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by cantu.stephen

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My friend called me with a problem on his computer that on the back round it is blue and in the middle it says that windows has detected a spyware or addware and that you need to use removle program for that, and here is the question: the background cannot be changed and it stays like that but when you boot the PC and you log on you can see the background for a few seconds.(I am currently going to try and download Spybot S&D and add-aware)

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by gary56789

Be certain once you download and update these programs to run their scans in Safe Mode, deleting any malware files found, then rescan to make sure each app finds no further instances.

by dmiles

You have been infected with spyware,download ad-aware,spybot,hijacker and spy sweeper,run all tools to rid of spy ware.Then go to properties on the desk top and reset settings for background

by ontheropes

The answers already given are good and I'd just like to add my 2 cents.

Back up anything you can't afford to lose first.

Make sure that you get Adaware SE Personal from Lavasoft.com and not any other "adaware". I believe that the Adaware program (no relation to Adaware SE Personal) has been reviewed at spywarewarrior.com.
Two other excellent programs to run besides the ones already mentioned are : Counterspy by Sunbelt Software (trialware) and Spyware Express from tenebril.com. I've found these two to find and remove things nothing else will.

It's a good idea to install spywareblaster from javacoolsoftware to prevent future problems and... of course a good (free or commercial)antivirus program and firewall.

by ontheropes

If you do get spyware express from Tenebril I suggest changing the recommended action from Quarantine to Remove only for programs that it positively identifies. If you have printer problems after scanning and fixing your pc,prevent Spyware Express from running at start-up or go to add/remove programs in Control Panel and uninstall it.

As you should do with any spyware or virus removal tool, reboot and run all scans again to make sure that the spyware doen't reinstall itself.

by hal 9000

Sounds like some kind of infection.

I would install Spy Bot S&D and AD AWARE update them both and then boot into safe mode and scan the computer removing any spy ware that comes up as you go. I would also advise the running of an AV Scan at the same time.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

You can get both of the above programs from the listed URLs and install from there, of course you'll have to perform an Update for each after it is installed and make sure that the AV Product is also up to date before booting into Safe Mode to perform the scans.

Col

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