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Romana

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Spyware
« on: January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm »
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2007, 03:27:09 pm »
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.

Look for a program called Spybot on Google. It should remove most spy and adware that might be on your pc.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2007, 03:50:25 pm »
I use Ad-Aware SE. I'm pretty sure it gets rid of both adware and spyware. You'd have to check though.

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Re: Spyware
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2007, 04:03:00 pm »
DON'T USE SPYAXE! IT'S SPYWARE ITSELF!

or Spysherif.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2007, 06:54:57 pm »
You can get spyware from just about anything nowdays.

I use Spybot and Ad-aware together. They're both free.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2007, 01:17:54 am »
Bore the spyware to death by running a lot of golf simulations. Unless it's golf spyware, in which case you're screwed. Buy a new computer.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2007, 06:39:20 am »
Quote from: Lord J esq on January 26, 2007, 01:17:54 am
Bore the spyware to death by running a lot of golf simulations. Unless it's golf spyware, in which case you're screwed. Buy a new computer.

You can always run lots of emo mp3 also, and make them spywares flee miserably from your Hemo Computer.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2007, 09:07:22 am »
 :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those ideas ought to work really well. SRSLY TRY THEM OUT!!!
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2007, 04:36:51 am »
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS USE FIRE."
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2007, 07:13:31 am »
Quote from: saridon on January 27, 2007, 04:36:51 am
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS USE FIRE."

Love the Zelda quote.

Heh, now there's a virus on my computer, and it freezes before I can open any programs. This sucks. >_> I have to post from the Wii now.
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2007, 07:29:50 am »
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 27, 2007, 07:13:31 am
Quote from: saridon on January 27, 2007, 04:36:51 am
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS USE FIRE."

Love the Zelda quote.

Heh, now there's a virus on my computer, and it freezes before I can open any programs. This sucks. >_> I have to post from the Wii now.
open task manager and find it in there end the program then try and get it off with anit virus programs. if they cant find it try deleting you internet cache & cookies and anything in the folder you DL to that shouldnt be there
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2007, 09:14:08 pm »
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 27, 2007, 07:13:31 am
Quote from: saridon on January 27, 2007, 04:36:51 am
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 25, 2007, 02:15:10 pm
Apparently, spyware has somehow crept its way into my computer. Thing is, I know nothing about these things. So, I ask for any advice or help you can provide on how to get rid of it.
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS USE FIRE."

Love the Zelda quote.

Heh, now there's a virus on my computer, and it freezes before I can open any programs. This sucks. >_> I have to post from the Wii now.

Just use WinXP's system restoration feature. Select a restoration point which you are sure was before your pc got screwed, and after you restore to said point scan your pc with avg or something.
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Romana

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Re: Spyware
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2007, 06:38:34 pm »
Sounds like a good idea, thanks.

Also, today, I managed to delete the two viruses on my computer. There doesn't seem to be any more, but the effects of a previous virus are still active, i.e. freezing after a few minutes. Any ideas on how this is happening?
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2007, 08:13:21 pm »
Quote from: Pyt Fumv on January 28, 2007, 06:38:34 pm
Sounds like a good idea, thanks.

Also, today, I managed to delete the two viruses on my computer. There doesn't seem to be any more, but the effects of a previous virus are still active, i.e. freezing after a few minutes. Any ideas on how this is happening?
how many scanning programs do you have? try to use a couple as using only one might not find them all.

that and get a better firewall >_>
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Re: Spyware
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2007, 09:09:17 pm »
You might manually check your system configuration utility to see what exactly is loading automatically when you start the computer. In additional, all the usual maintenance routines are in order...scandisk, defrag, blah blah blah.
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