Spyware/adware Help
<div class="IPBDescription">It just won't. go. away</div> recently, i've been getting random adware popups, and i know they're adware because they happen <i>everywhere</i>, even here.
I've scanned with Ad-aware, Spybot Search and destroy. Twice each, and niether of them picked up the problem.
And don't answer 'Get Firefox/mozilla/opera/a life' i wan't to get rid of it, not hide it and hope it goes away
I've scanned with Ad-aware, Spybot Search and destroy. Twice each, and niether of them picked up the problem.
And don't answer 'Get Firefox/mozilla/opera/a life' i wan't to get rid of it, not hide it and hope it goes away
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also donwload and update AVG (google) for virii
also donwload and update AVG (google) for virii <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
norton works fine for me.
i got spybot at least 4 months back, and it still hasnt needed updating
use firefox, forget them, and hope they will disapear...
when i use firefox i dont get this popups..i can scan hundrets of times without result.. i just have to open internet explorer and i have 9 new addware objects again..
forget about INTERNET EXPLODER
but on the google number guessing one, every time i guessed a number 1 or 2 pr0n windows would pop up
i got spybot at least 4 months back, and it still hasnt needed updating <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You sure you have spybot 1.3?
I had Spybot 1.2 and that never seemed to update because 1.3 is out so the update feature on 1.2 doesn't work anymore.
Apart from that what are the pop-ups for? If they're about being awarded a new polyphonic ringtone then i had the same problem, neither ad-aware or spybot detects them yet. If it is let me know and I'll tell you you need to remove.
Also try a virus scan with housecall online and have it check in your windows and documents and settings folders. (If you want to be quick, otherwise do the whole disk.)
when i scanned with ad-aware, after updating, it started detecting registry VALUES, ot's ever picked up any of them before, only registry keys
it's also taking a lot longer to scan
I had one bastard worm the other day called wuam.exe which had written itself all over my reg, so i had to go through all that <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
if you spot anything dubious, just untick and write it out of the reg if its in there...
when i scanned with ad-aware, after updating, it started detecting registry VALUES, ot's ever picked up any of them before, only registry keys
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Well make sure you get spybot 1.3, theres been a few updates for it, so that may help.
<a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/?page=download' target='_blank'>Clicky here</a>
The new spybot also has alot more immunisations, about 400+, so run that. It also has a much better on startup checker thing. So thats also good.
Try running <a href='http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html' target='_blank'>Hijackthis</a> and look through the logs it gives. It give a very through account of the stuff that happens when windows starts up and what attaches its self to IE. Making it very useful. Check through them and see if anything unusual turns up. Post the logs on here if you want and I'll see if i can help.
most of the spyware is pr0n
i don't know if it's fixed, but i sure caught a lot of crap.
Spybot crashed at the end, saying i was missing a .dll with the word kernel in it :/
Switch to other browser, doesn't matter which one, just do it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<u>Phase 1</u>
Download <a href='http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html?part=104443&subj=dlpage&tag=button' target='_blank'>Spybot S&D</a>. Once you have and have installed it run the update and download all updates, then click the immunize button. Then a check will happen usually teling you to immunize. Click ok then click the immunize button at the top. Then click the lovly button that says "Enable peranet blocking of all bad webpages in internet explorer" and select black pages silently from the combo box. Finally check for problems from the search and destroy tab on the left and fix everything
Close the program
<u>Phase 2</u>
Download <a href='http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html' target='_blank'>Spyware Blaster</a> and install. First check for updates for the program on the update tag. Once done click the protection tab and simply click enable all protection. You done, close the app.
<u>Phase 3a</u>
Download <a href='http://toolbar.google.com/' target='_blank'>Google Toolbar</a> and install. This provides. the best popup stopper about for internet explorer.
<u>Phase 3b</u>
Failing that download <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/download.html' target='_blank'>Mozilla Firefox</a>. Its an alternative web browser that is very very good with built in popup protection.
<u>The Final Result</u>
You now have a pc which:<ul><li>Blocks 99% of popups</li><li>Blocks 80%+ of adverts and banners</li><li>Is defended againts allsorts of nasty stuff</li><li>Doesn't get filled with annoying crap so quick</li><li>Will likly run faster because of less annoying crap</li><li>Is more secure</li></ul><b>This has been the most useful post i have EVER made, dont knock it</b> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>Edit:</b> Sorry this is a direct rip from another one of my forum threads