Greed spawns some very undesirables, and I am sorry to read about what they've done.
(Now, if your textually challenged, you?ll want to skip my reply ? tooooo many words, y0!)
I recommend:
(The following are all free products and more or less fully functional.)
1).
TrendMicro www.antivirus.com or
www.trendmicro.com (FireFox & IE compatible).
Under the
PERSONAL section, look for
FREE ONLINE SCAN. At the very bottom, they offer two tools (.exe). Download and run both (CWShredder and Spyware Scanner). Next, click on the
HOUSECALL link and if offered, run the beta scan combo (searches for spyware, viruses and vulnerabilities). If not offered, run what is. NEVER USE THE AUTO CLEAN FUNCTION!
Review the items found and do what you must - chances are you will need to install some Windows updates, do ALL those marked
critical.
(Trend Micro is a very reputable company, not one that is known for spreading spy or mal ware or any other malicious code.)
2).
Spybot
Go to
www.cnet.com (NOT
www.download.com - known bastards) and search for Spybot. Install it (allow or use Teatimer), update it first, then run a FULL system scan.
An adequate replacement is AdawareSE (I prefer Spybot as it has an active scanner called
TEATIMER, as well it will repair system problems (
similar to Symantec's Norton Utilities)
3)
avast4! Home
Go to
www.alwil.com. Go to the PRODUCTS section. Locate and download avast4! Home
Be sure to register (supply a valid e-mail and the will send a registration or key code) as it will give you more or less full use of the program (including all updates) for more than one-year.
Update and run a full [I}THOROUGH[/I] scan.
Make sure you take the time to learn how to properly configure Avast as it is a very powerful utility.
(I hope you do not need this)
4). Re-install Windows ? DO NOT PERFORM A SOFT INSTALL.
- fdisk
- format c
- setup ?
If your wondering who is this fucking clown: I provide support for all our members (as well those to certain other sites that insist on passing off install, such as ?toolbars? etc), friends and family and the above has worked for all ... no matter the version or type of intrusion.
Any question, you can post them here, or e-mail me
MAIL ME and I will reply once I?m at the office.
Yah, I just posted my e-mail address ? cause I got my shot covered!)
P.S. Please forgive me for any errors ... tooo many words, and I'm a poor editor.
