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Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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Name: jhunt
Date: September 4, 2007 at 22:12:54 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)
OS: XP Professional
CPU/Ram: AMD
Model/Manufacturer: Homebuilt

Comment:

Symantec is telling me that I have the W32.Spybot.Worm. I poked around in the forums, but they were no help. I need help cleaning up my system!

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Response Number 1

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 4, 2007 at 23:46:58 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

Reply: (edit)

http://www.symantec.com/security_re...
Some instructions on removing it.
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Response Number 2

Name: jhunt
Date: September 5, 2007 at 01:20:30 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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I followed the instructions, but it wasn't any help. Symantec is still picking it up in the scan.

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Response Number 3

Name: Surikas
Date: September 5, 2007 at 05:32:32 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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Check this out:
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spy...

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Response Number 4

Name: cnf
Date: September 5, 2007 at 06:38:58 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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1. disable winsystems16 with task manager
2. remove winsystems16 from startup processes
3. disable system restore
4. delete winsystems16.exe
5. delete winsystems16.exe from system registry entries
6. delete any startup files of size 0 bytes
7. reenable system restore

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Response Number 5

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 5, 2007 at 06:51:36 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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Try this free on-line scan:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
give it time to load and then remove all it finds
If still no joy, do a free online scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie...
That has the ability to remove the infection for free.
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Response Number 6

Name: jabuck
Date: September 26, 2007 at 15:15:20 Pacific
Subject: W32.Spybot.Worm (HELP I'm lost!)

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I answered your Private Message (PM), to see it click "my computing .net" on the left side of this page toward the top of the page.

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