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Posted: 2/21/2006 1:55:26 PM | And that someone was right... there are a couple of commercial ones that will nail it... but..
There is another, but I don't recommend it unless you REALLY know what your are doing...
Let me know how it turns out... if needed, I MAY be able to give you some long distance support..
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Posted: 2/24/2006 7:00:57 PM | CW is a good program, coolwebsearch isnt one single malware..it is an ongoing ever changing program, I believe last time I read there was a thousand variants, mostly the same program but with just subtle changes. It is worthy to note that a lot of anti malware/anti virus dont really do everything, so more than one (not running at the same time of course) is always good.Update frequently, and you can run these programs under windows safe mode, and if using winxp make sure you disable system restore.(put it back on after)
It is also worthy to mention if you do get some popups that say install such and such and there is a yes and a no..the only safe way to get rid of it is the X or ctrl alt del end task because the yes and the no is the same ..yes.
HTH
-Moo | |
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Posted: 2/25/2006 9:42:38 PM | if you want to somewhat protect yourself when browsing use Spyware blaster, it will add a bunch of banned websites intoyour browsers blacklist (both MSIE and Firefox)
just make sure you update it. if you already have spyware and need to get rid of ALL of it use spysweeper, spysweeper is still rated the best for detection and removal of spyware, its a small fee but it works really good | |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 5:53:44 AM | I have a whole different approch to the problem of viruses/adware/spyware, maybe someone will find this helpful.
I dual-boot Windows 98SE and Linux (Slack 10.2). I have heavily partitioned my hard drive, I make a lot of small partitions, each of which has a specific purpose. It is easy to back up a partition to a CD.
I consider my Windows "C" partition to be virus meat. Therefore I don't put anything on it that doesn't HAVE to be there, and more importantly, I have a way to REINSTALL everything on it. For this purpose, I have a "D" partition, it contains the Win98 install folder from the install CD, all the drivers for every piece of hardware on my computer, and all the programs that have to be INSTALLED (have registry entries that the program cannot run without), like Java Runtime, or Nero. Even more important, I have INSTRUCTIONS on what to install, in what order, and these are both in a file in the "D" partition, and a hard copy is on my desk. Anything that doesn't need to be there, like photos, or music, can go in another partition.
I can format my "C" drive and rebuild it from scratch in about an hour and a half.
I do have some of the protection software on Windows, AVG, Spybot, Ad-aware, and Tiny Personal Firewall. But the best protection is to be able to get everything back, no matter what happens.
I can also re-build my linux partition from scratch, using the same approach. Takes about 4 hours.
If you want more details give me a holler. | |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 1:30:44 PM | Yes coolwebsearch is evil and so get rid of it, I had it and it was a pain! Unfortunately its not easy to remove as you have to go into the registry to do it. Not good!
Without wanting to blow my own trumpet Im very clued up on such things.
AVG and Zone Alarm are probably the two best free anti-virus and firewall softwares. But the ones you have to pay for are generally better so it is worth the subscription fees.
Little tip, when your pc boots up run the task manager and look at what processes are running on your pc...particularly if the pc is running very slow.
If you dont recognise a process GOOGLE it!! You will then know what it is and be able to find whats bogging down your processor and remove it if you need to.
Also things that seem "cool" free smileys, pop-ups that say they will clean spyware off your pc...basically anything that seems too good to be true, it usually is. Dont click on it!!
If I had a pound for every time Ive had to clean diallers, spyware etc off friends pc's cos of the "cool stuff" they put on Id be a rich man!!
Keep your windows service packs up to date, dont put it off for later. It is possible to keep your pc protected online, just be careful and if your not sure then ctrl-alt-del and just get the hell outta there!
Surf safe guys! | |
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Posted: 3/31/2006 7:45:52 PM | Just a Quick one!
If you do not have a firewall get Zonealarm as recommended further into the thread!
A; it's totally free
B; it's easy to use
and C; (Sorry Mods but gonna mention some naughty stuff)
I have several Friends who are Hackers!
Microsofts Firewall is compramised by a line code within ME,XP Home and Pro verion OS!
They have all tried attacking my personal Laptop when I was running 2 different firewalls
BlackIce let them straight through as they appeared as a Port Query!
