catfishhunter 2 #1 October 13, 2004 I went and did the dumbest thing today. I downloaded a Crack for this stupid Video Game someone brought into the office.It overwhelmed my comp with spyware. Ad-Aware got rid of most of it but there is still something hiding on my computer. Need a link to another free program that might be able to find the rerst of the crap that is hiding.... I FUC*ING Know better! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ!!!!!!! thanks in advance and go ahead and laugh at my dumb ass MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #2 October 13, 2004 SpyBot search and destroy... try that, works good too!NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #3 October 13, 2004 Try CWShredder as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #4 October 13, 2004 damn...this question comes up at least once a day. Maybe we should start a "spyware forum" Try hijackthis... if you know what you are doing, you can remove almost anything with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 October 13, 2004 Do a search for Spyware threads that I've done, I got a lot of good info on there. What I finally had to do was turn off the System Restore in XP after getting rid of everything. Spy Sweeper did the best job for me.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #6 October 13, 2004 Links?????? I know this was feally stupid of me. I have no Idea WTF I was thinking!!! Anyway got links for these programs??? MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #7 October 13, 2004 fdisk works well too.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #8 October 13, 2004 Yeah, go to download.com and search for them Geez, you'll look around for a crack for a game but won't search for the tools you need to fix your screw up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 October 13, 2004 Dude..that's fucked up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #10 October 13, 2004 "hijack this" its a good program that shows you everything thats in the backround. but you must understand at least some computer stuff to figure out how to use it properly. do a search for it online. its free MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #11 October 13, 2004 http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html enjoyNSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #12 October 13, 2004 And I did get CWSHredder no help I got ummm bigger problems went to pestpatro.com and I gots lot sof SHIT on here...I am just trying to get rid of it before our IT guiys comes in and kicks my ass. Of everyone here I am the one that damn well should have known better. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #13 October 13, 2004 Most likely you got a "hijacker", usually are bundled in the CRACK.EXE or a START.EXE, so you know next time. What they do is add keys to the registry to re-route websites, also check your Windows\system32 folder for a reg2.exe. That's all I remember right now.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #14 October 13, 2004 Lets see if this one does any better. Pestpatrol.com found a ton of crap but they want me to buy theres to remove it.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #15 October 13, 2004 QuoteLets see if this one does any better. Pestpatrol.com found a ton of crap but they want me to buy theres to remove it.... HUMBUG!!!, check the list, you can manually remove the offending software and the registry keys if any.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #16 October 13, 2004 Yeah, that's it, manually hack the registry. Your IT guys will be VERY appreciative of that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #17 October 13, 2004 Quotefdisk works well too. LOL, sometimes that the easiest way to clean them up, and the only way they'll ever be right again! But aren't there some other steps involved after running fdisk? "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #18 October 13, 2004 QuoteYeah, that's it, manually hack the registry. Your IT guys will be VERY appreciative of that I can that for you for a small fee. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #19 October 13, 2004 Seriously though...a couple of key things otherwise nothing will remove them. First, turn off System Restore if you're running Windows XP. Second, boot into safe mode before running the spyware removal. As long as you do those two things first, it's very rare that spybot and Ad-Aware won't be able to clean it. Oh yeah, and make sure you've updated both of them first as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #20 October 13, 2004 ROFLMAO Yeah he would trip if I went messin in the registry. I have no problem poking around in my registry at home but on this computer...nope.. Thanks for the help though. I hope spybot S&D can get rid of the rest then I don't have to piss The IT guy off in the morning.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edwinsneller 0 #21 October 13, 2004 You could always get a Macintosh. They're immune to this kind of crap. --- Some days it's not even worth the effort to chew through the restraints. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #22 October 13, 2004 QuoteBut aren't there some other steps involved after running fdisk? There's always a critic.....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #23 October 13, 2004 QuoteThey're immune to this kind of crap Right....because no one gives a fuck about MACs __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edwinsneller 0 #24 October 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteThey're immune to this kind of crap Right....because no one gives a fuck about MACs Until they get viruses and spyware. --- Some days it's not even worth the effort to chew through the restraints. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #25 October 14, 2004 I swear by Spybot Search & Destroy. So does the department of defense... Spybot Search & Destroy Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
