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.:St Ides:. · 12-01-2004, 04:21 PM

2 days for me, it was fucking sick. Got some help from Brock over at slick cash.

Got it almost all gone now, that shit is sick.

Sosa · 12-01-2004, 04:22 PM

I don't get the shit on my laptop or desktop. I take it off all the time on customers machines though. Usually it is off within an hour. Do virus scans and spyware with 2 programs, more if it doesn't solve the problems.

NoCarrier · 12-01-2004, 04:22 PM

What was the most time you've spent not asking stupid questions on GFY?

Jeppe · 12-01-2004, 04:23 PM

Would probably have been a lot quicker to reformat

That's what I have done the few times I have found spyware on my pc.

.:St Ides:. · 12-01-2004, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by NoCarrier
What was the most time you've spent not asking stupid questions on GFY?

Don't like me click ignore, you'll get more done instead of stalking me

smack · 12-01-2004, 04:29 PM

3 days about a week ago. cost me alot of money in lost time.

sumphatpimp · 12-01-2004, 04:37 PM

like anything else, with time and experience you will know where to look and how to get ride of it.
be careful with some of that software that tells you it will get ride of spyware/addware, it installs its own then asks for money to get ride of it.

Doctor T · 12-01-2004, 04:40 PM

Two days was the longest for me as well. The shit would download almost as much as I deleted during scanning. Starting up in safe mode seemed to work the best for me, that only took about 10 min to get rid of it all.

Libertine · 12-01-2004, 04:42 PM

2 days, had to help someone who had literally managed to get every spyware, adware, trojan and virus known to man on her computer.

tranza · 12-01-2004, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NoCarrier
What was the most time you've spent not asking stupid questions on GFY?

I was wondering the sema thing...

.:St Ides:. · 12-01-2004, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by tranza
I was wondering the sema thing...

the sema thing?

iBOUNCER · 12-01-2004, 04:55 PM

Spybot has an innoculate feature which works well... keep it updated and run it often.

quiet · 12-01-2004, 04:57 PM

i have never been infected with anything of the sort.

.:St Ides:. · 12-01-2004, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iBOUNCER
Spybot has an innoculate feature which works well... keep it updated and run it often.

Spybot works nice, it was a huge help.. Some things it does not delete though, like registry files

Living For Today · 12-01-2004, 04:59 PM

Took a couple of days for me a year or two ago. I'm a bit more capable now and havent had too many problems. Using firefox also might have something to do with it.

spamofon · 12-01-2004, 05:00 PM

30 minutes

and a cigarete break why windows is reinstalling

rj2kix · 12-01-2004, 05:50 PM

i have spent 0 time fighting spyware

MAC'S RULE

cashman · 12-01-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by rj2kix
i have spent 0 time fighting spyware

MAC'S RULE

Furious_Male · 12-01-2004, 05:58 PM

Ive got several hours into a clients computer right behind me as I type this (most of the time waiting for scans to complete etc.).

It probably has another good day of me fucking around with it in my spare time to get things straight.

Usualy takes me a day in my spare time to clean things up.

FTVGirls · 12-01-2004, 06:01 PM

Just once had the misfortune of getting something installed where popups and other nonsense started raping my computer. It would actually block installation of adaware and other killers. Took a day, but it was never totally fixed. Bought a new system, and I keep that one as a database computer offline.

Edit: It all started when I clicked on a link a gfy'er had posted on this board lol

CheneyRumsfeld · 12-01-2004, 06:03 PM

spyware is just an undocumented feature, we did not charge you for it.

DamnGoodRatio · 12-01-2004, 09:31 PM

Get the holy trinity of Spybot S&D, AdAware SE and HijackThis. I run all three once a week and the box is humming along now.

I was even able to clean up a buddy's laptop who was using Netscape "because explorer just stopped working for some reason."

Screaming · 12-01-2004, 10:40 PM

adaware se is what i use and i run it offten cause those bastards are hiding in everything these days, i got the worst one yet off a damn wedding site, can you believe that

reynold · 12-02-2004, 12:17 AM

i hate spyware it cost me 2-3 days to clean up all the virus in my pc.

Vitasoy · 12-02-2004, 03:02 AM

Half an hour (doing the research), the rest of the time scanning my pc I did not count.

Bigjohn · 12-02-2004, 03:18 AM

The first time was on my cousins pc. it took about a day and a half to get rid of everything.

Now that I know how they hook themselves into the system it takes about a half hour. Which includes running spybot, manually removing browser helpers and active x controls that installed and running system restore to put back all my home/search page links.

My personal PC's have only been infected once in the last year, so not much practice recently, lol.

