[GOG427]

i got some spyware while looking at some "stuff" i cant get rid of it i have norton 2005 it didnt find it. i found mssearchnet and spyware killer program it trys to install and run i remove in safe mode but it comes back anyone know a good spyware program to remove this crap.

[Scrubbin_Bubbles]

did you try the ms spyware software?

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

[GOG427]

cant use it it need validation i'm using mc2005

[Scrubbin_Bubbles]

you can skip the validation, atleast you could in the earlier version

[MSP]

Try these in this order. You may end up needing all three, but generally the first two work for me:

1) Spybot Search and Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
2) Adaware - http://www.lavasoft.com/
3) Spysweeper (trial version) - http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/

Also, you may need to scan from within Safe Mode if you've got a particularly nasty infection.

[Binman]

Originally Posted by GOG427

cant use it it need validation i'm using mc2005

do you mean the genuine advatage thing?

you can also download it (ms antispyware) here

[Amazing_Creep]

You have "Spyaxe". It's a trojan/spyware by a bonus anti-spyware company. Illegal by many standards. This might help you.

[ivwshane]

Originally Posted by GOG427

i got some spyware while looking at some "stuff" i cant get rid of it i have norton 2005 it didnt find it. i found mssearchnet and spyware killer program it trys to install and run i remove in safe mode but it comes back anyone know a good spyware program to remove this crap.

Your rank should be uber-noob



First off, any respectable computer user knows norton products suck (except ghost).
Second, there are always alternative ways to get software.
You can get ms antispyware here without any validation:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_...are_d4466.html

And lastly in this day and age with firefox, opera and adblock, you shouldn't be getting any spyware in the first place! Especially when all said software is free.

[GOG427]

lets look at that first firefox etc sucks way to much bs on it had that on cpu at work..
norton has done fine for years so far for me
and porn was way worth it"i mean stuff"

none of those program fix it i got hijackthis and it work thx for the help tho...

[MSP]

Norton Anti-virus is fine. I believe when PC Magazine did a shootout they picked it over McAfee and a few others. I use the Computer Associates e-Trust right now because of the 1 year free trial.

[ivanolo]

I use Ad-Aware SE Personal, Spybot - Search & Destroy, and SpywareBlaster for my crapware needs....

[ivwshane]

Originally Posted by MSP

Norton Anti-virus is fine. I believe when PC Magazine did a shootout they picked it over McAfee and a few others. I use the Computer Associates e-Trust right now because of the 1 year free trial.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1260/

I disagree. I have an office with 25 computers and they were all running norton system works with automatic updates on it. Not only did a majority have viruses on them but common things like homepage hijacks were allowed to happen.

The problem with norton products (besides being a resource hog) is that, just like internet explorer, because it's a widely used program allot of attention is given to it in the malware community to either find and exploit flaws, or to simply disble it and go around it.

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...96,pg,2,00.asp

And this page to me is the most important:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...96,pg,7,00.asp

Most spyware programs detect and remove after the fact, in the chart above you can see which programs prevent non wanted spyware changes.
Everyone should take note at how poorly adaware does and especially spy bot.