anti spy beta

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Ian J

Using the browser restore tool in the beta seems
pointless. Every time I restore my settings (to the
correct settings) they seem to default back to hyjacker
programmes. The tool seems to do its job but then fails.
Has anybody else experienced this?
 
Ian said:
Using the browser restore tool in the beta seems
pointless. Every time I restore my settings (to the
correct settings) they seem to default back to hyjacker
programmes. The tool seems to do its job but then fails.
Has anybody else experienced this?
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Hi

Probably all users with IE hijacked. This tool is too weak for
todays spyware attacks.

Try this:

- Download/Install CCleaner, www.ccleaner.com

- Download/Install Lavasofts Adaware

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022-10319876.html?tag=list

* Also watch the video from Cnet about Adware within page
for best result.*

- Download Winsockfix, just a precaution if you loose your LSP.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257

- Restart in safe mode, press F8 during reboot

- Run CCcleaner and remove all temporarily junk.

- Run Adaware

- Run MSAS

- Restart

Happy hunting and computing....
 
Could you provide more information to support why this tool is too weak?
I'm curious, because I've gone solely with MSAS and have not been touched.
Of course, that is assuming you understand PC security and patch management
as well. If you neglect to keep your system current, good luck. I'm on XP
SP2, which is an additional line of defense.
 
Hi Ian,
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode (F8 at startup) and scanning?
Also, open the MWAS program and submit a suspected spyware report.


Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP
 
A said:
Could you provide more information to support why this tool is too weak?
I'm curious, because I've gone solely with MSAS and have not been touched.
Of course, that is assuming you understand PC security and patch management
as well. If you neglect to keep your system current, good luck. I'm on XP
SP2, which is an additional line of defense.
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Well, go and get a about:blank infection and
try...................
One thing is to reset IE and it is a totally different thing to
clean out about:blank .

IMHO
 
Fortunately I haven't had to read up on it - I've never gotten it, probably
due to my high security settings in my Office applications, IE settings, SP2
settings, etc. I would be curious to learn more - a Google search didn't
give me much ammunition to do research.
 
A said:
Fortunately I haven't had to read up on it - I've never gotten it, probably
due to my high security settings in my Office applications, IE settings, SP2
settings, etc. I would be curious to learn more - a Google search didn't
give me much ammunition to do research.
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Well, we are talking about normal users, they are all
using standard IE settings, a lot of them haven´t upgraded
to SP2.
They click on something interesting and BOOM..............

The Spyware idustri using this behavior and don´t blame all
users !

Ive also never gotten it and this is probably that a know
about this risk.
 
Some day we will get out of the mind set that "normal users" by default are
not secure, or that they can't proactively protect themselves. I know that
day isn't here yet, but then again that is why I want to get into the "Geek
Squad" type of business.
 
Normal user can only be secured if a lot of profesionals work undoing
advertiser & spy build in order to make money by any kind of privacy
breaches they can imagine.
 
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