Is Yahoo Mesenger spyware?

[Woody]

The problem is you are suggesting high tech tools to a person that is not
that computer literate based on his post. He should first use the basic
tools to determine what is running. That is start task manager and determine
what files are using the CPU time. From there we can make intelligent
suggestions. Before using any of the suggested tools he should have a backup
of his system...

"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Andy Walker <awalker@nspank.invalid> wrote in news:485943c7.363550968
> @news.webtv.com:
>
>> Gaz wrote:
>>
>>>> Good point, but I'd recommend using AutoRuns instead of MSCONFIG
>>>> because of its vastly superior capability.
>>>>
>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>>>
>>>"Hijack this" is the real big boys toy in this department.....
>>
>> I don't think it is as useful as AutoRuns, and I've used them both for
>> many years.
>>
>
> AutoRuns finds more entries for startup locations. HiJackthis misses a few
> of them.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Dustin Cook - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
> BugHunter v2.2e AntiMalware Removal Utility
> For Windows users, I highly recommend:
> http://www.malwarebytes.org - MalwareBytes AntiMalware
>

[Dustin Cook]

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in
news:Jq6ak.10337$xZ.1646@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:

> The problem is you are suggesting high tech tools to a person that is
> not that computer literate based on his post. He should first use the
> basic tools to determine what is running. That is start task manager
> and determine what files are using the CPU time. From there we can
> make intelligent suggestions. Before using any of the suggested tools
> he should have a backup of his system...

Sorry, I wasn't aware autoruns was "hightech"

Sorry for butting in where I didn't belong.

> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9AC0DCC4A245CHHI2948AJD832@69.28.186.121.. .
>> Andy Walker <awalker@nspank.invalid> wrote in news:485943c7.363550968
>> @news.webtv.com:
>>
>>> Gaz wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Good point, but I'd recommend using AutoRuns instead of MSCONFIG
>>>>> because of its vastly superior capability.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>>>>
>>>>"Hijack this" is the real big boys toy in this department.....
>>>
>>> I don't think it is as useful as AutoRuns, and I've used them both
>>> for many years.
>>>
>>
>> AutoRuns finds more entries for startup locations. HiJackthis misses
>> a few of them.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Dustin Cook - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
>> BugHunter v2.2e AntiMalware Removal Utility
>> For Windows users, I highly recommend:
>> http://www.malwarebytes.org - MalwareBytes AntiMalware
>>
>
>
>



--
Regards,
Dustin Cook - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
BugHunter v2.2e AntiMalware Removal Utility
For Windows users, I highly recommend:
http://www.malwarebytes.org - MalwareBytes AntiMalware