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Spy Axe 3.0
My PC ^ | 12/6/05 | Me

Posted on 12/06/2005 8:16:34 PM PST by Carling

I hate vanity posts, but I am wondering if anyone in FR land knows anything about the Spy Axe 3.0 virus. It has set up shop in my toolbar and has hijacked my home page.

eTrust isn't touching it. Help?!?!


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: exploit; getamac; lowqualitycrap; malware; microsoft; securityflaw; spyware; tech; trojan; virus; virusbait; windows
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To: Carling
Ooh cooties.... stay away.

just kidding

This computer has a lot of spyware too, and I hate them all..

81 posted on 12/06/2005 10:58:47 PM PST by GeronL (Leftism is the INSANE Cult of the Artificial)
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To: Carling

My son managed to get my machine infected with Spy Axe 3.0, and I was able to remove it.

Get yourself a copy of Smitfraud/SpyAxe fix. You will also want ewido (the fellow in another post suggest it)--it's very helpful.

GO HERE ---> http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_hijack&message.id=24197

This helped rid me of it.


Possible better way: http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spyaxe.html?gclid=CNTHtL6s6IECFQRuOAod6SOWjQ

Follow instructions precisely, and you'll be rid of it as I now am. Best of luck!

Sauron


82 posted on 12/06/2005 11:08:44 PM PST by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: AmeriBrit
"There's nothing wrong with Windows or IE if you know what your doing."

O-kay.

83 posted on 12/06/2005 11:15:41 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: o_zarkman44
zone alarm pro does a real good job on spyware, way above ad aware

And that's the difference between a free program and one that costs you $30! (Of course, if you are like me, you didn't pay $30 for ZAP... EBay is a wonderful thing...)

84 posted on 12/06/2005 11:39:24 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluaralistic statement.)
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To: HAL9000

"There's nothing wrong with Windows or IE if you know what you're doing."


Please except my most humble apology for making a slip after being up almost 38 hours straight.
I'll do my utmost to mend my ways and never commit such a crime again.


85 posted on 12/07/2005 12:14:01 AM PST by AmeriBrit (HILLARY's1974 Watergate Crimes: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925684/posts)
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To: AmeriBrit
"Please except my most humble apology for making a slip after being up almost 38 hours straight."

Apology "excepted".

86 posted on 12/07/2005 12:34:32 AM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: weegee; All

"I'm finding more of these that are not detected by Spybot or Ad-aware."




I've noticed the same thing.

Here's an online scanner ( use at your own risk ) that found things other missed:

http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Ewido


87 posted on 12/07/2005 1:19:37 AM PST by backhoe (Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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To: JoeSixPack1

The #1 'trick' that I know of when removing bugs, trojans and spyware is to shutdown your Restore Program before starting any removals.


88 posted on 12/23/2005 11:06:31 AM PST by B4Ranch (No expiration date is on the Oath to protect America from all enemies, foreign and domestic.)
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