>>
    >>>[snip]
    >>
    >>
    >> The whole thing's rather humerous... The guy asks for help, gets it,
    >> although not in terms that he likes, and makes fun of the respondent.
    >
    > Water off a ducks back. If he was paying for the advice I'd just double
    > the fees lol
    >
    >> From what I understand, this particular piece of malware wreaks havoc,
    >> every time you turn on your machine... The longer it stays, the more
    >> destruction it causes.
    >
    > You think this one is bad? One of my clients managed to get 180 Search
    > Assistant and other crap loaded on a few machines. After trying to get rid
    > of it off one I just blew them all out and gave clean installs.
    >
    > I also set up a very substantial hosts file and stopped them using IE
    > unless logged in as administrator. It didn't happen again and the cost of
    > the whole exercise made sure it was sufficient for them to remember in
    > future.

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