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| Thread ID: 89998 | 2008-05-19 04:43:00 | Cant Remove Spyware- Help | learning (5137) | Press F1 |
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| 670718 | 2008-05-19 10:02:00 | Some people like using it, good for them. BUT most people I know use something better. No the cost isnt the prob but why bother getting something expensive, that you have to renew all the time. And installs bloatware. Can slow a system down, just by running in the background. Hogs resources. And when it dies or gets disabled, thats the end of it, its dead You may think its working, (when it gets disabled) when in fact its dead, and its doing nothing at all. When you can get free AV programs and firewalls, that are smaller and do a better job. Even if I were a millionaire, i wouldnt buy any Nortons / Symantec program |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 670719 | 2008-05-19 10:19:00 | I an getting so sick of explaining WHY nortons should never be used. Do a search for nortons on this forum. You'll find pages and pages of reasons why it is basically a defective product and shouldn't be used. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 670720 | 2008-05-19 10:24:00 | Speedy thanks for your views on Nortons but I will carry on using it as I think it is the best around so tarathenoo . ps you only get what you pay for,if I win the lotto i will send you the Nortons Package |
peter pan (6885) | ||
| 670721 | 2008-05-19 10:28:00 | No probs, well its not only my views, of what I think of it. It'd be most of the forum's views But thanx for the offer, I'll chuck it on trademe :p |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 670722 | 2008-05-19 10:35:00 | You couldn't pay me to run Nortons, like so many other people here that help - its been proven hundreds of times its total rubbish, and misses LOTS of infections. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 670723 | 2008-05-19 22:18:00 | Yeah, something is really messed up. :( Looks like a reinstall may be the best option. Hey come on, I've never had to reinstall yet to remove malware and I've had some seriously hijacked PCs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 670724 | 2008-05-19 23:52:00 | Hey come on, I've never had to reinstall yet to remove malware and I've had some seriously hijacked PCs. Me neither, yet, but this chappy doesn't seem to keen on taking it to a real tech! :lol: Theres only so much you can do via a forum. If you wanna have a go, be my (and I'm sure Speedy's) guest! ;) |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 670725 | 2008-05-20 00:56:00 | Ok.Lets get you fixed.... Ok.We need to download ComboFix.exe. This will give a better view to the files running and also hidden on your computer. Please visit this webpage for download links, and instructions for running ComboFix (www.bleepingcomputer.com) When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you. Please copy and paste the "C:\ComboFix.txt" along with a new 'HijackThis' log so that we can continue to do any further cleaning that your system may require. Caution: Never run and remove files with Combofix unless supervised by a qualified security analyst who is experienced in the use of Combofix. Mal use can cause serious computer problems NOTE: Combofix prevents autorun of all CDs, floppies and USB devices to assist with malware removal & increase security. If this is an issue or makes it difficult for you - please let me know. --------------------------- Please download HijackThis to your desktop.. www.trendsecure.com Alternate link download.bleepingcomputer.com This program will help us determine if there are any spyware/malware on your computer. Double-click on the file you just downloaded. Click on the "Unzip" button to install. It will by default install to the directory - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis Upon install, HijackThis should open for you. Should it not open, navigate to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis and double click on HijackThis.exe 1. If it gives you an intro screen, just choose 'Do a system scan and save a logfile'. 2. If you don't get the intro screen, just hit Scan and then click on Save log. 3. Post the hijackthis.log file here. Do not fix anything in HijackThis since they may be harmless. |
Pancake (6359) | ||
| 670726 | 2008-05-20 01:49:00 | Ok . Lets get you fixed . . . . Ok . We need to download ComboFix . exe . This will give a better view to the files running and also hidden on your computer . Please visit this webpage for download links, and instructions for running ComboFix ( . bleepingcomputer . com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix" target="_blank">www . bleepingcomputer . com) When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you . Please copy and paste the "C:\ComboFix . txt" along with a new 'HijackThis' log so that we can continue to do any further cleaning that your system may require . Caution: Never run and remove files with Combofix unless supervised by a qualified security analyst who is experienced in the use of Combofix . Mal use can cause serious computer problems NOTE: Combofix prevents autorun of all CDs, floppies and USB devices to assist with malware removal & increase security . If this is an issue or makes it difficult for you - please let me know . --------------------------- Please download HijackThis to your desktop . . . trendsecure . com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/HJTInstall . exe" target="_blank">www . trendsecure . com Alternate link . bleepingcomputer . com/hijackthis/HJTInstall . exe" target="_blank">download . bleepingcomputer . com This program will help us determine if there are any spyware/malware on your computer . Double-click on the file you just downloaded . Click on the "Unzip" button to install . It will by default install to the directory - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis Upon install, HijackThis should open for you . Should it not open, navigate to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis and double click on HijackThis . exe 1 . If it gives you an intro screen, just choose 'Do a system scan and save a logfile' . 2 . If you don't get the intro screen, just hit Scan and then click on Save log . 3 . Post the hijackthis . log file here . Do not fix anything in HijackThis since they may be harmless . Thanks PanCake Samething happens with ComboFix . I dbl click on file and nothing happens . This when i boot up in Windows Safe mode with Networking . Interestingly the spyware error messages and pop up balloons also come up in Safe mode . I think maybe this SmithFraud is a new revision or something so disables this fix from running . |
learning (5137) | ||
| 670727 | 2008-05-20 02:10:00 | Dont bother with safe mode . . . . . go normal . Run ComboFix using these instructions: Click the Windows 'Start' button > Select 'Run' - then copy/paste the following bolded text into the run box & click OK . "%userprofile%\desktop\combofix . exe" /killall When finished, it shall produce a log for you . Post that log in your next reply . Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window whilst it's running . That may cause it to stall . Dont forget the HJT log . . . |
Pancake (6359) | ||
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