philonious said:
have a program called popuper and have it located to
remove but wont allow says still in use or write protected
and task mngr wont open says user turend off its all a
virus or something all happened on same day have got most
off but cant get wallpaper back or open skmngr damn
thing kicks up ads in middle of gaming and minimizes game
window have to x out ie then ok but its getting old the
damn thing kicks me to antispyware advertisements so you
tell me who the idots are get virus that send to
antivirus site thank you microsoft we all know whats up
with this S**T any help thanks oh its a russian author
on the program and its only 17-23k in size help help
dont think youre fast or sophisticated enough to track spyware adware and
malware hopping around in the registry while tangling with task mgr and ctrl
alt delete in other words its not the recommended method for dealing with
that so try getting ahold of free software that's also safe and capable of
keeping your PC relatively clean of spyware adware and malware unless you
spend too much time at sites that exist for the purpose of installing this
stealth junk (aka S**T) on everyones machine so go to each of the links
below and download then install them ALL
1. MSN Toolbar - Prevents rogue popups inside IE.
Popups don't just "pop up". They also hide activity like installation of
malicious software, Spyware, Adware etc. This toolbar prevents popups from
happening (some gaming sites don't like this but you can adjust
accordingly). Automatic running and updating, with a few prompts, but not
much more.
http://toolbar.msn.com/
2. Microsoft Windows Anti-Spyware (beta) - Must Have
This is similar to the resident blocker Spybot S&D has, and compliments it
well. Auto-updating is settable, as is auto-scanning (recommended to do at
3am when everyone's supposed to be in bed).
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
3. Ad-Aware Personal Edition - Must Have
One of the first of its kind, still one of the best, and like the others
here, free. Manual launching, and manual updating, so you have to develop a
habit of running this once in a while just to stay clean.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
4. Spybot Search & Destroy - Must Have
This is an absolute must, just like the rest on this list. Spybod S&D has a
blocking feature similar to the Microsoft Anti-Spyware product, but I find a
combination of all of these tools are necessary to really cover your bases
and prevent bad installations of worse software. You can set this up to
block with a resident tool (recommended), as well as check for updates when
you run it - but one must still develop the habit of running this every week
(if not a little less) to clean and/or fix.
http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html
5. SpywareBlaster - Must Have
Another blocker, this one primarily works on web installations that want to
put stuff on your machine and get information from it. Automatic, doesn't
have to be run to work as it's resident. Updating is manual. Works with
Spybot S&D as well.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
6. Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (most likely via Windows
update, but...)
In the off chance you've got something bad onboard and can't find it with
your virus scanner, or Norton (a product I've stopped recommending
altogether as it fouls up your system something fierce when you uninstal
it - bad sports, Symantec!). As far as Virus protection I use Trend's via
Fix-It 5.
http://tinyurl.com/3vvsc
Good luck!
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