TrophyHusband 0 #1 June 12, 2007 i used spybot and it got rid of most of my problems, but i still have a problem with fake alerts that show problems that can be fixed if i download "spycrush" these things are highly annoying and the people who create them should have their human rights roundly violated. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #2 June 12, 2007 have you tried Sophos Anti-Rootkit Not well known in NA but Sphos is big in Europe for security http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #3 June 12, 2007 You aren't going to like this: Spycrush Removal Here is another tutorial to Remove Spycrush Your system has been Hijacked by a fake Spyware removal system. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #4 June 12, 2007 thanks, i think i got it. the people that unleash these programs on the world should be strung up by their testicles. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #5 June 12, 2007 QuoteQuotei used spybot and it got rid of most of my problems, but i still have a problem with fake alerts that show problems that can be fixed if i download "spycrush" these things are highly annoying and the people who create them should have their human rights roundly violated. We definitely need stricter laws on spyware. Some consequences that pack a punch would help enforce. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #6 June 12, 2007 Quotethe people who create them should have their human rights roundly violated. Except in the cases where they would enjoy it...__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #7 June 12, 2007 Buy a computer from Apple.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #8 June 12, 2007 Quote Buy a computer from Apple. So, that will fix the spyware problem in his PC ? "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #9 June 12, 2007 I have an Apple that I protect with Sophos and I still get those goddamn fake alerts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainOKaos 0 #10 June 14, 2007 best way to remove spyware? -------------- Sledge Hammer! You're as wonderful as a slinkie!! NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #11 June 14, 2007 Quote best way to remove spyware? -------------- Sledge Hammer! Adaware http://lavasoftusa.com/ Works pretty well too. Removes most annoyances. Failing that, I too, would recommend the sledgehammer, or simply accelleration. By throwing the damn thing out the window. Reinstallation also does the trick. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainOKaos 0 #12 June 14, 2007 Quote Reinstallation also does the trick. Seriously so does going into spyware controls/adjustments & reset them accordingly after you have determined, which running program(s) they tend to, pop up interfere which, most frequently.You're as wonderful as a slinkie!! NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #13 June 14, 2007 Quote Quote Reinstallation also does the trick. Seriously so does going into spyware controls/adjustments & reset them accordingly after you have determined, which running program(s) they tend to, pop up interfere which, most frequently. Some of them can be turned off in that way, others are more stubborn, and requires registry hacking. I think there was one called winantivirus pro that was really difficult (registry), and Pestcapture was also pretty hard to get rid of (Spybot search & Destroy got that for me). In some cases, the computer is so contaminated that the smartest and most efficient way of getting rid of them is reformatting and reinstalling OS.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #14 June 14, 2007 Quote "spycrush" That's new to me! I see a lot of these things. I think I'll write down all the names and make a collection. I miss the "kill" command in Windows. Task manager doesn't always do the trick. If there's a process that I don't like, I just squish it under my thumb. That's "kill". I like that.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #15 June 14, 2007 QuoteBuy a computer from Apple. Or install any operating system that was NOT produced by Microsoft."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #16 June 15, 2007 Quit using IE for your browser. It is like screaming "Game On". Download Firefox from Mozilla. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #17 June 15, 2007 There is a kill option. Download PSKill, its a free third party app that will kill any running process on a PC.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #18 June 15, 2007 QuoteQuit using IE for your browser. It is like screaming "Game On". Download Firefox from Mozilla. Yep. I have had zero problems with adware or spyware since starting to use Firefox. Also consider switching to Thunderbird, also free from mozilla for email. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #19 June 15, 2007 i rarely have problems, and when i do, i deal with them. ie works fine for me. i tried firefox and didn't care for it. it worked fine, it was likely just an aversion to change. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morrison79 0 #20 June 15, 2007 stop looking at porn!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 June 15, 2007 Quote stop looking at porn!!! *ding ding ding* Stop the voting, folks...we have a winner!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #22 June 15, 2007 www.trendmicro.com Housecall scan. Does a great job for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loco.cerveza 0 #23 June 15, 2007 You may want to try AVG it is an anti-spy-ware, anti-virus, firewall that works very very well. It is a free download and if you have the money you can get the pro-version that is a very good program that does just about anything you would want it to do. The URL for it is http://free.grisoft.com/doc/28415/lng/us/tpl/v5Remember that expectant life span is an average, and most people are below average --Garrison Keillor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloggy 1 #24 June 15, 2007 Hitman Pro worked for me when I had some really nasty spyware. I ran into the problem that none of the well known removal tools would detect this spyware. Hitman Pro just downloads and combines several anti-spyware programs to increase the chance of detection. www.hitmanpro.nl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #25 June 15, 2007 Quote Quote Buy a computer from Apple. So, that will fix the spyware problem in his PC ? Yep! Buy the Mac, trash the PC. Problem solved!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
