 Spy Ware?, How to get rid of this crap? |
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 Jul 29 2005, 12:47 AM
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Premium Member  Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 26-June 05 Member No.: 8,699  |
Hey guys last year when i got this computer i had a very nice 2.6 cpu 512 ram and an eigthy gig hard drive and since all i play are rts it ran like butter i loved it.... however lately Spy ware has jus taken over this thing it appears its running soo slow it seems as if theres no way i can get rid of it i have somthing called spy bot search and destroy and that works okay but never does a great job i only run fire fox and on top of that i have norton however all it does is say so many files (usually 30 or so ) found as threats then it tries to dealte em they all say ceres or somtihing and the delate always fail OMG how do i get rid of this spy ware and live free again? its not the tons of pop ups that drive me crazy but the constant sluggish of my computer. links to better tools would be much appreciated i really need help on this matter.
p.s. i tried to run norton in safe mode and it still coudlnt dealte this stuff. |
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Jul 29 2005, 03:24 AM
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Desperately seeking "any key" to continue...  Group: Admin Posts: 3,497 Joined: 23-April 05 From: Trap17 storage box Member No.: 6,042 |
Well, I cleaned a computer that was invaded by Ceres but it was no way near 30. That computer had 3 but it was pain in the butt!
This is what I did. I downloaded any spyware detector (spybot search & destroy was a good one) and I wrote down what was triggering and the path it was residing. Then, I started to a safe mode and manually deleted those files according to their locations. I also ran regedit and searched for CERES and made sure that they are not residing anywhere near the run= or path= area. Basically I deleted every value that contained CERES. And I restarted the computer and ran the Spybot again. It was free from that point on. I also protected the web access by downloading SpywareBlaster to keep my browser accidentally going to those "dangerous" places. |
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Jul 29 2005, 07:18 AM
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Incest is a game the whole family can play.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,223 Joined: 11-February 05 From: Heaven Member No.: 3,709 |
Download and run the following applications:
--- Ad-Aware --- Microsoft Antispyware Together they caught well over 250 elements of spyware on my computer so they find you'rs. |
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Jul 29 2005, 08:02 AM
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Mankie Group: Members Posts: 762 Joined: 22-July 05 From: New Delhi, India Member No.: 9,746 |
well the best way of getting rid of spywares is that you will have to use diff. diff. softwares...
my system is free from spywares and the softwares which i use to get rid of them are....... 1) spyware doctor 2) spybot 3) spyware blaster 4) Firefox 5) hosts file 6) bazooka scanner i think if you will use these then u'll be safe from spywares. |
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Jul 29 2005, 08:41 AM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: Members Posts: 1,182 Joined: 24-September 04 Member No.: 1,245 |
QUOTE Download and run the following applications: --- Ad-Aware --- Microsoft Antispyware Together they caught well over 250 elements of spyware on my computer so they find you'rs. Good Suggestions. i'm just using microsoft anti spyware it's nice |
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Jul 29 2005, 09:55 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 9-October 04 From: Townsville, Australia Member No.: 1,560 |
Don't even speak to me about spyware. That junk gets my blood boiling so incredibly it's just ridiculous. I always have some form of protection on but something will always somehow get through and the next thing I know I have actual applications on in my system tray and what not. There are some very good programs out there that help you remove it. I find spyware doctor to be really good, give it a shot.
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Jul 29 2005, 01:57 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 19-July 05 Member No.: 9,636 |
Use Spybot - Search&Destroy from http://security.kolla.de . It's the fastest way to clean spyware and adware. It also checks your registry for spyware entries. In another hand, you can use Lavasoft AdAware. It's the second powerful tool to clean: spyware, adware, tracking cookies, to shutdown bad processes and etc. Both are free. Spybot - Search&Destroy is updated rarely, but it's more functional (I think), because it has got Internet Explorer settings protection, Host files protection, And overall system settings protection. Try it!:)
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Jul 31 2005, 07:13 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Oslo, Norway Member No.: 3,759 |
I don't think Spyware S&D is the way to go at all.
Try first ad-aware, then Microsoft, THEN spyware S&D if it still don't get removed. Ad-Aware is definately the best one. If S&D find an adware/spyware in your system files, it just delete the system file. So by using Spyware S&D you can wreck your computer, it have already happened to me twice. Look at the posts above for the download links |
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Aug 2 2005, 02:56 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 26-June 05 Member No.: 8,699 |
Thanks alot guys but um do i have to do what buffalo did? holy crap that sounds like a PAIN in the ass if i get that lava stuff will it clean it up?? i also leave my computer on and hooked to the internet um... 24/7 ? i have dial up so i hate having to connect it each time i go on so i just leave it on good idea? people tell me ill kill my computer anyway just by leaving it on that much could those two things contribute to the mad amounts of spy ware on my comp and be shortening the life of mycomp?
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