Spybot is good but, it's only ONE tool. In other words, unfortunately you
can't just rely on one thing. A few of us have posted some pretty detailed
methods of getting rid of this crap and protecting yourself from future
attacks. Below is my own way to deal with it.
First:
I suggest you start by going here:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227
The folks there at Spywareinfo have a lot of experience in dealing
Hijackers/Spyware/Malware. There is no charge for the help and information
available but, they do request donations. Read that first page carefully,
and following its instructions you will download a little program called
Hijackthis. Its purpose is simply to scan your computer and generate a log
of everything that is running at that moment. It does not decide what is
Good or Bad. That's what the experts at Spywareinfo will do. So *DO NOT*
just arbitrarily start deleting what it finds.
Next:
Set up a user account at Spywareinfo and post your LOG there, not here.
There are many experts on that forum and someone will analyze it and let you
know if anything is amuck and what you can do to fix it.
You always want to keep your virus definitions up-to-date, as well as use
tools like Spybot and Ad-Aware which also must be kept up-to-date every time
*before* you use them to scan your machine.
Spybot FREE
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Ad-Aware FREE & Pro
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
If you need a good FREE antivirus try AVG at
http://www.grisoft.com/
This may sound like a lot of work and it is. And there's still no guarantee.
But, you'll learn a whole lot in the process and have a much more secure
computer.
