Guest skibumre Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I can not find it. I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the computer, but I can not get ride of this box. any suggestions?
Guest Adam Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 RE: Wallpaper "stuck" Check to see if you have a spyware program installed on your computer (popular ones are Adaware/Spybot search and destroy) and see if you could uninstall them through "Add and remove programs" in control panel. Often or not these types of warnings could also indicate malicious software trying to think you actually have something when you don't. Try disabling what starts up when your computer starts to narrow down the culprit. Depending on how confident you are you could run: msconfig You do this by click Start > Run (or windows key + R) then type msconfig then press enter. Then click the startup tab across the top, it should the last one. In the list you should see are the programs that start as your computer does. Do a quick search on Google for each of the items in the list and this should give you an idea of what is good and what is not. Disable ones which you think are dodgy. You can always re-enable them. Restart and see if one of them has made any effect. Also check the start up folder (Start > All Programs > Startup) to see if there are any there too. Remember before making any changes to your computer to backup all important documents :) Hope this helps Adam "skibumre" wrote: > I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, > warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... > > There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. > I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the > screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I > can not find it. > I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the > computer, but I can not get ride of this box. > any suggestions? > >
Guest Charles W Davis Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15E4C770-1A72-4134-B12C-0F539533EA07@microsoft.com... >I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, > warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... > > There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. > I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the > screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I > can not find it. > I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the > computer, but I can not get ride of this box. > any suggestions? > > Download, install, update and scan Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. http://www.malwarebytes.org/ Following removal of the junk, turn off System Restore. Reboot and turn on System Restore. This has worked on two computers with that in the past week.
Guest The Real Truth MVP Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm -- Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15E4C770-1A72-4134-B12C-0F539533EA07@microsoft.com... >I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, > warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... > > There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. > I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the > screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I > can not find it. > I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the > computer, but I can not get ride of this box. > any suggestions? > >
Guest skibumre Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" I was a little leary at first, but after I gave it a try, IT WORKED FANTASTIC. Thanks for the Great file. You are truely MVP. "The Real Truth MVP" wrote: > Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your > system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm > > -- > Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been > obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. > > > > > "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:15E4C770-1A72-4134-B12C-0F539533EA07@microsoft.com... > >I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, > > warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... > > > > There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. > > I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the > > screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I > > can not find it. > > I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the > > computer, but I can not get ride of this box. > > any suggestions? > > > > > >
Guest The Real Truth MVP Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" You're Welcome. -- Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6917C0E-27B6-42EC-B99A-05310E9C30DB@microsoft.com... >I was a little leary at first, but after I gave it a try, IT WORKED >FANTASTIC. > Thanks for the Great file. > You are truely MVP. > > "The Real Truth MVP" wrote: > >> Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your >> system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm >> >> -- >> Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's >> been >> obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. >> >> >> >> >> "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:15E4C770-1A72-4134-B12C-0F539533EA07@microsoft.com... >> >I have a box in the middle of my desktop that states, >> > warning, your computer is infected with spyware....... >> > >> > There is no box to close it, and I can not click on it to delete it. >> > I have changed the background, and it stays right in the middle of the >> > screen. I have booted up in safe mode and it does not appear, however I >> > can not find it. >> > I have run ad-aware and Symantec, and removed anything that was on the >> > computer, but I can not get ride of this box. >> > any suggestions? >> > >> > >> >>
Guest Leythos Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" In article <9Wpok.22820$Ri.5488@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com>, toidi@tpap.com says... > Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your > system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm > Do you really want to trust someone that was banned from posting directly to Microsoft Usenet servers, someone that has posted links to pornographic materials on HIS WEBSITE, who's website is in the MVP HOST Block list, and who provides a tool for your use that will block access to reputable anti-malware sites without telling you he's doing it? And do you really want to trust someone that has had to change their posting identity after being busted by MS as a fake MVP? > Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been > obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. Stalking via the internet is a crime, stop stalking me PCBUTTS. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
Guest Leythos Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" In article <m8sok.19877$uE5.15374@flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com>, toidi@tpap.com says... > Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been > obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. > Stalking is a crime, stop stalking me PCBUTTS. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
Guest Alias Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" Leythos wrote: > In article <m8sok.19877$uE5.15374@flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com>, toidi@tpap.com > says... >> Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's been >> obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. >> > > Stalking is a crime, stop stalking me PCBUTTS. > Get over yourself, Leythos. No one is interested in stalking you. Alias
Guest David H. Lipman Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" From: "skibumre" <skibumre@discussions.microsoft.com> | I was a little leary at first, but after I gave it a try, IT WORKED FANTASTIC. | Thanks for the Great file. | You are truely MVP. Far from a MVP. He is certainly no Microsoft MVP and since he plagiarized the code, he can't be considered a Most Valuable Professional in *ANY* way shape or form ! This is someone to be avoided at all costs. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest Olórin Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message news:1218651231_249583@news.usenet.com... > In article <9Wpok.22820$Ri.5488@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com>, toidi@tpap.com > says... <snip> > And do you really want to trust someone that has had to change their > posting identity after > being busted by MS as a fake MVP? Having seen the continuing antagonism between the two of you, I'm curious - is it documented somewhere reputable that he *has* been busted for posing as an MS MVP? > >> Ignore posts made by the person called Leythos, he is a stalker who's >> been >> obsessed with me for years ever since I spurned his advances towards me. (Have to say, having this as a signature is more like stalking than anything I've ever seen from Leythos...)
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: Wallpaper "stuck" : : Having seen the continuing antagonism between the two of you, I'm curious - : is it documented somewhere reputable that he *has* been busted for posing as : an MS MVP? : Not publicly. But, the MVPs have had access to the information.
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