Re: [AccessDevelopers] SPYWARE ON MY PC

[Toby Bierly]

There is no spyware blocker that can protect and/or fix everything, especially considering there are new spyware methods of "attack" devised all the time.  I've had a client with spyware so nasty, I had to reboot into safe mode, run some little tool, then reboot normally, run another tool, and then finish up with a virus scan to remove the rest.  Way too much to explain in a short message here, but I doubt any spyware remover could have handled it.   The best place I've found for help is http://forums.spywareinfo.com/.   One of the best spyware tools is Hijack This, available from www.download.com.  It scans your registry and gives you a list of a bunch of stuff (startup programs, browser hijacks, etc.) .  Be careful using it though, since most of the list will be legitimate stuff.  Only a few things (none on a clean machine) will need to be deleted.   HTH, Toby ----- Original Message ----- From: Liveson Tumbulu To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:16 AM Subject: [AccessDevelopers] SPYWARE ON MY PC Hi Friends   Thanks very much for helping me sort out various problems including non-access related ones. Incidentally I've come with another one that has really hit me unexpectedly this afternoon. I was surfing the net when all of a sudden I saw a message on my desktop in very big letters saying my pc is infected and an icon appeared on my taskbar with the same message. I immediately launched my big brother Microsoft AntiSpyware (I'm using Beta1 which is expiring in about two months time) which reported that it had found 5 infections and were later removed. Surprisingly the big-lettered message on the desktop remains intact and it has completely taken over my desktop. When I try to follow the URL on the desktop I'm taken to www.teslaplus.com/search.php?wmid=9&sub=0&q=Removers which advertises other anti-spyware programs, PSGuard.com and WorldAntiSpy.com.   This is the first time such a problem has ever occurred to me. Could this mean Microsoft AntiSpyware program is of no use? I think what is installed on my pc without my consent is a spyware . How can I remove this? Can anyone please come to my rescue? Time and again a message comes on my taskbar saying my pc is infected. I'm quite annoyed by this.   Thanks in advance   Liveson Please zip all files prior to uploading to Files section. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "AccessDevelopers" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.