ZoneAlarm Blocked them completely as they tried 4 different "attack" tactics! | |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:06:50 AM | just in case anyone decides to install moviepass.com...."DONT", they offer you a free trial for
three days ...but dont relly tell you that you have to cancel in three days or you will owe them.When you download their software there is a bug or spyware or some kind of intrusive /malicious software that will start sending popups that cant be stopped without a lot of trouble, and the more you ignore them the more often they come up,it appears that they are logging into your computers IP and and bypassing any antivirus or antispyware program, if you remove their program in add/remove programs it will do nothing to solve the problem Should you have this problem, first do a search for any fle with moviepass in it, there are about 8-10 different files with different names associated with this, you have to do a msconfig and shut down the program, after computer shuts down, log back in under safe modeand do a search in my computer in the "C" drive and look for their files and remove them, if you try and remove in normal startup the files can not be removed as it is from a remote location or something like that....if i had not worked in tech support i would have had to see a compouter tech to get this crap off my computer, if you "Google" the name moviepass you will find all kinds of posts from people on different sites complaining about this problem. Hope this helps anyone who might have this problem. | |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 6:49:24 AM | I am currently using avast Anti Virus ( Free for home users), and i am just using the Winodws Firewall as i have been told that just does the same job as any other firewall.
For my spyware, BT gave me thier own anti spyware program and it seems to be working well enough.
I have been told though that NTL's net guard is good. Can anyone confirm this ? does it also have a firewall as well as the anti virus ? | |
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Posted: 5/9/2006 5:55:50 PM | I've gotten rid of all types of spyware I've ever encountered until I got "Outer Info" aka 'oinnetwork'. I use Spybot, Ad Aware, Bazooka, Xoftsoft and but nothing I've ever encountered so far has been so doggedly persistant as this "Outer Info" spyware. What it does is display pop up ads at random intervals when I use my Explorer 6.0 browser. Outer Info even has a website that supossedly has an uninstall option. But it is a total fraud and only infects your pc even more!
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can clean this pest off my pc? I don't want to reinstall my operating system. I'm sure this malicious little bug can be defeated by deleting something in the registry that the above spyware applications are missing.
Has anyone gotten "Outer Info" and removed it? | |
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Posted: 5/18/2006 12:21:51 PM | have you went into safe mode without network support? your spyware cleaners prolly cant remove it because it is running. Safe mode will prevent it from starting up and then you run your a/v and spyware proggies from there. If your still having probs im me and we will see what we can do from there.
Dana | |
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Posted: 5/24/2006 4:09:32 AM | Here is a link that provide products that are of unknown, questionable, or dubious value as anti-spyware protection. So take a look to see if a new-to-you security product is listed on this page. You can find it by looking for it both by its name and by its home Web site.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
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Posted: 6/13/2006 7:36:03 PM | I'm a software developer. Any program that I can write for your desktop, can tweak to run in Internet Explorer, and have run from a web page. Im currently writing some database software for a company's Intranet, where they *requested* I compile/code for IE, so they can silently force all users on all computers to update software on their computers.
Any coder worth his salt can write a control for IE that will do virtually anything it wants to with your PC.
Spyware is not a virus. That is why a lot of virus scanners wont find it. Spyware scanners might, but they only find the ones it knows about, no new ones. Besides, since you already clicked somewhere to download it, you have essentially given your 'permission' to run it. So
theres not a special 'behaviour' that it can pick up.
What does this mean to you? Stay away from ActiveX. The default settings allow for "known"
activex controls to get loaded with YOUR PERMISSION. How they get your permission is to trick you into clicking someplace.. a fake window.. sometimes silently installed along with other 'free downloads'.
I personally do not use Internet Explorer. I use Opera and Firefox, which dont allow the running of the activex controls. There are occasional websites that may not load correctly,
but I figure if a company wants to fill up my screen with Viagra ads, they can do it the old fashioned way, with JAVA. | |
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Posted: 6/14/2006 3:24:31 PM | | It's pointless to install security apps for Win98. It's no longer updated, and cannot be made remotely secure. If you can't afford a newer version of Windows, or your computer isn't good enough for it, then get Linux. | |
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Posted: 6/14/2006 8:58:35 PM | Ok thanks and I'll look for one but it will be my first time buying that type of computer.
Is there a place like futureshop or best buy that show different kinds of computer that will Linux version so I can test it out first? | |
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Posted: 6/15/2006 6:56:27 AM | You can use Linux on your current computer. It's an operating system like Windows, only it's free and more secure. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, and you're willing to buy a new computer, you might be better off, unless you're willing to learn a bit.
Most versions of Linux are free to download, and have livecd versions so you can try them without affecting your computer. If you're a beginner when it comes to computers, you probably should only use Linspire or Xandros, but here's a page that will help you choose a version that's good for you:
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
BTW, a livecd version lets you try it by running entirely off the cd without touching the hard drive. That way, you can take it out, and reboot and be back into Windows as normal. It's slower 'cause it's running from the cd, but it gives you an idea of what it's like, and if it works well with your computer. | |
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