Fucking SPYWARE - I can't take this anymore! - GoFuckYourself.com

azguy · 11-28-2004, 08:42 PM

FUCKING CRAP.

It never used to be this bad. For the past week I have been completely UNABLE TO REMOVE some spyware/adware/hijackware/jackassware from my PC. This is PISSING ME OFF.

What software are you using?

ALL OF THEM ARE FUCKING WORTHLESS - I TRIED ABOUT 5 ALREADY. I fucking hate spyware.

pornstar2pac · 11-28-2004, 08:42 PM

use firefox genius

Fake Nick · 11-28-2004, 08:43 PM

HA HA

Spunky · 11-28-2004, 08:44 PM

Those free ones are not effective.I use Nospyx and Bullet proof...they found instances the others didn't

azguy · 11-28-2004, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pornstar2pac
use firefox genius

It has nothing to do with IE... Even when my browsers are closed... It doesn't matter. Fucking popups come up all the time. I used to be able to handle spyware easily up until a few weeks ago. I'm not one of those stupid ass people who don't know how to handle their shit. But for some fucking reason I have been unable to get rid of them... NOTHING HELPED!

pornstar2pac · 11-28-2004, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by azguy
It has nothing to do with IE... Even when my browsers are closed... It doesn't matter. Fucking popups come up all the time. I used to be able to handle spyware easily up until a few weeks ago. I'm not one of those stupid ass people who don't know how to handle their shit. But for some fucking reason I have been unable to get rid of them... NOTHING HELPED!

use firefox

azguy · 11-28-2004, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spunky
Those free ones are not effective.I use Nospyx and Bullet proof...they found instances the others didn't

Bullet proof is shit..................... man it just doesn't remove anything.

azguy · 11-28-2004, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pornstar2pac
use firefox

I am!!! For a week I've been using it - but it doesn't help the spyware situation.. totally unrelated to the browser!

azguy · 11-28-2004, 08:49 PM

Which programs work for you guys?

Kard63 · 11-28-2004, 08:51 PM

After I got all of it clean switching to firefox reduced my spyware to about 1% of what I was getting.

First run a new virus removal tool with the most current update, they can get in that way.

Then go to the control panel, click add/remove software and look for strange shit and ditch all of it.

Finally run:
adaware
spybot
hijack this
CWShredder

All are free except the good virus removal.

Hope it helps.

That will probably work. If it does still feel lucky. If it doesnt seem worth it pawn your pc.

mal · 11-28-2004, 08:51 PM

*salutes spyware makers for owning another newbie*

Bigjohn · 11-28-2004, 08:51 PM

Spybot Search and Destroy gives you the ability to find and manually remove the stuff it doesn't automatically take care of.

Launch it in advanced mode and go to the tools area. Check the Active X list and remove anything you can't identify and is not marked safe. Do the same for Browser helpers and startup files. The last thing, and the one that most everyone forgets about, is the browser pages.... this is shit like your start page, search pages, etc. Remove or edit anything that isn't pointing to a place you recognize.

One other EASY thing you can do if your infection is recent.... use windows system restore and go back to a restore point before the infection.

wes · 11-28-2004, 08:52 PM

ad-aware. Plus my knowledge of processes and registry.

Wolfy · 11-28-2004, 08:52 PM

first the free one:

Go to http://www.webroot.com, the downloads section, and get Spy Sweeper.

Then go to http://www.Kaspersky.com and get that. I used both the paid and the beta version, the beta version is fine.

Most likely, the popups you got now arefrom spyware/scumware/etc that was installed while you were running IE, no matter how long ago. Run those programs (FUCK NORTON and any other antivirus you are using, get Kas) and use firefox from now on.

You are welcome my friend.

Wolfy · 11-28-2004, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kard63

Then go to the control panel, click add/remove software and look for strange shit and ditch all of it.

Finally run:
adaware
spybot
hijack this
CWShredder

Ah, there's the list of proggies I couldn't remember the names to

azguy · 11-28-2004, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wes
ad-aware. Plus my knowledge of processes and registry.

