Re: Removing "PCTuneup" spyware?

From: Imhotep (Imhotep_at_nospam.com)
Date: 08/29/05 

Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:59:28 GMT

trs80 wrote:

> 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.

Now, now this kind of talk should be reserve for Jim Watt...

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