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by edlockett
What are you talking about?
Please describe the problem you are experiencing.
Then someone might be able to help you.
by bfilmfan
Run a virus scan of the system. Virus scanner of your chocie.
Run a malware and spyware scanners.Ad-Aware is one of the better products.
Scan for worms. BOClean is one one of the better products.
Install a firewall. ZoneAlarm is my choice.
Block Active X on your system. Look here for details with XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2brows.mspx
Good luck getting control!
Download the utilities listed at the bottom of this post and then try this:
Spyware Removal Checklist
1. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking (some spyware can only be removed in Safe Mode).
2. Open Add/Remove programs and remove any application you do not recognize.
3. Install Spybot Search & Destroy, update it, and run it on the infected system.
4. Install Ad-Aware, update it, and run it on the infected system.
5. Launch HijackThis and click the Scan button. Make sure you run this after other malware removal apps. (WARNING: Reference the HijackThis tutorial at http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html before removing anything.)
6. Reboot and run both Ad-Aware and Spybot again until the system is clean.
7. Launch Internet Explorer and browse the Web to verify Winsock was not broken while removing
spyware. If you cannot browse the Web, run the WinSockFix utility and perform another Web test.
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com
CWShredder - http://cwshredder.net/bin/CWSInstall.exe
Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
WinSockFix - http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Spyware Prevention Checklist
1. Open Internet Explorer, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, and click Default Level on each Security Zone.
2. Install all Windows Critical Updates.
3. Install and update Spyware Blaster. Remember to click the link to Enable All Protection.
4. If you have Windows XP, use SP2's built-in popup blocker.
5. Run GRC's Shoot the Messenger applet.
6. Run GRC's Unplug & Pray applet (Windows XP Only).
7. Run GRC's DCOMbobulator, click the DCOMbobulate Me! tab and then click the Disable DCOM button.
8. Execute DSOStop2 and click the Protect Internet Explorer button.
9. Execute HTAStop and click the Protect Internet Explorer button (WARNING: Windows XP Only - Will cause problems on Windows 2000).
10. Install IE-Spyad. This is profile specific, so you must run it under each Windows profile you wish to protect.
11. Run GRC's SocketLock utility.
12. Install and update JavaCool's Spyware Guard.
13. Rename the default Windows Hosts file located at %windir%\system32\drivers\etc and place the Gorilla Design HOSTS file in the same directory.
14. Install eDexter to reduce the efficiently handle the new HOSTS file.
15. Educate yourself on Internet best practices.
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com
CWShredder - http://cwshredder.net/bin/CWSInstall.exe
DSOstop2 - http://www.wilders.org/downloads.htm
eDexter - http://www.pyrenean.com/distribution/dxtr135.exe
Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Hosts File - http://accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
HTAStop - http://www.wilders.org/downloads.htm
IE-Spyad - http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23332&fileidx=1
Shoot The Messenger - http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
SocketLock - http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
Spyware Blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spyware Guard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
Unplug & Pray - http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
by jonno112
For all you guys above if you are interested i've been using this tutorial now for a while
Check it out
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
Hope it helps "I find it easier to just post the link"
by rschlump
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