Re: Cannot remove adware
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/24/04
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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:05:45 -0400
In addition to cleaning your system, Spybot has a resident "immunization" module. This will update itself automatically, if you allow it to, and "immunize" your system from the known threats. Anything "suspicious", will be reported and you'll be prompted whether or not to allow the change to be made.
Often, its best to run cleaning tools, such as AdAware, SpyBot and your AV software in Safe Mode. This should prevent malware and virus's from being loaded at startup.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Hooy" <Hooy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A0994EFE-7AF9-4BE0-B18F-B2DFD352B00B@microsoft.com... > Dear GOD, my computer is infested. I've used: Panda ActiveScan, Norton AntiVirus, Spybot, and Ad-aware, but no matter what I try the damn popups and changed homepage keep showing up. Ad-aware fixes the problem for 2 minutes, tops. After 2 minutes the home page is changed back to some damn unwanted search engine that won't give me an URL, it says "aboutblank" at the top. Then i get constant popups on how my PC is infected with spyware. HijackThis didn't seem to work either. If I sent someone my HijackThis log of suspicious items, can anybody specify what to quarantine and delete? I'm so sick of this, my CPU is always running at 70%+, and I can't do anything on my PC without disconnecting it from Road Runner. Help? Please? > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: > >> Removing the Adware may solve your problems, it may not. It certainly will not hurt to remove it. >> >> -- >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >> http://www.dougknox.com >> -------------------------------- >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >> -------------------------------- >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. >> >> "K. Munch" <kmunch1040@aol.com> wrote in message news:1c28f01c4521b$029bb510$a401280a@phx.gbl... >> >I have this same problem. My desktop is completely taken >> > over by a huge ad for an "anti-spyware" software. I will >> > try the suggestion mentioned in the previous message. On >> > top of that, however, my AOL will not work. When I try to >> > open it, a box pops up saying that my computer has to be >> > restarted in order for AOL to run, but of course, when I >> > do restart my machine, the same box pops up again. >> > Does anyone think that the removal of the adware will >> > clear this situation up, or will I have to reload AOL? >> > Thanks. >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>Right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, >> > Customize Desktop, Web tab and uncheck any Web content >> > that's enabled. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered >> > Smart Display >> >>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >> >>http://www.dougknox.com >> >>-------------------------------- >> >>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >> >>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >> >>-------------------------------- >> >>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >> >>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. >> >> >> >>"KP5501" <KP5501@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> > message news:ACFF7C46-C82D-427A-BED3- >> > 58ACAC1F6F0E@microsoft.com... >> >>>I am a windows XP professional user. I have what I >> > believe to be adware running on my PC. It is an >> > advertisement for a product that promises to "keep my >> > computer safe," and it is running on top of my wallpaper >> > on my desktop, so that only a sliver of the wallpaper is >> > visible at the bottom of the screen. I have tried running >> > both add aware and spybot, and I have also tried scanning >> > for viruses. Though add aware and spybot both found some >> > suspicios programs (which I removed) the add continues to >> > run on my desktop. Also, I cannot run Symantec antivirus >> > while operating in normal mode. It will, however, run in >> > safe mode. I am at the end of my rope and am about to >> > give up and wipe my PC. Can someone please help me? >> >>. >> >> >>
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