Microsoft Anti-Spy War Protection

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Hi everyone,
I am a new user here and just used the Microsoft Anti-Spyware Protection to
delete a few Spyware Items but it won't let me change my Backround back to
what I want it is currently saying
Warning!
Spyware detected on your computer!Install an antivirus or spyware remover
to clean your computer.
I did do that part what should I do any suggestions?

Thanks
 
what kind of background? something from Microsoft or a pure picture or
something made by a 3rd party program?
MS anti-spy is in beta and is not a full fledged product as yet. just
better nothing use it as auxiliary tool
 
From: "AMTK200" <[email protected]>

| Hi everyone,
| I am a new user here and just used the Microsoft Anti-Spyware Protection to
| delete a few Spyware Items but it won't let me change my Backround back to
| what I want it is currently saying
| Warning!
| Spyware detected on your computer!Install an antivirus or spyware remover
| to clean your computer.
| I did do that part what should I do any suggestions?
|
| Thanks



Two part reply..

Perform Part 1 then perform Part 2.

If the first two parts don't work, perform the alternate utility.

It is suggested that you execute each tool in Normal Mode then in Safe Mode.

If you are using any version of Sun Java that is prior to JRE Version 5.0,
then you are strongly urged to remove any/all versions that are prior to JRE
Version 5.0. There are vulnerabilities in them and they are actively being exploited.
It is possible that is how you got infected with malware.

Therefore, it is highly suggested that if there are any prior versions of Sun Java
to Version 5 on the PC that they be removed and Sun Java JRE Version 5.0 Update 6
be installed ASAP.

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp



Part 1
-----------

Use noahdfear's SmitFraud and SpyAxe removal tool -- SmitRem.exe
http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click counter/click.php?id=1

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic36868.html


Part 2
-----------

Download SmitFraud.exe from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/SmitFraud.exe

Execute; SmitFraud.exe { Note: You must accept the default of C:\McAfee }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to enable WGET.EXE to download the needed McAfee related files.

Execute; c:\mcafee\clean.bat
{ or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\mcafee }

A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\Normal_ScanReport.HTML or
C:\mcafee\Safe_ScanReport.HTML will be generated. At the end of the scan, it will be
displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer). However, if you are using
WinXP, Win2K or Win2003 your system will be left in a state where you will have to manually
shutdown/reboot the PC. On Win9x/ME platforms the report will not be shown in your bowser
but your PC will automatically be shutdown. It is suggested that you move the report out of
c:\mcafee before performing another scan.

It would be best to scan in both Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a copy of the HTML
report for each session.


ALTERNATE:

Secured2K's SpyAxe, PSGuard, Smitfraud, Sinnaka and Alemod removal tool.

http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/AntiPuper.exe

http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=65072


Please Copy and Paste the contents of the HTML Log files;
C:\mcafee\Normal_ScanReport.HTML & C:\mcafee\Safe_ScanReport.HTML in your reply.

* * * Please report back your results * * *
 
Hello David
I would like a bit more the vulnerability of JRE prior to 1.5.


I have client that has applications that work only with earlier version of
JRE. . They are not about to rewrite to 1.5x anytime soon. Worse, they
also have some application from the government bundled with some earlier
JRE.

What is the best way for me to protect them? Getting rid of older version
of JRE and rewriting is not an option right now
 
jg said:
Hello David
I would like a bit more the vulnerability of JRE prior to 1.5.
Click to expand...

See http://secunia.com/advisories/18760/ for more info.
I have client that has applications that work only with earlier
version of JRE. . They are not about to rewrite to 1.5x anytime
soon. Worse, they also have some application from the government
bundled with some earlier JRE.

What is the best way for me to protect them? Getting rid of older
version of JRE and rewriting is not an option right now
Click to expand...

Download and install the version specific fixes at the above link. If at all
possible you should be using the latest version of Java. I have seen many
computers with spyware installed via java exploits during the past month.

Kerry
 
thanks -
from what I read, not all 1.4.2.x nor all 1.3x are vulnerable - there are
update to them make them more secure

Anytime there is reflection API, there is some risk of exploitation. I won't
rule out the potential risk in dotnet either. it takes only a misstep
somewhere in development and or implementation to result in security risk.
 
jg said:
thanks -
from what I read, not all 1.4.2.x nor all 1.3x are vulnerable - there
are update to them make them more secure

Anytime there is reflection API, there is some risk of exploitation.
I won't rule out the potential risk in dotnet either. it takes only a
misstep somewhere in development and or implementation to result in
security risk.
Click to expand...

Did you see some of the fixes were for the SDK. You'll have to
redeploy/upgrade the applications with the new SDK anyway. Why not use the
latest version at the same time?

Kerry
 
there is only one PC with SDK for tech support use only. Users don't have
access to SDK. Java webstatart is also disabled. they don't need them.


why not rewrite? like I said, there are 3rd party software that bundle their
own old jre. Federal gov't is one of the them.
What I have done was replacing those that can easily be replaced by other
vendor provided software. Reduce the surface of attack. Users can't write
over system /program files
 
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