Computer guys I need help again...got Spyware or Adware

[archive_Mickey]

Ok I have some damn spyware or adware on my computer.

I have run McAfee and it doesnt come up with anything. I have AdAware and that hasnt gotten rid of the problem. I just got Spybot and that didnt get rid of the problem either.

Im going crazy here http://anabolicfitness.infopop.net/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

This crap keeps popping up all the time and the 3 programs that I have that are supposed to take care of this kinda stuff arent working. What can I do to get rid of this crap?

"Come on, get serious!" Arnold in Pumping Iron

[archive_Mr. Nobody]

You need a fire wall. If you have XP use the one in the control panel under Internet and Network Connections....right click and turn on the Internet Conncection Firewall under Advanced. Otherwise use Zone Alarm. I also prefer Norton Antivirus.

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[archive_Mickey]

I have the McAfee firewall but it slowed stuff down so much I turned it off.

I will try your suggestion.

"Come on, get serious!" Arnold in Pumping Iron

[macdaddy]

What exactly keeps popping up? Have you updated your AdAware defs?

[Mister B.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="**-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by macdaddy:
What exactly keeps popping up? Have you updated your AdAware defs?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah, exactly. I've found AdAware to be an incredible product that's free... have you run the update?

B

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[archive_Ulter]

Yeah you have to run the Adware update. Because they alter the programs so it can't detect them. The update found 49 items that the old one didn't for me this past weekend.

Also, some of them actually register themselves so you can take them out in add/remove programs.

If you want to take them out of your run directory in the registry that helps too.
They are all written differently so there are several ways they can initiate.

Go to Start, run, type regedit, click ok, open HKEY_CURRENT_USER, software, microsoft, windows, currentversion, run, and look for programs that you don't want to run and delete them.
Then do the same thing in LOCAL_MACHINE

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T DELETE PROGRAMS THAT YOU ARE SURE ABOUT.

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." -Albert Einstein

[archive_Mickey]

I have done the AdAware update and it still doesnt get rid of it. What happends is it will say that there are 2 programs it couldnt remove and would it want me to remove them upon a restart. Well when I say yes and it restarts then it doesnt find anything.

Somehow this virus that I have hides itself when I do the scans.

"Come on, get serious!" Arnold in Pumping Iron

[archive_Mickey]

There was a wierd program that I found called "PSD Tools ChannelUP v.1.0".

In the add/remove programs section it was the only one that said "remove only" next to it and I dont remember ever seeing it before. I deleted it and I hoped that solved the problem.

Thanks guys.

"Come on, get serious!" Arnold in Pumping Iron

[Billy_Bathgate]

I have

Zone Alarm
Spy Sweeper
The Cleaner
avast! anti-virus

All but the last were free downloads and have worked extremely well for me. First time I used it all I removed like 162 something spyware and 3 adware crap that was popping up...

[Wood]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="**-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ulter:

Go to Start, run, type regedit, click ok, open HKEY_CURRENT_USER, software, microsoft, windows, currentversion, run, and look for programs that you don't want to run and delete them.
Then do the same thing in LOCAL_MACHINE
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

When I get to currentversion it does not give me a choice of "run". It lists : Devices, extensions, network, Printer ports, program manager, true type, windows, winlogon.

Any advice on what to do once I click on currentversions?

[archive_Ulter]

Are you running XP? It should be there. Is it HKEY CURRENT USER or HKEY LOCAL MACHINE that it's not in?

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." -Albert Einstein

[macdaddy]

In Windows XP it is in both places. You'll also find it in HKEY_USERS_Softwate_Microsotf_Windows_CurrentVersi on for each user