Spyware

[John L]

I have a notebook that has recently getting slower, especially when online. I also noticed popups and some browser hijacking going on too. Not all the time, but something is going on.

I tried running adaware but it gets to the screen where you delete the infections found and then shuts down adaware unexpectedly.

I am in safe mode now running it again. Hopefully that will do it but, if not... any other suggestions?

 

[Shovelhead]

Security Tango

 

[high impact]

I had a browser hijacker and security tango didn't touch it! Shovel is correct though - the tango works great for spyware, I have a clean machine now! hahaha Techman sent me a link (I will post it here for you as soon as I find it) and that is what you need to do - you must go into the registry and clear it out manually.


Here is the link

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=88420

 

[Shovelhead]

I had a browser hijacker and security tango didn't touch it! Techman sent me a link (I will post it here for you as soon as I find it) and that is what you need to do - you must go into the registry and clear it out manually.

It doesn't claim to remove hijackers, except coolwebsearch. That's a whole different ballgame.

 

[high impact]

...I also noticed popups and some browser hijacking going on too...

You are correct Shovel but...

He most likely has a browser hijacker. The tango does work very well for spyware - it is quite a drawn out process but it does work for spybots.

 

[John L]

Yeh, the hijacking was obviously tied to a key logging type of spy... If I netsearched google for "adaware" or "Spybot search and destroy".. it would return with a new popped up window and a cleverly worded ad for some adware remover software being sold.

It is running the tango steps now. i will also follow the link above. and thanks!

 

[Shovelhead]

Yeh, the hijacking was obviously tied to a key logging type of spy... If I netsearched google for "adaware" or "Spybot search and destroy".. it would return with a new popped up window and a cleverly worded ad for some adware remover software being sold.

It is running the tango steps now. i will also follow the link above. and thanks!

Are you using Internet Explorer?

 

[TheProfessor]

are you able to update your virus definitions? if not, download them onto another computer and transfer and overwrite the old files in the directory. I also use spybot search & destroy. The two of those in tandem have kept me mostly virus free.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
download there for free

 

[Checkers]

http://onecare.live.com by micro$oft helped get me through my last issues with spyware. It may be worth a look.

Checkers

 

[binki]

spybot search and destroy from safer networking. works great and blocks bad sites. best of all it is free.

 

[John L]

Thanks for the comments, Sorry for the delay. I had to allocate time to run all of these.

I did the tango exactly as described. I followed the majorgeeks info that High Impact posted (that was intense, but I didnt actually find any of those files).

It now seems to run somewhat faster and I havent had the hijacking again so far.

Got my fingers crossed. Many Thanks