View Full Version : Please Help Me With My ADware Problem
View Full Version : Please Help Me With My ADware Problem
Issachk
August 27th, 2005, 03:16 PM
Hello yesterday I accidently downloaded some adware and I have tried about seven differnt programs to remove it and nothing has worked. PLEASE give me some tips to remvove it. I have never gotten a pop-up ad before and now im getting 2 a minute!!!! i know there is several threads allready about this but nothing works...
Potato
August 27th, 2005, 03:22 PM
What programs have you tried to get rid of it? Are they updated?
Issachk
August 27th, 2005, 03:45 PM
I downloaded them all today and got the adware lastnight. I cant remember them all but what i can remember is The Cleaner, Trojan Searche, Spyware Sweeper and Spybot-Search and Destroy
Potato
August 27th, 2005, 04:14 PM
Try Lavasoft's Ad-Aware.
Click here to open download page. (http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5)
Update it. Run it. Get rid of tons of stuff.
What was the last thing you did before your computer went ad-crazy?
Issachk
August 27th, 2005, 04:36 PM
opened the .exe file
The Hunter
August 27th, 2005, 04:37 PM
Go to run, type mscongig, and give us a screenshot of the processes running. That should give us a clue as to what is going on. Also what operating system are you running, and do you have all updates?
bigwilly949
August 27th, 2005, 04:53 PM
turn off your MS Windows Messenger, the pop-ups are probably exploiting this program
mfgbypooter
August 27th, 2005, 05:14 PM
At least with XP you can always do a restore.
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The Hunter
August 27th, 2005, 05:16 PM
Not with some of this shit, as to clean some nasties up you have to disable restore.
mfgbypooter
August 27th, 2005, 05:27 PM
For the most part you can always choose a previous restore point before the shit happened, restore, then disable restore, reboot, and the shit hidden in the restore files is gone.
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shawners
August 27th, 2005, 07:01 PM
My moto. Reformat and start fresh off =)
riderx
August 27th, 2005, 07:31 PM
also get winpatrol
it will block shit from startup and u can narrow also bho that is still hanging on to your computer even if other adware software cant detect it.
winpatrol.com
its freeware
trust me it is a good deterent against spyware adware bloatware malware etc
and scotty never lets me down *ruff*
u will hear that sound when he is working
mfgbypooter
August 27th, 2005, 07:38 PM
lmao @ scotty.
I liked Krell's suggestion one time about taking your computer to a car wash.
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ProjectRAGE
August 27th, 2005, 08:22 PM
At least with XP you can always do a restore.
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That system restore sucks...