After not thinking serious Uwe Sander wrote the following explaining
his error :
Hi...,
I suddenly get the following message: "Warning : Your computer may be
infected with spyware"
Do anybody know how I can remove this programm from my computer?
I tried to install again Windows, but it wasn´t possible. As I put in the cd
with windows an switched on the computer to install the operating system
first the system tried to boot from the cd but than it stopped. So it´s not
possible to remove all this spy-shit from the system.
Who can help me?
I have Windows XP home.
Uwe
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Uwe,
Their is a lot of advertising pop-up or pop-unders that are only
advertising. Where did the message arrive from, as Duane asked?
Was it from your anti-viral software package?
Was it a floating box that appeared after being on the internet?
Was it from a scanner?
Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
SpyBot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Microsoft anti spyware software - 4 XP
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
As Duane suggests, download these programs, run them. You can always
run ad-aware & Spybot Search and Destroy when your computer is in safe
mode if they do not clean your computer. All of the list are good
products, and should be run weekly, or when paranoia prowls your brow.
Question what anti-vial software package are you running and are you
able to up-date it daily? Remember a teaser 2 month anti-viral package
was activated when the computer was new.
Reinstalling windows, is a last ditch effort. It is something that
should not be required under most situations. If you are living the
propeller heads life then you would be better informed and know what
cuts and what does not cut.
Try panda or trend's on-line scans -
http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Uwe please let the group know after you have done the above... if you
need more assistance or that has fixed your system. Remember we have
all done what you did, or something similar when we were in a panic
with our computers.
JR the postman