Got a adware & spyware problem......

Noxide

I just gave this Dell to my parents and they screwd it up! Lets gest say they were looking at stuff they were "not" supposed to and now they'er getting pop-ups up the A$$! The computer has Win XP Home SP2..McAfee Virus scan...it has Spy Spotter.... And other pop-up blockers. I tried deleting the temp files online and off...deleted the cookies. some times on boot up it gives me the BLUE SCREEN Shock

DAMN IT!!!!!!! "One" just poped up right now.. Please help...cuz if not my sister cant do her homework and i dont want to install a fresh copy of XP...That sucks.
Thanks.
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gmoney · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

okay ur gonna wanna go and download spybot search and destroy... and ad-aware se and ive heard things about trojan hunter.. however i never used it

install spybot s&d... make sure u back up the registry and update the program...

the scan it... click fix all problems etc.. and then click the immunize box.. scan/update the immunize section and then block all the bad stuff

then install and run ad aware se.... update it and run it... however.. make sure u configure it to run in depth scans within archives etc...

dont know how to use trojan hunter

u mite try erasing all data in c:\windows\prefetch

also install and run cc **aka crap cleaner**

also with my experiece mcafee is crap... i have had far better performance with free software like avg
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

ok, first off you go to c:\windows\downloaded program files\

Remove everything in there.

Clear your temporary internet files and cookies.

Install and run Ad aware SE from www.lavasoftusa.com, update it and do a complete scan.

Install and update Spybot Search and Destroy v1.3, update it, and scan.

Then find CWsheder online and run it with no IE wondows open and allow it to scan for the Cool Websearch Malware.

Update and run your antivirus software.
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

also use Mozilla Firefox stop useing IE thats why you have so much stuff on your comp, Firefox blocks all the bad pop-ups and bad cookies that IE doesnt block, plus it has much less holes in it than IE. After switching to Firefox i run ad-aware once a month before i ran it 2 times a day.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

gmoney · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject:

2old2care · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:

Nathan's got you on the rightous pathway....IE w/ sp2 ain't to bad...
When you get it finally cleaned, go to your IE tools>internet options and in the advanced tab set it to delete temporary files when you exit IE. And, in the privacy tab set to advanced and set it to block all third party cookies. While your in the privacy tab, set the popup blocker to high. That'll help alot....and show your 'rents how to quickly block all cookies there in the privacy section for when they decide to have another adult night.

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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject:

or you can just switch to Firefox JOIN THE REVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

One thing these guys forgot.......do all your scans in Safe Mode!

You should follow these steps......

After you install AdAware SE and Spybot, run the updates. Then, reboot into Safe Mode, turn off System Restore, go to Folder Options, and make sure hidden folders and files are viewable, and uncheck "hidden or protected system files". Then, run your scans from Safe Mode. Some of these ad programs/spyware install themselves as "system files", and trick Windows into restoring them at the next boot, via System Restore. Turning that off, then running in Safe Mode, will permanently delete them, and not allow them to come back easily. You have to have all files viewable, otherwise Spybot and AdAware won't see them. Also, alot of these run at Windows startup, and none of the available programs can delete them if they're in use. Safe Mode doesn't load them, so they delete easily.

I've been using MS' AntiSpyware Beta, and it works pretty good. It alerts you every time something tries to install, modify the registry, or change your browser, and it includes a "browser restore", just in case you do get hijacked.
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