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Welcome to the Dell Community Forum (DCF).
I update and run all three of these weekly:
Microsoft AntiSpyware
Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware

Message Edited by DELL-ChrisM on 03-22-2005 02:19 PM

Spyware - Because its not just big brother any more. Be aware of what

is running on your computer, what it is doing, who put it there, why

they put it there and if they had the right to put it there.

Applications to AVOID using
http://zerosrealm.com/avoid.php

Part I The programs

1a. Download spybot 1.3!!
http://kujoe.com/freeware/spybot.php
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

tutorial
Spybot - S&D Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=43
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index2.php
http://www.geocities.com/backgammon1_2000/spybot/morespybot.html

http://zerosrealm.com/scanning.php

1b.Download and run cwshredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

 
Tutorial to remove CoolWebSearch with CoolWeb Shredder
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47

1c
 SpywareBlaster download it here

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html can help keep your

system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good

side" of the web.
Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the

fastest-growing threats on the Internet today.By simply browsing to a

web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one

of these unwanted fiends!

1d Its time to start using a different browser which is more difficult

to hijack
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ (less functional if your going

to play games online and need flash and java) but the best of the best
http://www.opera.com/download/ (Good and extremely user friendly)

browsers which use the internet explorer engine
http://www.crazybrowser.com/download.htm
http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm
http://download.com.com/3000-2356-10101563.html?part=80918%20&subj=dlpa

ge&tag=button
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

2. Part II Download hijackthis

links below courtesy ChrisRLG (Classroom Coordinator at TomCoyotes,

Trusted Advisor Spywareinfo)
If you have Malware (Spyware, Adware or Virus) that your Anti-Virus

will not cure. 
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_sys

perf&message.id=1631

Download HijackThis From Here
or one of these other links:-
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/tools/hijackthis.zip
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

HijackThis Log Tutorial
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html

To Check out what each item in the Hijack list relates to
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

links below courtesy (Russell Smith

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/view_profile?user.id=1222061
www.russelltexas.com
Spyware Fighter Wilders Forum
Slyware Warrior Tom Coyote Forum
Expert Malware Responder Dell Forum

why use hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/safetyfaq.htm

Frequently Asked Questions About Hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/faqhijackthis.htm

and Post the log here >>>>>
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_virus <<<

Note :- Do not post the hijackthis log before running Spybot 
All links courtesy Grinler

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/view_profile?user.id=1328251

Understanding Spyware |

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=41
|
 | Ad-Aware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=48
SpywareBlaster Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=49
| HijackThis Tutorial/Explanations |
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42
SpywareGuard Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=50
IE-Spyad Tutorial |
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=53
CWShredder Tutorial |
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47
 Windows Forensics: Have I been hacked?
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=24

major crapware reference sites:
 
and.doxdesk.com ( http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/)
CounterExploitation ( http://cexx.org/adware.htm)
Kephyr.com ( http://www.kephyr.com/)
PestPatrol ( http://www.pestpatrol.com/)
Spyware Guide ( http://www.spywareguide.com/)
http://www.tom-cat.com/tomcat.html 

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

DO YOU HAVE PARASITES?
Screen for Adware, Spyware, Scumware, Diallers, ’Jackers
and other unsolicited commercial software
online parasite scan
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm

Adware, Spyware and other unwanted "malware" - and how to remove them
http://cexx.org/adware.htm

Spyware by simplythebest.net is an article that will explain these

concepts and reveal why you should be concerned. Great information,

great links, and an excellent briefing on how each of the Adware

programs work.
http://simplythebest.net/info/spyware.html

Unknown Give a man a fish and you feed
him for a day; teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

How can you download ANYTHING if you can't get onto the internet?  Because of this yucky Spyware, I can't use the internet, or my IE.  It's SO frustrating!! 

pcollongues:  Download Hijackthis on another machine, place on floppy and run on sick machine. Copy log to floppy and post here from good machine.

We need you to download and install an analysis and repair tool called Hijackthis.

Go here and download the file: http://tomcoyote.com/hjt

Please unzip Hijackthis.zip into a new folder you create in the root (first) level of the C: drive. Name this folder HJT for best and safest results. (don't unzip it into a temp folder or run the file from a temp folder, or the Windows Desktop, etc...as it needs a safe folder to keep backup logs). Also when people post here and place it on the Desktop the log usually shows their full name since their Windows user profile is commonly named with their full name. We try not to disturb your privacy. *;-)

See my entire Hijackthis FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) at:

http://russelltexas.com/malware/faqhijackthis.htm

After downloading, and unzipping the hijackthis file into a safe folder you create (preferably a folder named HJT in the first level of the C: drive)...run Hijackthis, click on the 'scan' button and then 'save log' button.

Copy and paste the contents of the text file you save into a reply to this message. A lot of posters make mistakes here in copying and pasting so reread the left info sidebar called Copy and Paste at http://www.tomcoyote.com/hjt

Special Notice! Hijackthis is a powerful tool that edits the brains of Windows (the Registry). DO NOT FIX anything in the Hijackthis log screen without assistance from the experts! Most of the line items in the scanned log are normal for Windows operation. Hijackthis should identify the vast majority of your problems and enable us to help you clean them off your system.


Stay in this thread for continuity. Reply to this message.

HTH (Hope that Helps)

Texruss
www.russelltexas.com
Spyware Fighter Wilders Forum
Slyware Warrior Tom Coyote Forum
Expert Malware Responder Dell Forum

Please be aware only the following DellForum members were trained at
TomCoyote.com and SpywareInfo.com to help with Hijackthis logs: Texruss, Baskar1234, Grinler, ChrisRLG, SpotCheckBilly, and pskelley.

the microsoft anti spyware beta at the microsoft page acts as spybot and works both better than adaware and spybot put together