I down loaded Spybot today (already have Ad-aware) And when I run it it stops. The bottom says: Running bot-check (2597/5835. C2.lop) and the blue progress bar is about half way across. I have to Ctrl-Alt-Delete to shut it down. Any ideas I am running win98SE and I have no problems running Ad-aware. Shaun Advanced Electronics Fort Morgan, CO 80701 (970) 867-3124 satguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 9:26 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Cleaning and preventing spyware *Please do not reply to this message* > This is a copy of an article posted to another list. I asked > if it could be reposted here on techassist. It is very clear > and concise. For those of you that do not have ad-aware or > spybot, the links are contained in the post. > Doug > techassist adm. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [24hoursupport] Cleaning and preventing spyware > Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:18:40 -0400 > From: "Jerry Mills" <jmills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: 24hoursupport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: "24hr Help Desk" > <24hoursupport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,<24hrsupporthelpdesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > I am seeing a lot of posts lately with people having > problems that are directly related to spyware. I do not > like to profess myself as an expert on anything since I > have learned in the years I have been supporting PC's that > things change constantly and what was right yesterday is > damaging today. However, in my present position I am > spending way to much time cleaning spyware off of my > clients system so they can work without losing productivity > due to the dastardly deeds of spyware. I feel I have enough > experience with this to speak with some authority on how to > keep this stuff under control. So, here are the steps I > think one should take. > > First, get rid of your existing spyware. Download both > Ad-aware and Spybot. > > Link to Ad-aware website: > http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/ > > Link to direct download of Ad-aware file: > http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6.exe > > Link to Spybot website: > http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download > > Link to direct download of Spybot: > http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe > > Install and run both of them one at a time. Be sure and > update each of them before running the scan. This update > step should be performed anytime in the future that you > run a scan. DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTINGS ON EITHER SPYBOT > OR ADAWARE, they both install with the settings you should > be using. On the first scan, make notes of the name of the > spyware detected and DO NOT REMOVE any of the spyware > detected. After running both and getting a list of the > type of spyware, close both programs and go to your > Control Panel / Add Remove Programs. Look through your > list of installed programs and uninstall anything that you > can that appears on your list. If you have any doubt as to > whether or not an installed program is spyware, go to: > > http://www.spywareguide.com/product_search.php > > And search for it. You can also check: > > http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ > > For details on some of the more common parasites that like > to latch onto the browser. > > Do not expect to find everything you detected in > Add Remove programs. It isn't going to happen. Much > spyware is installed in the background and never appears > there. Once you have uninstalled whatever software you > can, go back and run Ad-aware and Spybot again. You may > notice fewer items found due to the uninstall, but do not > be surprised if you still see software that you uninstalled > still listed. That is one of the nice things about > spyware. They install it on your system and even though > you uninstall the software later it leaves the spyware > behind. No sweat though, Ad-aware and Spybot will get them. > It does not matter which one you run first. Just run them > both and this time remove whatever they detect. By default > both programs keep what is removed so they can be restored > if needed. I recommend you keep your removed items for 30 > days before deleting them. In Spybot, Click on the Immunize > button and activate the immunize and browser block feature. > > If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, go to Control > Panel / Administrative Tools / Services and find the > "Messenger" service in the list. Double click it and set > the startup type to "Disable". (this has no adverse > effect on any Instant Messaging software) > > Next, go to Tools / Internet Options in IE. If you use > IE6, click the Privacy tab. Click Advance and put a check > in the box to over ride default. Set first party cookies > to accept and third party cookies to block. Click the > Programs tab. Click "Reset web settings" Click the > Security tab. Highlight the Internet Zone and click on > Custom Level. Set Internet Zone to at least disable > unsigned Active X and disable initializing scripts not > marked as safe. Suit yourself on the signed Active X but > I prefer to set that to prompt. Personally I also prompt > on many of the other scripting types of settings in there. > Then highlight the Trusted Sites Zone. If you find > yourself getting prompted a lot on sites you visit > regularly, simply add those sites to the Trusted Sites zone > by clicking on "Sites". Note, be sure and uncheck the > box at the bottom of the sites list that refers to secure > websites (https). Clicking on Custom Level in Trusted > Sites, you can enable most of the items in here assuming > you are being careful when you add a site to this zone. > I still like to set the unsigned stuff to Prompt in this > Zone. Next, go to the Restricted sites Zone and click on > Custom Level. DISABLE EVERYTHING IN THIS ZONE. CHOOSE > THE MOST RESTRICTED OPTION AVAILABLE. You also have a > sites area in here where you can put websites in here that > you want to lock down. Of course, who's to know what > sites to lock down. Well, that work has been done for you. > There is a great resource available that has taken many of > the known advertising and spyware websites and created a > registry file that you can merge into your registry that > will add these sites to your Restricted Sites list. > > Link to IE-Spyad page > > http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD > > Link to direct download of the file: > > http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/res/ie-spyad.zip > > Save the file to your disk and then open the zip file. You > will see a registry file for both IE6 ads and IE6 adults > along with uninstall reg files should you later decide to > remove them from your registry. Once you merge them, you > can go back into your Internet Settings and look at the > Sites list in the Restricted Sites zone to see what your > registry merge did. > > If you are running Outlook or Outlook Express for your > email, you should go to Tools / Options / Security and > insure that you are set to use the Restricted Sites zone. > > These steps should leave you with a nice clean system in > terms of spyware. To keep things that way you should run > Ad-aware and Spybot at least monthly. When you find that > really cool piece of software on the Internet that is > free, you should first run your spyware scans, then > install your really cool program and then run the scans > again. If you come up clean, enjoy the software. 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