Re: Spysweeper info!

From: Jim (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:18:03 -0700

I found the rite spyware sweeper & ran it & removed what
it found & now i'm not able to connect to the internet at
all & I keep getting can not find server now ...So any
ideas what to do now?....Here is what spysweeper found &
removed & I still have them in quarantine 1.coolwebsearch
2.hot as hell with 5 different .dat files 3.powerscan
4.smarttags 5. vx2 (transponder)with 5 different .dat
files. Any idea what will help now?
>-----Original Message-----
>There are several spyware, adware & malware removers that
are free of charge
>to run & remove spyware detected.
>Adware 6
>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>
>Spy Sweeper
>http://www.spysweeper.com/download.html
>
>I am not sure these are free removals (I do not use them)
if they do not
>remove for free they will surely offer the path to the
infection.
>Spybot
>http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
>
>PAL
>http://www2.palsol.com/spyrem_offer/index.html?
hop=linkbarter
>
>This a program that might catch them before they reach
your HDD.(free)
>Download & keep updated
>Spyware Blaster 3.2
>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
>--
>Hope This Helps
>Haus
>Good Luck
>
>
>
>"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:0bf401c47b0c$8b37cb10$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi I have been trying to get my computer back from a
>> hijacking i'm guessing cause I can bootup the computer &
>> surf the internet for about 10 min. before it will stop
>> surfing & put up a can no display page ...So i've been
>> reading in this group for things to try & i've tried the
>> spysweeper & was wondering if just the scanner is free &
>> you have to purchase the removal tool or is there a free
>> one availible?.....It found 14 infection but i'm not
able
>> to remove them & i'm not positive if that will take care
>> of all my problems if they where removed but i'm sure it
>> would help but I don't have $40.00 to spend for every
>> program that comes down the pike that'll clean something
>> that another won't! Help please my puter has been messed
>> up for 4 weeks & I hate to lose all my programs by
>> formating the hard drive I bought the puter used off
ebay
>> & don't have the cd's to put the programs back on it &
>> just found out the home made backup cd of the windows xp
>> pro that came with it don't match the key # that was
givin
>> for it!
>
>
>.
>

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