BTW, yes I'm logged in so don't ask :)
Go to www.download.com and get (both free) Spybot Search & Destroy and AdAware SE. Once downloaded and installed, do “check for updates” in each package, and then run them. Whatever they find.......let ‘em delete them.
Ping me if you have any questions whatsoever on how to set them up, etc.
Spyware attack...run Spybot S&D and Ad-aware...if you don’t have them, get them.
Also...
Once you get clean - STAY clean.
Get Mozilla Firefox if you don’t already have it.
Don’t allow cookies - unless you know the website.
also download SpyWare Blaster. it stops that junk from even getting on your puter. :) (be sure and update often!)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Get root !
You’ve got some adware on your machine.
Good advice so far- also, if it’s not already, get your machine behind a hardware firewall.
How? Set up a home network— the router will block an amazing amount of this junk.
Just to be sure you have gotten everything? Run one or two of these online scanners:
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/#
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
bump for later
Go to Lavasoft.com and download the free version of Ad-aware. Run the program and it will clean out your disk of spyware. If that doesn’t cure the problem, ping me back.
Install THIS, and say goodbye to those problems forever...
I haven't tested Comodo BOClean & SUPERAntispyware yet, but I've read good comments about both, at various tech-related forums.
Dr. Web CureIT and McAfee Stinger do not require installation, so could be burned to CD on a second (clean) machine for use, if necessary/possible.
| PC security-related links. All software listed is freeware or open source. Last Update: 06/20/2007 |
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| Anti-Virus: AntiVir® Personal Edition Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP Avast Home Edition Windows 95/98/ME, 2000/XP AVG Anti-Virus Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP BitDefender Free Edition Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP On-demand anti-virus program. ClamWin Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP On-demand virus scanner. Detects, doesn't clean. Dr. Web CureIT! Windows 95 OSR2/98/ME, 2000/XP On-demand, anti-malware (anti-virus/spyware). Detects and cleans. No installation required. McAfee Stinger On-demand anti-virus/trojan. No installation required. Fits on a 3.5" floppy. |
Alternatives to MSIE, Outlook & Outlook Express: Mozilla.org Firefox browser, Thunderbird E-mail client, Mozilla Suite (1.7.13 is the final release). Opera Supports tabbed browsing, etc. Easier on resources than Firefox, Mozilla/Seamonkey. Unlike Mozilla, Opera currently has no plans to drop support for Windows 9x/ME. Off By One The world's smallest and fastest web browser. No installation required. Popcorn E-Mail Small, no-frills e-mail client. Seamonkey The successor to the Mozilla Suite. Web-browser, e-mail/usenet client, IRC client, HTML editing, all in one application. Xnews Usenet client. |
| Anti-Adware/Spyware: Comodo BOClean Supports Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95/98/ME, NT4 SP2, 2000, XP & Vista! Full/real-time protection against trojans, rootkits, adware, spyware, and more! SpywareBlaster Windows 95/98/ME, 2000/XP Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software! SpywareGuard Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP Full/real-time protection against spyware/malware. Spybot - Search and Destroy Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP Offers on-demand scanning and full/real-time protection. SUPERAntiSpyware Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP Remove spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats. |
Firewall: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP (Last freeware version) Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.15A Windows 95/98/ME, 2000/XP Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.9 Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP (Last freeware version) ZoneAlarm Free Download Note: Zonealarm is dropping support for Win9x/ME Zonealarm at Oldversion.com For those who need a version compatible with Windows 9x/ME |
| Technical Help: CastleCops Security Forums Cyber Tech Help Support Forum SpywareWarrior.com Forum VirtualDr Forums How To Ask Questions The Smart Way This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer. |
How-to and Tutorial: PCWorld: How to Install a Firewall Using Ad-Aware SE Using Spybot - Search and Destroy |
| Useful sites, etc.: Firewall Test, Security Test and Security Scan Leak Test Test your firewall against internal extrusions (leaks). Shields Up Firewall Test. Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide SpwyareWarrior.com Waging the war against spyware! U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team |
Miscellaneous: MVPS HOSTS File Don't surf the Net without it! Ping Plotter Internet diagnostic tool. Proxomitron Windows 95/98/ME, 2000/XP A free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small, but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy. WinPatrol A robust SECURITY MONITOR. WinPatrol will alert you to hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without your permission. |
| Zeroday Emergency Response Team (ZERT) "The nonprofit Zeroday Emergency Response Team is offering VML security patches for out-of-support Windows OS versions. The volunteer group, which is made up of well-respected security professionals, has released updates for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 SP3." Quote from: ZERT Patches Out-of-Support Windows OS (eWeek.com article) |
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MotleyGirl70, when you get a chance can you let us know how your computer is doing? I hope no news is good news and that it’s all working better for you now. If not, happy to help work out any snags.
It’s a virus and probably Hillary Clinton trying to take things from you.