Spylock

[DA]

I tried both websites...bought their software, ran both...
they both found hundreds of infections and deleted them...
I still have the same problem...minus $50.


"cbgerry" <cbgerry@bluecollarpc.net> wrote in message
news:1175362837.894396.274310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
> On Mar 31, 12:47 pm, "DA" <jdonaldal...@charter.net> wrote:
>> I have a little thing blinking in the bottom right corner of my
>> monitor....
>> when I try to get rid of it my Internet Explorer opens up to a website
>> trying to sell spyware.
>> When I click on Internet explorer myself, it goes to that website. No
>> matter
>> where my 'home page' is set.
>> It is called spylock. It was somehow installed on my computer
>> yesterday..???
>> I uninstalled it and it is not in the population of programs. I still
>> have
>> the
>> same problem. Can't find it to uninstall it but it is still there
>> blinking
>> away.
>> I ran two different programs to get rid of it, but it won't go away.
>> Any suggestions?
>> Thanks.
>
>
> Here is another kink with complete disclosure of the installation:
>
> SpyLocked == SpywareLocked
>
> http://www.2-spyware.com/news/post264.html
>

[cbgerry]

On Mar 31, 4:06 pm, "DA" <jdonaldal...@charter.net> wrote:
> I tried both websites...bought their software, ran both...
> they both found hundreds of infections and deleted them...
> I still have the same problem...minus $50.
>
> "cbgerry" <cbge...@bluecollarpc.net> wrote in message
>
> news:1175362837.894396.274310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > On Mar 31, 12:47 pm, "DA" <jdonaldal...@charter.net> wrote:
> >> I have a little thing blinking in the bottom right corner of my
> >> monitor....
> >> when I try to get rid of it my Internet Explorer opens up to a website
> >> trying to sell spyware.
> >> When I click on Internet explorer myself, it goes to that website. No
> >> matter
> >> where my 'home page' is set.
> >> It is called spylock. It was somehow installed on my computer
> >> yesterday..???
> >> I uninstalled it and it is not in the population of programs. I still
> >> have
> >> the
> >> same problem. Can't find it to uninstall it but it is still there
> >> blinking
> >> away.
> >> I ran two different programs to get rid of it, but it won't go away.
> >> Any suggestions?
> >> Thanks.
>
> > Here is another kink with complete disclosure of the installation:
>
> > SpyLocked == SpywareLocked
>
> >http://www.2-spyware.com/news/post264.html


The link I posted gives full disclosure of the malware application -
all files and registry entries HERE:

Remove SpyLocked. Description and removal instructions
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spylocked.html

You can review and search for anything missed. For reference you can
get all these related webpages on it - just visit my forum where it is
posted for future reference:

SpyLocked == SpywareLocked
http://bluecollarpc.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=162

Let's see if we can clear some things up here and with the other new
responses you got.... some things you were not told...

Number one, SpyLocked is apparently what is called an "in the wild
threat" which means it is brand new and the antispyware industry is
writing removal defintions for it. Some are faster than others. This
does not mean PC Tools SpyDoctor is a piece of crap. It has good
reviews. Personally as an advanced user and consumer I downloaded the
top ten antispyware trialwares and updated and scanned with them.
Trend Micro Antispyware and Webroot Spysweeper tied for first place
though Trend did one better. The rest were not even in the same
ballpark. Now that goes back over a year ago and products do get
better.

Again here, I do not believe SuperAntispyware was yet on the market or
well known - but now is everywhere with great reviews. As you were
instructed - install it and use it and get back with your results.
This will supplement your PC Tools SpyDoctor as apparently as Nick
says - they do have the definitions already. The others like Webroot
and Trend Micro are running labs to purposely infect machines to
develope the removal defintion for it. This is what takes several days
even for everyone to get together a defintion for release. Obviously
the PC Tools SpyDoctor has not completed their defintion yet.

I imagine your purchase for SpyDoctor is for a year. For consumerism
all tests are currently and continually rating Trend Micro Antispyware
(my choice) and Webroot Spysweeper and CounterSpy as the top three.
Just pick any product and type "review" after it in any search engine
to get many results for reviews and take those from reputable sources
only like PCWorld and ComputerWorld magazine for example - a well
known source you know isn't lying to you for personal website hits or
ciommissions. Absolutely none at my personal website BlueCollarPC.Net
- a complete4ly non-commercial website for general community
information. By the way SuperAntispyware is listed there.

So to recap.... your newly purchased antispyware program is not a
piece of crap though they may be a little slow on this new "in the
wild threat". Within a week's time all the top sellers will have
defintions written and released. Your immmediate problem is to remove
this threat immediately and you have that in SuperAntispyware -
another product you may obviously be interested in for the future.

You may even be able to discover traces or variants using this
freeware that is well known and used. Install it and register for the
free lifetime updates and update it and do a full scan when you are
done with everything else:

a-squared trojan remover (Free Working Version for life and Proactive
Premium Version)
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

If you will post back any successful resolution for those future
infected and looking.

Gerald,
webmaster/bluecollarpcnet