Theo · 12-02-2004, 03:24 AM

I'm gonna disable spyware forever

12-01-2004, 04:21 PM	#1
.:St Ides:. Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,857	Most time you've spent fighting spyware? 2 days for me, it was fucking sick. Got some help from Brock over at slick cash. Got it almost all gone now, that shit is sick.

12-01-2004, 04:22 PM	#3
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12-01-2004, 04:23 PM	#4
Jeppe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 951	Would probably have been a lot quicker to reformat That's what I have done the few times I have found spyware on my pc. __________________ AdultReviews.com PornReviews.com Submit your site for review here

12-01-2004, 04:29 PM	#6
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12-01-2004, 04:42 PM	#9
Libertine sex dwarf Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17,860	2 days, had to help someone who had literally managed to get every spyware, adware, trojan and virus known to man on her computer. __________________ /(bb\|[^b]{2})/

12-01-2004, 04:22 PM	#2
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	I don't get the shit on my laptop or desktop. I take it off all the time on customers machines though. Usually it is off within an hour. Do virus scans and spyware with 2 programs, more if it doesn't solve the problems.

12-01-2004, 04:37 PM	#7
sumphatpimp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,235	like anything else, with time and experience you will know where to look and how to get ride of it. be careful with some of that software that tells you it will get ride of spyware/addware, it installs its own then asks for money to get ride of it.

12-01-2004, 04:40 PM	#8
Doctor T Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 334	Two days was the longest for me as well. The shit would download almost as much as I deleted during scanning. Starting up in safe mode seemed to work the best for me, that only took about 10 min to get rid of it all.

12-01-2004, 04:55 PM	#12
iBOUNCER Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monster Rain Posts: 214	Spybot has an innoculate feature which works well... keep it updated and run it often. __________________ Secure PHP Programming - Secure E-Commerce Design Site & Server Security Reviews - Code Reviews The new and improved iBOUNCER. Give us a try. ICQ: 201971159 or http://www.iBOUNCER.com

12-01-2004, 04:57 PM	#13
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	i have never been infected with anything of the sort. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

12-01-2004, 04:59 PM	#15
Living For Today Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,970	Took a couple of days for me a year or two ago. I'm a bit more capable now and havent had too many problems. Using firefox also might have something to do with it.

12-01-2004, 05:00 PM	#16
spamofon Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,999	30 minutes and a cigarete break why windows is reinstalling

12-01-2004, 05:50 PM	#17
rj2kix Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 928	i have spent 0 time fighting spyware MAC'S RULE

12-01-2004, 05:58 PM	#19
Furious_Male Doing the grind since 99 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 16,883	Ive got several hours into a clients computer right behind me as I type this (most of the time waiting for scans to complete etc.). It probably has another good day of me fucking around with it in my spare time to get things straight. Usualy takes me a day in my spare time to clean things up. __________________ Living in Virtual Reality Contact: Email (preferred): furiousmale .at. gmail - Skype: live:shanedws

12-01-2004, 06:01 PM	#20
FTVGirls So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,052	Just once had the misfortune of getting something installed where popups and other nonsense started raping my computer. It would actually block installation of adaware and other killers. Took a day, but it was never totally fixed. Bought a new system, and I keep that one as a database computer offline. Edit: It all started when I clicked on a link a gfy'er had posted on this board lol

12-01-2004, 06:03 PM	#21
CheneyRumsfeld Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,341	spyware is just an undocumented feature, we did not charge you for it.

12-01-2004, 09:31 PM	#22
DamnGoodRatio Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 855	Get the holy trinity of Spybot S&D, AdAware SE and HijackThis. I run all three once a week and the box is humming along now. I was even able to clean up a buddy's laptop who was using Netscape "because explorer just stopped working for some reason." __________________ Obama Said: "We can absorb a terrorist attack."

12-01-2004, 10:40 PM	#23
Screaming I can change this!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18,972	adaware se is what i use and i run it offten cause those bastards are hiding in everything these days, i got the worst one yet off a damn wedding site, can you believe that __________________

12-02-2004, 12:17 AM	#24
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	i hate spyware it cost me 2-3 days to clean up all the virus in my pc.

12-02-2004, 03:02 AM	#25
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	Half an hour (doing the research), the rest of the time scanning my pc I did not count. __________________ [email protected]

12-02-2004, 03:18 AM	#26
Bigjohn Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Deep inside my mind Posts: 1,118	The first time was on my cousins pc. it took about a day and a half to get rid of everything. Now that I know how they hook themselves into the system it takes about a half hour. Which includes running spybot, manually removing browser helpers and active x controls that installed and running system restore to put back all my home/search page links. My personal PC's have only been infected once in the last year, so not much practice recently, lol.

12-02-2004, 03:24 AM	#27
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	I'm gonna disable spyware forever