Malware

[Guest nagsteer]

Has anyone been unfortunate enough to be cursed by something called WinSpy,

a " monitoring tool" in other words something dubious to start with then

being used by some really low-down rotten cretins. Does anyone know

anything about this stuff, or how to get rid of it, or how to stop from

getting it?? It apparently slid right in under Microsoft OneCare Live, who

discovered it after it installed, can block it, but can't quarantine it so I

can delete it. I can't find anything to see it, where it is, etc.

 

Thanks for any help I can get

 

manzie

[Guest Malke]

Re: Malware

 

nagsteer wrote:

> Has anyone been unfortunate enough to be cursed by something called WinSpy,

> a " monitoring tool" in other words something dubious to start with then

> being used by some really low-down rotten cretins. Does anyone know

> anything about this stuff, or how to get rid of it, or how to stop from

> getting it?? It apparently slid right in under Microsoft OneCare Live, who

> discovered it after it installed, can block it, but can't quarantine it so I

> can delete it. I can't find anything to see it, where it is, etc.

 

 

http://www.safer-networking.com/removeWinSpy.php

 

When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the

specialty forums listed below in no particular order (not here, please).

 

http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip

http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Merijn

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42 -

another tutorial

http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement

and the stickies *first*.

http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9

http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html

http://castlecops.com/forum67.html

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Removal_HiJackThis_Logs_Go_Here-f37.html

 

Standard caveat: If the procedures look too complex - and there is no

shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a

professional computer repair shop (not your local version of

BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops

are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may

be so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. Have all

your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.

 

 

Malke

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