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Can't get rid of adware.
Name: RichB Date: February 28, 2005 at 18:55:20 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: ???
Comment:
Yesterday I upgraded something from Microsoft. Tot too long after that, McAfee notifies me with the pop ups that it found a trogan. Then it kept finding more. It found at least 4-5 trogans. On top of that, I now have adware that I can't seem to get rid of. McAfee detects it and says it's an unwanted program and I delete them, but everytime I scan my computer, they're back. I've used Spybot and Ad-aware. None of them seem to get rid of the adware. The last time I had problems with adware, it was a trogan and McAfee got rid of it...now, for some reason, I can't get rid of it. Any ideas?
Name: RichB Date: February 28, 2005 at 18:57:23 Pacific
Reply:
errr...*not too long after that.
Sorry.
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Response Number 2
Name: per Date: February 28, 2005 at 19:08:53 Pacific
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try google to swatit, bazooka and microsoft antispyware. All free from goggle.
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Response Number 3
Name: lazzieboi Date: February 28, 2005 at 19:13:35 Pacific
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make sure all the software you use to scan and get rid of the adware has the lastest update definition install.. go to safe mode and turn off system restore.. scan it and delete every trojan.. retart you comp and set back system restore..
goodluck
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Response Number 4
Name: RichB Date: February 28, 2005 at 19:19:03 Pacific
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How exactly do you go into safe mode and turn off system restore? and then exactly how would I turn it back on and all that jazz?
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Response Number 5
Name: DublA Date: February 28, 2005 at 19:24:59 Pacific
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You need to get the specific names of the pests......some are really bad now (vx2, etc) and can take over an admin account in XP, remain invisible to Windows, and several other very interesting new tactics and powers.
If the normal scan programs won't kill it then you need to research it (the tough ones)by name.
It's getting worse out there.
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Response Number 6
Name: trvlr Date: March 1, 2005 at 07:19:04 Pacific
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this is really impossible
