JayCee said:
Hi all:
just wondering why, everytime i run Lavasoft 6.0 it picks up something, even
if i run consecutive tests. that leads me to believe whatever lavasoft picks
up and quarantines is reinstalled into my computer somehow.
can anyone tell me how this is possible and what i can do to permanently fix
it? (in layman's tems please...new territory for me!)
Tia,
JC
There's also the possibility that Adaware cannot remove some spyware
files because they ar "in use" when it tries. Try Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/ . It detects the spyware files that are
running and can't be removed and asks you to reboot. Then it will start
again during your reboot, but before Windows loads and remove those files it
couldn't get at while Windows was running.
If that doesn't solve it, then the files are probably being reinstalled
each time you visit a certain web site. If you're not using any cookie
managment program, it's very likely you're getting it from a web site you
visit daily or very frequently. If you have no cookie managment software,
and are using Internet Explorer as your browser, try this:
1. Open Internet Explorer and choose the Tools menu.
2. Click on Internet Options and choose the Privacy tab.
3. Click the Advanced button
4. Put a check mark in Override Automatic Cookie Handling
5. Choose PROMPT in both the first part and thrid party choices
6. Put a check mark in Always allow session cookies.
Now each time a web site or ad banner wants to plant a cookie on
your computer, IE will prompt you to give it permission - or NOT, which is
what you should choose 99% of the time. It will tell you the website
address of the party wanting to plant the cookie. Almost all of them will
be advertising companies or the site you are visiting.
When you get prompted, you'll have a choice of blocking the cookie for
"this visit" or "always". Choose "always block" if it's an ad company or
some name you do not recognize. The only time you should consider
accepting or always accepting is if you are using a web site that requires
you to logon each time you visit:; or if you do any online buying, these
sites will want to plant a cookie to keep track of your shopping cart most
of the time. Even for sites that require a log in, often the cookie is
just to remember your password for you, but sometimes it is manadatory to
use the site. If you "always block" a cookie by mistake, use steps 1 and 2
above and click the Edit button. Look for the web site in the Managed Sites
list. Highlight it and hit the Remove button. Then the site will prompt
you again and you can make a different choice.
For a while, this will be a very irratating and time consuming way to
handle cookies, but it will be a real eye opener if you are not familair
with how pervasive they are. And eventually, as you establish always block
or always accept situation at your favorite sites, you'll see the Prompt
less often. There are other cookie management programs out there, even some
free ones, and many with very useful features, but in the end they all do
what the IE does in one way or another. I don't think there is a more
foolproof way to handle it.
Bob