I have 2 fucking spywares that detect whenever I remove them from the registry.. fucking crap

azguy · 11-28-2004, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by azguy
I have 2 fucking spywares that detect whenever I remove them from the registry.. fucking crap

And I can't kill them. And it doesn't help to delete them in DOS mode or whatever, they will come back!

Nanda · 11-28-2004, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pornstar2pac
use firefox genius

Seriously...it works best!

Boss Traffic Jim · 11-28-2004, 09:08 PM

Sounds like it's time for a format, then start all over, and stop surfing porn

PHPdude · 11-28-2004, 09:12 PM

I posted a thread about this a few months ago when I had the same problem. Everyone posted their prefered combination of programs and I tried them all and still had spyware on my PC. I concluded that once you have it, you are better off backing everything up and formatting than trying to remove it. Most programs just delete cookies and don't actually get the spyware running on your computer. Although some programs reduce the level of spyware for a while, the only sure fix seems to be a format. Prevention is probably the best line of defence, maybe try firefox or atleast keep windows updated.

Sosa · 11-28-2004, 09:18 PM

what popups are you getting? your start page change everytime? If so, do a google search for the address in your start page it keeps going too. Usually someone else has had the same problem and can help.

Spunky · 11-28-2004, 09:19 PM

CLEAN:
? HijackThis (HJT) / Tutorial
? Ad Aware / Tutorial
? SpySweeper
? Spybot S&D / Tutorial
? CWShredder
? The Cleaner

PREVENT:
? SpywareBlaster
? SpywareGuard

ANTIVIRUS & FIREWALL:
? Kaspersky AV
? Sygate Firewall Pro
? Kerio Firewall
? Zone Alarm

ONLINE VIRUS SCANNERS:
? TrendMicro
? BitDefender
? Panda
? RAV

RECOMMEND:
? DoxDesk Quick Parasite Check
? Windows Update

Everyday and I mean "EVERYDAY", I run Adaware, HJT, SpySweeper, SpySweeper and 1 of the free online virus scanners. Good Luck!

czarina · 11-28-2004, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mal
*salutes spyware makers for owning another newbie*

dick!

Steen2 · 11-28-2004, 09:23 PM

Throw your PC out and get Firefox and all the good software on the new computer.

Once you got them in, you're fucked.

You can reformat I suppose.

pornguy · 11-28-2004, 09:27 PM

Try the trendmicro one. go to housecall.trendmicro.com and run the free online virus scan. It will find things that most will not. It is very good.,

MarkTiarra · 11-28-2004, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by azguy
Which programs work for you guys?

Pest Patrol has consistently been the best for me. SOmetimes you just have to go in to your reg by hand and do some other things though too.

Lonny · 11-28-2004, 09:36 PM

i use panda software their titanium version works great. Better then having 50 or more programs just to protect one machine.

James Greuel · 11-28-2004, 09:44 PM

All the above is good advice, but sometimes you have to learn something new.

It sucks when you are as old, and puter stupid as some of us are, well, okay me, but it does not take long to learn reg edit, and then go look for shit in your registry. Usually the name gives it away. Also doing a search with the name of the company product IE: The Amazing Diet Patch, will find where they hid the exe files.

RawAlex · 11-28-2004, 09:54 PM

Alex'a methods for avoiding infection:

Don't use IE.

Automatically filter and DELETE any email with an attachment. Get a hotmail account for morons that insist on mailing you attachments.

Run adaware SE, spybot, cwshredder and such. cwshredder is VERY important, it really sounds like you got a bad case of coolwebsearch (the biggest bunch of crooked bastards on the net right now). They specifically build their stuff to reinstall itself from almost nothing.

To get rid of things like you have, run all of the above tools sequentially with NOTHING ELSE RUNNING on your system. Kill all processed you don't recognize. Remove your net connection. Remove all floppies, disks, and re-writable cds / dvds from your system. Scan ALL drives.

Reboot your system. DO IT ALL AGAIN.

Reboot your system. DO IT ALL AGAIN.

Usually by this point, you are safe.

When in doubt, fdisk your system and reinstall from scratch.

NOTE: Keep your system updated. Windows update, update your scumware scanners, and so on. They scumware makes don't stop developing, so keep yourself up to date.

