Author Topic: squad ops heads up (Read 594 times)

doobs · « **on:** January 21, 2005, 11:45:26 PM »

During friday ops, my pc downloaded a friggin spyware toolbar.
don't know the how or where but it was there right after ops.
And it was tough to get rid of.

doobs · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2005, 11:53:04 PM »

toolbar is called web search and its back again, need industrial can of raid. really f'in up my pc.

no matter what i do it keeps coming back, this sucks

daddog · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2005, 09:44:41 AM »

doobs go to
http://www.download.com/Adware-Removal-Tools/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=txt

and download Ad-Aware SE

Also suggest you download
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=Spybot+Search+and+Destroy&tg=dl-2001&search.x=14&search.y=6

Spybot Search and Destroy.

Both of those will get rid of any spyware problems you have.

Dux · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2005, 02:15:45 PM »

Thanks for the links, DD... I'm going to use them too.

68KO · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2005, 07:01:30 PM »

Yes spybot works great and make sure you uncheck the resore point in setting cause every time you goto check your system it creates a restore point and takes forever.

doobs · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2005, 07:08:42 PM »

thanks for the advice, spybot worked out great. Got rid of problem and found others that adaware missed. Guess its back to spybot till they find out how to write code around it.

btw KO did I read the next FSO correct, that was 3 17'2 , 11 b26's, and one F4U1D

68KO · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2005, 08:43:12 PM »

lol:D I update spybot at least 1 time every 2 weeks new spyware comes out all the time.

Sled · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2005, 11:04:31 PM »

Cool Avatar Daddog!

doobs · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2005, 09:53:16 AM »

hey this websearch malware is alot tougher than first thought.
Niether Spybot or adaware removes it. It shows it does but it must copy itself. If I run the removal programs again right after I just ran them they find the same malware again. found this on the net about websearch malware.

http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=769

went to http://www.scanspyware.com ran a free trail of there version after just running the other 2 it has already found 143 more files, alot with high risk coruption.