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Super Sion You BlockHead! Level: 70 Posts: 1079/2472 EXP: 3002513 For next: 13298 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yo Mommas House Since last post: 29 min. Last activity: 5 min. |
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| My computers suffering from like 59 spies and I cant get rid of them. Ive downloaded like 5 different Spyware Removal programes but all they do is Scan until you pay for it. I need a FREE SPYWARE REMOVAL PROGRAM. Id look for one on my own but my computers so screwed up that I cant stay online for more than 5 minutes at a time and forget about using AIM. Help would be greatly appreciated. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 1030/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Try Spybot Search and Destroy (Click here for website) or search for Ad-Aware. | |||
KATW King Yoshi "If you stare at something long enough, it can be funny." Level: 86  Posts: 1586/3959 EXP: 6087979 For next: 54128 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Yeah... I used SSaD and got pretty good results out of it. Its user friendly(thank goodness for that) and gets the job done.  |
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Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44  Posts: 100/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Well, there's two good ones, Spybot: Search and Destroy, already mentioned. The other being Ad-Aware 6.0. Both will serve you well. | |||
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Super Sion You BlockHead! Level: 70 Posts: 1080/2472 EXP: 3002513 For next: 13298 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yo Mommas House Since last post: 29 min. Last activity: 5 min. |
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| I have Ad-Aware already and used it to get rid of a couple things. But according to Spybot Scan I still have 59 spies on my PC which I cant get rid of unless I pay. So ill try SSaD and hope for the best. Edit--- Just finished running SSaD and although it claims to have gotten rid of 7 spies my computers still suffering from the same problems. If Explorer is opened the browser is instantly hijacked and taken somewhere else followed by hundreds of IE windows opening themselves until my computer freezes. Same goes for opening AIM. Ive managed to find a way around the probolem, so I can use internet for a while but I keep getting this message like evey 2 minutes.... Heres a pic of it.... http://www.angelfire.com/mech/suit/Problem.txt If anyone can help me out Id really appreciate it. (edited by Detective Sion on 08-10-04 02:12 PM) |
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ErkDog Fuzz Ball Level: 47  Posts: 678/982 EXP: 752190 For next: 14013 Since: 03-15-04 From: Richmond, VA Since last post: 40 days Last activity: 19 days |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 3428/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Ad-Aware should work fine. The free version doesn't have any limits when it comes to deleting, and if you have the latest definition file it should run fine. You can also go into Ad-Aware's options and set it to scan as soon as you load Windows, which might clear up a few problems as well before they're loaded. Failing all that, you can run a virus scan or, in a worst case scenario, reformat your PC. If you have 59 spies and not many of them are cookies... you're screwed.  |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 1058/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D never failed me, even at the point where I had 200+ spywares on my computer. Just as Colleen says, make sure you have the latest updates files. | |||
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 258/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Okay, there are two excellent free programs, both already mentioned, that get rid of Spyware and are very good at doing so. These are Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-Aware. Run together, these will remove just about everything. But it is very important to make sure that you have them both up to date before you begin to scan. I also think it's very important to prevent Spyware from getting onto your machine in the first place. One of the easy ways to prevent spyware from getting onto your machine is simply by not using Internet Explorer. At the moment, Internet Explorer is pretty much plagued by exploits. Microsoft are aware of this, and have announced that they will be releasing IE 7 (before the release of Longhorn) in an attempt to resolve some of the security problems, but until then, you are best to avoid IE and IE based browsers. I strongly recommend using a browser that is not based on MSIE. Examples include Mozilla, it's little brother, Mozilla Firefox (both free, Open Source projects) or the Proprietary Opera browser. Because these are not based on IE, they are not susceptible to the exploits that IE is and they will prevent the vast majority of spyware from gaining access to your PC. They also come with tools to allow you to block spyware Cookies, so you can effectively eliminate much more spyware material from even touching your PC. As for the fact you mentioned that it seems to hijack your browser, run Hijack This, it will spit out a log -- do not act upon it unless you know what you are doing though. There is a tutorial on the log here Hope this helps. |
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Super Sion You BlockHead! Level: 70 Posts: 1085/2472 EXP: 3002513 For next: 13298 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yo Mommas House Since last post: 29 min. Last activity: 5 min. |
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| Chibi, believe me when I say Im never using IE again. Now I know why you all use Fire Fox. I dont think I have the "latest" updates for the programs so ill try and download them, hopefully my PC wont crash before the download is complete. Im also DL a new antivirus program which will hopefully take care of the problem as well. And if all that fails I wont hesitate to reformat this piece of junk. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 1067/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Detective Sion Good thing to do. And IF you have to reformat, it may fix some problems you weren't aware of. |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 263/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Truth be told, I don't use Firefox for the spyware-prevention features -- that's extra. I use Firefox for the features like Tabbed Browsing (which I now cannot live without) I only discovered that Opera/Firefox etc, were causing me to have less spyware months after I started using it. Not that I ever got much spyware using IE, but I got FAR less using alternate browsers! As for the spyware, did you run Hijack This? And if so, could you post the log here, maybe we can help if we see the log  Good luck with the spyware, hope you don't have to reformat. (edited by ChibiTaryn on 08-11-04 10:02 PM) |
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Dylan Devil Trumpets and Angel Trombones ~ Level: 54  Posts: 662/1407 EXP: 1181697 For next: 52173 Since: 06-19-04 From: Ottawa, Canada. Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 6 hours |
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Firefox is what its all about. I recently switched to it from IE. I get no pop-ups or mass cookies. Its great. Right, Disch?  |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 3447/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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I still use IE but I make sure that I have as much protection as possible - that includes pop-up blocking and a rather large hosts file.  |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 1100/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Colleen Death to you. I knew you were running a conspiacy walong with Microsoft. And to get back on-topic: If you detect spywares that you can't removed, Google search them. You'll surely find something to remove these. |
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