More than anything, stop surfing porn.

Alex

greentea · 11-28-2004, 10:00 PM

in your case NOTHING will clean your system, the only answer is to backup all your files and REFORMAT C:

start from scratch and if you must use IE install SP2

Spunky · 11-28-2004, 10:04 PM

You don't really need to reformat..run your spyware removal programs in safe mode..I had some nasty fuckers and they were removed..also if you notice anything goback or system restore works great

Vitasoy · 11-28-2004, 10:05 PM

I've been using spyware blaster and been spyware free. Run Hijackthis, Adaware and Spy Bot search and destroy.

azguy · 11-28-2004, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Afrin
Sounds like it's time for a format, then start all over, and stop surfing porn

Yep. I guess that what I will do. Fucking pain in the butt. As for porn... I wish it was that easy

azguy · 11-28-2004, 10:46 PM

DAMN IT. Now I can't find my WinXP CD! DAMN

11-28-2004, 08:42 PM	#1
azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	Fucking SPYWARE - I can't take this anymore! FUCKING CRAP. It never used to be this bad. For the past week I have been completely UNABLE TO REMOVE some spyware/adware/hijackware/jackassware from my PC. This is PISSING ME OFF. What software are you using? ALL OF THEM ARE FUCKING WORTHLESS - I TRIED ABOUT 5 ALREADY. I fucking hate spyware.

11-28-2004, 08:42 PM	#2
pornstar2pac Omaha Hi/Lo Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 17,380	use firefox genius __________________ Trump haters gonna hate. that's all they can do

11-28-2004, 08:44 PM	#4
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	Those free ones are not effective.I use Nospyx and Bullet proof...they found instances the others didn't __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

11-28-2004, 08:51 PM	#10
Kard63 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 237 619 975 Posts: 8,944	After I got all of it clean switching to firefox reduced my spyware to about 1% of what I was getting. First run a new virus removal tool with the most current update, they can get in that way. Then go to the control panel, click add/remove software and look for strange shit and ditch all of it. Finally run: adaware spybot hijack this CWShredder All are free except the good virus removal. Hope it helps. That will probably work. If it does still feel lucky. If it doesnt seem worth it pawn your pc. __________________

11-28-2004, 08:52 PM	#13
wes Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vegas/Pacific Palasades Posts: 3,150	ad-aware. Plus my knowledge of processes and registry. __________________ Hot Mom Blog : Tempting Teens : Spicy Tacos : Smutx Free Porn

11-28-2004, 08:43 PM	#3
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11-28-2004, 08:49 PM	#9
azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	Which programs work for you guys?

11-28-2004, 08:51 PM	#11
mal Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899	salutes spyware makers for owning another newbie

11-28-2004, 08:51 PM	#12
Bigjohn Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Deep inside my mind Posts: 1,118	Spybot Search and Destroy gives you the ability to find and manually remove the stuff it doesn't automatically take care of. Launch it in advanced mode and go to the tools area. Check the Active X list and remove anything you can't identify and is not marked safe. Do the same for Browser helpers and startup files. The last thing, and the one that most everyone forgets about, is the browser pages.... this is shit like your start page, search pages, etc. Remove or edit anything that isn't pointing to a place you recognize. One other EASY thing you can do if your infection is recent.... use windows system restore and go back to a restore point before the infection.

11-28-2004, 08:52 PM	#14
Wolfy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,574	first the free one: Go to http://www.webroot.com, the downloads section, and get Spy Sweeper. Then go to http://www.Kaspersky.com and get that. I used both the paid and the beta version, the beta version is fine. Most likely, the popups you got now arefrom spyware/scumware/etc that was installed while you were running IE, no matter how long ago. Run those programs (FUCK NORTON and any other antivirus you are using, get Kas) and use firefox from now on. You are welcome my friend.

