Re: A new hijacking

From: DanS (t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t_at_a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a..n.e.t)
Date: 09/20/05

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    "Bob Smith" <usirsclt_No_Spam_@earthlink.net> wrote in
    news:xCUXe.1157$vw6.139@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net:

    i'll top-post here, but i just wanted to mention to give M$ Anti-spyware
    a go as well.

    i found that the spybot's 'innoculate system' tea timer thing really did
    no nothing for me.

    MS AS is the only one of the freebies that has a realtime monitor.

    >
    > "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
    > message news:OmlgWeevFHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    >> floresrikitic@hotmail.com wrote:
    >> > This one doesn't seem to be affecting things too much EXCEPT
    >> > that I now have a wallpaper that won't go away. It's a blood-
    >> > red screen with a black area in the middle with "DANGER: SPYWARE"
    >> > flashing in huge red letters. Then it goes on to tell me how
    >> > I can pay them extortion money (my words not theirs) "for as
    >> > low as $49.95" to get rid of the ***. My homepage had also
    >> > been replaced by a warning from them, that I was being watched,
    >> > along with listing my DNS etc. etc. (I think I've gotten
    >> > rid of that problem, but the wallpaper I haven't been able to.)
    >> >
    >> > All this crap started yesterday after very briefly visiting
    >> > an adult site. I wish they all had one neck and my hands
    >> > were around it. It'll stop when these scum start being sent
    >> > to prison for doing this. I've run HijackThis and Spybot,
    >> > and have of course tried to change my wallpaper, but of course
    >> > they've covered that and I can't override what they've done.
    >> > Not yet anyway. Anybody know about this one and what to
    >> > do to solve it? Thanks a bunch.
    >>
    >> LOL! People that get spyware, get what they pay for, and deserve it.
    >
    > I concur. Now, in saying that, here are some suggestions to get rid of
    > that bugger. First, make a note of who is offering that $49.95 fix, as
    > you can use that information to report them to the government
    > authorities.
    >
    > Next, make sure that your Anti-Virus software definitions file is up
    > to date. Click on the update feature to see.
    >
    > Go back into Spybot S & D, and check for a more recent updated
    > definitions file. Go into the inoculate tab, and inoculate your
    > system. Don't run the program yet.
    >
    > Go to www.majorgeeks.com , click on their spyware detection link in
    > the left frame, and download SpywareBlaster & Ad-Aware SE. Install
    > each one of them, and then click their update functions to make sure
    > that you have the most recent definition files. Don't run Ad-Aware
    > just yet.
    >
    > Reboot your computer into safe mode, and then run your anti-virus
    > program, Ad-Aware & Spybot ... one at a time. Either one of those
    > programs should be able to find and delete that nasty. Reboot your
    > computer into regular mode and see if it shows up again.
    >
    > If it does, then run HiJackThis and post your log at one of the
    > following forums.
    >
    > (http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30)
    > (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html)
    > (http://castlecops.com/forum67.html)
    > (http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17)
    > (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=2)
    > (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18)
    > (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24)
    > (http://boards.cexx.org/viewforum.php?f=1)
    > (http://www.malwarebytes.biz/forums/index.php?showforum=5)
    > (http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/index.php)
    > (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security)
    >
    > Someone from one of these sites can provide some answers for you.
    >
    > Oh one more thing ... STFA from porn sites ...
    >
    > Bob
    >
    >

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