Spyware Removal Tips

[steven]

Here is how you should proceed,

1. Clean up your hard disk with Windows Disk Cleanup utilty


2. If you got excessive pop-ups and/or you are not able to gain
control over your pc, restart computer into safe mode (ie, by tabbing
F8 at restart, and choose Safe Mode/Safe Mode with networking).


3. Disabled suspecious Startup Items with System Configuration
Utility
(start->run---(msconfig))


4. Turnoff System Restore (start->run (rstrui.exe))


5. Run a full system scan with your antispyware program or do a
manual
spyware removal


For more instructions and tips, check http://xantivirus.blogspot.com


Enjoy!

[David H. Lipman]

From: "steven" <stevencfong@gmail.com>

| Here is how you should proceed,

< snip >

Incomplete and not totally correct.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[siljaline]

steven wrote:
<snip>
This is a *dated* article but most still applies today.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../cc722487.aspx

Silj

--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Ben]

To successfully remove Spyware, or anything else, I would suggest using Revo
Uninstaller. It's freeware, but digs deep and cleans out of the
"left-behinds".


"steven" <stevencfong@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:2416fe99-5f1e-4ba6-ad34-5ac5a8287410@n38g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
> Here is how you should proceed,
>
> 1. Clean up your hard disk with Windows Disk Cleanup utilty
>
>
> 2. If you got excessive pop-ups and/or you are not able to gain
> control over your pc, restart computer into safe mode (ie, by tabbing
> F8 at restart, and choose Safe Mode/Safe Mode with networking).
>
>
> 3. Disabled suspecious Startup Items with System Configuration
> Utility
> (start->run---(msconfig))
>
>
> 4. Turnoff System Restore (start->run (rstrui.exe))
>
>
> 5. Run a full system scan with your antispyware program or do a
> manual
> spyware removal
>
>
> For more instructions and tips, check http://xantivirus.blogspot.com
>
>
> Enjoy!

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Ben" <nospam@hatespam.invalid>

| To successfully remove Spyware, or anything else, I would suggest using Revo
| Uninstaller. It's freeware, but digs deep and cleans out of the
| "left-behinds".


No. That's a packed program unistaller. Malware very rarely uses a packer that will
supply information to unistall it.

This is NOT a "spyware" removal utility.


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Ben]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:FrqdneiLVNUbonzVnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@giganews.com ...
> From: "Ben" <nospam@hatespam.invalid>
>
> | To successfully remove Spyware, or anything else, I would suggest using
> Revo
> | Uninstaller. It's freeware, but digs deep and cleans out of the
> | "left-behinds".
>
>
> No. That's a packed program unistaller. Malware very rarely uses a
> packer that will
> supply information to unistall it.
>
> This is NOT a "spyware" removal utility.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

Dave, You are 100%correct. However, I tried, and tried to remove Spybot
Search and Destroy using their uninstaller. It wouldn't take it out. I
tried several other avenues that didn't work. Then someone told me about
Revo. I tried it, and it successfully removed SpybotS&D, and all traces of
it. Plus some others. I was mistaken, and wrong reading what the first
poster wrote. When he said Spyware, I automatically picked up SS&D. I was
entirely mistaken. Being over 75 doesn't hold as an excuse however. I'll
try not to jump the gun next time.

[Ben]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:FrqdneiLVNUbonzVnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@giganews.com ...
> From: "Ben" <nospam@hatespam.invalid>
>
> | To successfully remove Spyware, or anything else, I would suggest using
> Revo
> | Uninstaller. It's freeware, but digs deep and cleans out of the
> | "left-behinds".
>
>
> No. That's a packed program unistaller. Malware very rarely uses a
> packer that will
> supply information to unistall it.
>
> This is NOT a "spyware" removal utility.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

Dave, You are 100%correct. However, I tried, and tried to remove Spybot
Search and Destroy using their uninstaller. It wouldn't take it out. I
tried several other avenues that didn't work. Then someone told me about
Revo. I tried it, and it successfully removed SpybotS&D, and all traces of
it. Plus some others. I was mistaken, and wrong reading what the first
poster wrote. When he said Spyware, I automatically picked up SS&D. I was
entirely mistaken. Being over 75 doesn't hold as an excuse however. I'll
try not to jump the gun next time.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Ben" <nospam@hatespam.invalid>

| To successfully remove Spyware, or anything else, I would suggest using Revo
| Uninstaller. It's freeware, but digs deep and cleans out of the
| "left-behinds".


No. That's a packed program unistaller. Malware very rarely uses a packer that will
supply information to unistall it.

This is NOT a "spyware" removal utility.


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[David H. Lipman]

From: "steven" <stevencfong@gmail.com>

| Here is how you should proceed,

< snip >

Incomplete and not totally correct.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[siljaline]

steven wrote:
<snip>
This is a *dated* article but most still applies today.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../cc722487.aspx

Silj

--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_