Re: I love Spyware and Adware!
- From: "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 11:50:22 -0400
"rive0108" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2fd31ee950f66e893a9c2634c4785059@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Justin;1033242 Wrote:Running Windows XP my cousin ended up with an infestation of spyware and
adware after AVG ran out and it stopped updating.
I installed AVG 8.5 ran a scan, it disinfected winlogon.exe and then
blue screened.
After a reboot and another scan winlogon.exe was no longer infected but
other files were. It seems to have disinfected them.
The only thing left is a popup that comes up everytime IE is started. I
can't figure out what is causing it. I ran ad aware - it disposed of a
few things but he still gets that popup when IE starts.
What now?
First of all, AVG and Ad-Aware are not very good, and you are probably
dealing with Polymorphic malware.
Example, AVG is recent AV-Comparative testing [feb 2009] only received
1 star certification out of 3 stars.
This is what I suggest you do:
1. download/run a certified 3 star antivirus/antispyware app like NOD32
4, Kaspersky, Symantec, or Mcafee with Artemis.
Avira is free, as is Avast!. Both only received 2 star certification in
regards to On-demand scannning, but they are both better than AVG.
2. download and run Malwarebytes. Real time protection is disabled in
the trial version, so update and use the On-Demand scanner. This App is
specifically geared towards Polymorphic trojans, and is not designed to
be used as a standalone.
You can also download and run a System Inspector self Diagnostic. Green
is ideal, while anything In red is a problem.
If it was me I would do this:
Install the 30 day *Eset* *NOD32 4 Antivirus/Antimalware* (this is the
only program to recieve both a 3 star certification in Hueristic and on
demand scanning from AV-Comparatives) [Nov 08/Feb 09]
then, I would Install and run Malwarebytes, and run a full Scan with
Defender-but I run x64 Ultimate-you would have to download this app.
note- you can remove NOD32 after your system is cleaned. This app has
self defense to prevent Malware Corruption.
Chances are though, you have User/data file and Windows corruption that
only a re-install will fix.
Antivirus Comparative testing:
http://www.vistax64.com/system-security/172321-vista-sp1-antivirus-performance.html
Antimalware/Antivirus scanners:
http://www.vistax64.com/system-security/162362-antivirus-scanners-internet-security-tools.html
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rive0108
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http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
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