-=PCTechTalk=- Re: pop-up/adware problem - won't go away
- From: "cristy" <juneybug2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 22:07:07 -0400
What is the thing about downloading and installing google toolbar?
Never heard to do that before.
Thanks,
Cristy
> [Original Message]
> From: The Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Davisunit <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 10/7/2004 7:34:59 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: pop-up/adware problem - won't go away
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> Nicely written Terry.
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> Regards from
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> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
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> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:45:25 -0300, Davisunit wrote:
> | 1. Update antivirus, Spybot & Adaware.
> | 2. Download/install Google Toolbar
> | 3. Download/install CWshredder.
> | 4. Download/install SpywareBlaster and update it. 5. Disconnect
> | from the internet (physically unplug cable). 6. Click
> | Start/Run.. and type msconfig / Enter. On the General Tab,
> | click Selective Startup, and uncheck Load Startup Items, then
> | reboot (you'll get a warning about System Config on startup).
> | 7. Run SpywareBlaster, and enable all protection 8. Run
> | CWshredder, and Fix
> | 9. Run Adaware & Spybot (seperately), and delete everything
> | they find 10. Return step #6 11. Reboot 12. Scan drive(s) with
> | antivirus
> | 13. Return step #5 (consider changing it from "always on" to
> | "manually on") 14. Go to
> | http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/ and scan your system.
> | 15. If you don't have a firewall, download/install Zonealarm
> |
> | Terry
> |
> |
> | Col een wrote:
> |
> | | Hi,
> | | When I got up the other morning and "woke up" the pc,
> | | there were 18 of these windows on screen.
> | |
> | |
> http://www.colliope.com/holdingbin/problem_10_4_04.jpg<http://www.coll
> | | iope.com/holdingbin/problem_10_4_04.jpg>
> | |
> | | They have been popping up every few minutes since then,
> | | even if I don't have my browser open. (I've got a cable
> | | modem/always-on connection.)
> | | Nortons isn't picking up any virus, and AdWare & Spybot
> | | aren't finding this either. The text in the popup window
> | | makes it sound like info from my computer is being sent
> | | somewhere and that's kind of scary, but maybe I'm just
> | | being paranoid. Anyone know what this is and how I get
> | | rid of it? Thankyou,
> | |
> | | Coleen
> | |
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