11-28-2004, 09:08 PM	#19
Boss Traffic Jim Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,150	Sounds like it's time for a format, then start all over, and stop surfing porn

11-28-2004, 09:12 PM	#20
PHPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,164	I posted a thread about this a few months ago when I had the same problem. Everyone posted their prefered combination of programs and I tried them all and still had spyware on my PC. I concluded that once you have it, you are better off backing everything up and formatting than trying to remove it. Most programs just delete cookies and don't actually get the spyware running on your computer. Although some programs reduce the level of spyware for a while, the only sure fix seems to be a format. Prevention is probably the best line of defence, maybe try firefox or atleast keep windows updated.

11-28-2004, 09:18 PM	#21
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	what popups are you getting? your start page change everytime? If so, do a google search for the address in your start page it keeps going too. Usually someone else has had the same problem and can help.

11-28-2004, 09:19 PM	#22
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	CLEAN: ? HijackThis (HJT) / Tutorial ? Ad Aware / Tutorial ? SpySweeper ? Spybot S&D / Tutorial ? CWShredder ? The Cleaner PREVENT: ? SpywareBlaster ? SpywareGuard ANTIVIRUS & FIREWALL: ? Kaspersky AV ? Sygate Firewall Pro ? Kerio Firewall ? Zone Alarm ONLINE VIRUS SCANNERS: ? TrendMicro ? BitDefender ? Panda ? RAV RECOMMEND: ? DoxDesk Quick Parasite Check ? Windows Update Everyday and I mean "EVERYDAY", I run Adaware, HJT, SpySweeper, SpySweeper and 1 of the free online virus scanners. Good Luck! __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

11-28-2004, 09:23 PM	#24
Steen2 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 7,662	Throw your PC out and get Firefox and all the good software on the new computer. Once you got them in, you're fucked. You can reformat I suppose. __________________ ICQ: 2262.73945

11-28-2004, 09:27 PM	#25
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	Try the trendmicro one. go to housecall.trendmicro.com and run the free online virus scan. It will find things that most will not. It is very good., __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

11-28-2004, 09:36 PM	#27
Lonny Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Riverside Ca. Posts: 3,539	i use panda software their titanium version works great. Better then having 50 or more programs just to protect one machine. __________________ crakrevenue

11-28-2004, 09:44 PM	#28
James Greuel Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 243	All the above is good advice, but sometimes you have to learn something new. It sucks when you are as old, and puter stupid as some of us are, well, okay me, but it does not take long to learn reg edit, and then go look for shit in your registry. Usually the name gives it away. Also doing a search with the name of the company product IE: The Amazing Diet Patch, will find where they hid the exe files.

11-28-2004, 09:54 PM	#29
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	Alex'a methods for avoiding infection: Don't use IE. Automatically filter and DELETE any email with an attachment. Get a hotmail account for morons that insist on mailing you attachments. Run adaware SE, spybot, cwshredder and such. cwshredder is VERY important, it really sounds like you got a bad case of coolwebsearch (the biggest bunch of crooked bastards on the net right now). They specifically build their stuff to reinstall itself from almost nothing. To get rid of things like you have, run all of the above tools sequentially with NOTHING ELSE RUNNING on your system. Kill all processed you don't recognize. Remove your net connection. Remove all floppies, disks, and re-writable cds / dvds from your system. Scan ALL drives. Reboot your system. DO IT ALL AGAIN. Reboot your system. DO IT ALL AGAIN. Usually by this point, you are safe. When in doubt, fdisk your system and reinstall from scratch. NOTE: Keep your system updated. Windows update, update your scumware scanners, and so on. They scumware makes don't stop developing, so keep yourself up to date. More than anything, stop surfing porn. Alex

11-28-2004, 10:00 PM	#30
greentea Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 6,580	in your case NOTHING will clean your system, the only answer is to backup all your files and REFORMAT C: start from scratch and if you must use IE install SP2 __________________ blunts

11-28-2004, 10:04 PM	#31
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	You don't really need to reformat..run your spyware removal programs in safe mode..I had some nasty fuckers and they were removed..also if you notice anything goback or system restore works great __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

11-28-2004, 10:05 PM	#32
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	I've been using spyware blaster and been spyware free. Run Hijackthis, Adaware and Spy Bot search and destroy. __________________ [email protected]

11-28-2004, 10:46 PM	#34
azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	DAMN IT. Now I can't find my WinXP CD! DAMN