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HELP!! My inlaws laptop has spyware!!

TheutusTheutus Member UncommonPosts: 636
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Ok I borrowed my mother in laws laptop, needless to say the antivirus hasn't had an update since 2004, it didn't have a firewall, and Windows had never been updated.

I installed a new anti-virus program, updated windows and also installed Adaware SE.

There is some malicious image  script redirecting my web browser IE7 to another site. Adaware can't detect it and neither can the anti virus. I'm thinking it's buried somewhere in the registry. Can anyone recommend a GOOD free program to scan my registry and root this out? Any other suggestions are welcome.

 

 

edit--> Also why is my rank DROPPING, when I log into this site everyday?

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  • IdesofMarchIdesofMarch Member Posts: 1,164

    You could try Spybot Search & Destroy, which I use outside of my anti-virus and Ad-Aware. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

    Also, perhaps try starting Windows in safe mode, then running your anti-virus and whatnot.

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  • IdesofMarchIdesofMarch Member Posts: 1,164


    Originally posted by Vendayn
    I once had 7000+ viruses...I downloaded too much pron

    true story



    I have no idea how anyone can get that much crap on their PC. I mean, you have to be going to some pretty shady sites, porn or not, to be picking up that much stuff.

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  • paulscottpaulscott Member Posts: 5,613
    or either that cookies counted as malicous content.


    I find it amazing that by 2020 first world countries will be competing to get immigrants.

  • mehhemmehhem Member Posts: 653
    Originally posted by Vendayn
    I once had 7000+ viruses...I downloaded too much pron

    true story


    Haha, thats kinda funny.


  • damagedamage Member UncommonPosts: 45

     good anti virus checker Avast free it has some spyware protection using on-access protection image

     

  • TheutusTheutus Member UncommonPosts: 636
    Spybot S&D found the exe's causing the problem, it couldn't delete them itself so I had to manually do it... Now if I could only figure out why my Windows Firewall options are all greyed out........image It's either because Windows Live OneCare took control of it or because I still haven't ID'd the registry change. Bleh!
  • damagedamage Member UncommonPosts: 45
    Use Zone Alarms its a good free firewall
  • XeximaXexima Member UncommonPosts: 2,698
    What I would do is download Ad-Aware, Spybot: search and destroy, and ewido (you can find the installation key online on some.. shady sites.. but don't worry, you can get rid of the crap from them with it image).

    Run Ad Aware on full system scan.  This will get rid of many types of adware that piss you off.

    Then run Spybot, this will get rid of all sorts of dataminers, key loggers, etc.

    Then run ewido.  This is probably the best one, and will find just about anything wrong with your computer.

    I would then go into your program files and see if there are any suspicious looking .dll files in there, if there are ones that look like they might belong there.. well, leave them.  Most virus's typically are put into the system32 folder, and unless you are really good at spotting them, don't even try looking through there.

    Last, but not least, go into your add/remove programs, readjust it for "size" and look toward the bottom, if any programs say something like "easyadz" or something retarded like that, get rid of em.  Oh, and also, a lot of virus'/trojans reside in your cookies, so clear private cache on your browser.

    If that doesn't get rid of it.. well, I'm out of ideas.



  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718
    Originally posted by Vendayn
    Originally posted by IdesofMarch
    Originally posted by Vendayn
    I once had 7000+ viruses...I downloaded too much pron

    true story
    I have no idea how anyone can get that much crap on their PC. I mean, you have to be going to some pretty shady sites, porn or not, to be picking up that much stuff.
    Norton got 7000+ might have been 8000 before my dad immedietely turned off the pc and got me a new harddrive...had to reinstall my PC

    Now I look at a very safe site...err...umm you dont want to know that do you
    Just go to youtube or Dailymotion.


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  • Virion21Virion21 Member Posts: 2
    I've used Spybot Search & Destroy and it's been helpful ever since.image

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