Spyware trouble

[Lee Voce]

i have spyware on my computer and i've downloaded ad-aware and it keeps
picking up 5 objects, i've gone into registy editor and even though i've
delected some of the infected files and change my default to my ISP it keeps
changing it again and a spyware website keeps coming up without me doing
anything i cant seem it get rid of it. I've tried everything and it keeps
coming up on my screen.

Please if anyone can help me or they know what to do in registy editor
please can you reply back.

Many thanks
Lee

 

[Ernie B.]

i have spyware on my computer and i've downloaded ad-aware and it keeps
picking up 5 objects, i've gone into registy editor and even though i've
delected some of the infected files and change my default to my ISP it keeps
changing it again and a spyware website keeps coming up without me doing
anything i cant seem it get rid of it. I've tried everything and it keeps
coming up on my screen.

Please if anyone can help me or they know what to do in registy editor
please can you reply back.

Many thanks
Lee

I couldn't begin to help with the registry but download, install,
update and run the following:

AdAware, <http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/>
Spybot Search & Destroy, <http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html>
a-squared <http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/>

Pay attention with a-squared, they will ask you to register it during
the installation.

 

[Bud]

i have spyware on my computer ..

...i cant seem it get rid of it.

Download and use Spybot S&D and Spywareblaster. Both free.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

If you're using windows you might try their beta anti-spyware also.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

I'm running all three with no conflict (and no spyware) FWIW.

 

[Buddy b]

i have spyware on my computer and i've downloaded ad-aware and it keeps
picking up 5 objects, i've gone into registy editor and even though i've
delected some of the infected files and change my default to my ISP it keeps
changing it again and a spyware website keeps coming up without me doing
anything i cant seem it get rid of it. I've tried everything and it keeps
coming up on my screen.

Please if anyone can help me or they know what to do in registy editor
please can you reply back.

Many thanks
Lee

BHODemon 2.0.0.22 free
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3550.

Think of BHODemon as a guardian for your Internet browser: it protects you from
unknown Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), by letting you enable/disable them
individually. BHODemon is free, runs in the tray area, and works on Windows 95
or later operating systems.



http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23551&fileidx=1

CWShredder v2.1.4 free

Even if your PC has Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy, you still can't
stop some versions of an insidious and virus-like pest called CoolWebSearch.
Fortunately, a Dutch student who goes simply by the name Merijn wrote a
tiny free tool called CWShredder that specializes in removing dozens of CWS
variants. InterMute bought the program and now maintains it as a standalone
download and bundled with SpySubtract Pro. The following link downloads the
standalone version of CWShredder.
Regards Buddy B

 

[andy smart]

i have spyware on my computer and i've downloaded ad-aware and it keeps
picking up 5 objects, i've gone into registy editor and even though i've
delected some of the infected files and change my default to my ISP it keeps
changing it again and a spyware website keeps coming up without me doing
anything i cant seem it get rid of it. I've tried everything and it keeps
coming up on my screen.

Please if anyone can help me or they know what to do in registy editor
please can you reply back.

Many thanks
Lee

Is ad-aware saying it has fixed the problem after you tell it to?

Give spybot a go though, I use both...

 

[Dave Budd]

i have spyware on my computer and i've downloaded ad-aware and it keeps
picking up 5 objects, i've gone into registy editor and even though i've
delected some of the infected files and change my default to my ISP it keeps
changing it again and a spyware website keeps coming up without me doing
anything i cant seem it get rid of it. I've tried everything and it keeps
coming up on my screen.

Please if anyone can help me or they know what to do in registy editor
please can you reply back.

Many thanks
Lee

apart from what others said...

I use Spybot S&D, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, and the Microsoft
Antispyware tool. I run them one after the other, in Safe Mode,
twice. THEN I run an antivirus package that knows some spyware
to find stuff that's hidden where the antispyware progs don't
look, or is encrypted.
...and then I do it all again, in normal Windows mode.

And disable System Restore before you start, but re-enable it
once you're clean - occasionally you can just rollback when you
have problems instead of doing a full cleanup.