Re: Spyware/Adware
From: Malke (invalid_at_not-real.com)
Date: 08/31/05
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:49:35 -0700
Marc D. Williams wrote:
> Technophobe wrote:
>> I had a message that my PC is infected by Spyware/adware this morning
>> and it
>> took me to PSGuard.com to install something to disinfect my PC. is
>> it OK to use this or should I use something else?
>> amy advice greatly received
>
> I'm usually wary of something telling me it found something and then
> pointing to a website for a fix.
> I did a quick Google search and it seems that in some cases there is
> a malware/trojan/virus called PSGuard.
> Not sure what the connection is between that and the supposed
> anti-malware/anti-virus utility at PSGuard.com.
>
> If you don't already have utilities to deal with this stuff some
> of the better known are LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and
> Spybot Search and Destroy for spotting adware/malware.
> I use AVG Anti-Virus for virus detection.
>
> Ad-Aware
> http://www.lavasoft.de/
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy
> http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html
>
> AVG Anti-Virus
> http://www.grisoft.com/
>
> Though I've never tried them you can have your system scanned
> online from Symantec.
> http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
>
> Marc
This is connected with the Smitfraud trojan. Here is a link to a thread
regarding cleanup:
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=252803
Malke
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