943,706 Members | Top Members by Rank

Ad:
Feb 28th, 2004
0

spyware attack

Expand Post »
I have been trying to help someone all day rid his computer of spyware attackers. The OS is WindowME and uses "cox-internet" as his internet provider. I installed "ad-aware" software and rid his computer of 284 objects. Once I was finished I begin having difficulty connecting to the internet. The drivers for his NIC card was corrupt and I had to re-install. Once I got this corrected, I was able to start bringing up IE. IE would begin opening his Home page and then another page would take over, "incredifind.com". I had to download from another computer the "uninstall" program for "incredifind.com". I successfully removed "incredifind.com". I tried IE again, this time I received the following message: http://search.dr.shopnav.com/searchc...dr.shopnav.com". What do I do now?:evil:
Similar Threads
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
catfish is offline Offline
1 posts
since Feb 2004
Feb 29th, 2004
0

Re: spyware attack

Try spybot S&D as well, as it can often find stuff that adaware misses.
For 'shopnav' removal, download from http://www.adwarecops.com/?Google & that should remove it.
Moderator
Featured Poster
Reputation Points: 1142
Solved Threads: 982
Most Valuable Poster
crunchie is offline Offline
12,163 posts
since Feb 2004
Feb 29th, 2004
0

Re: spyware attack

If using AD-AWare set it up like this so it scans deeper!
Might i suggest Ad-Aware
Download the latest version of Ad-Aware at http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

After installing AAW, and before running the program, you NEED to FIRST update the reference file following these instructions. http://www.lavahelp.com/howto/updref/index.html

Now do the following:

- Under Ad-aware 6 > Settings (Gear at the top) > Tweaks > Scanning Engine:
check: "Unload recognized processes during scanning."

- Under Ad-aware 6 > Settings (Gear at the top) > Tweaks > Cleaning Engine:
Check: "Let Windows remove files in use after reboot."

Press "Scan Now"

- Check option "Use Custom scanning options"
- Check option "Activate In-Depth Scan"
- Press "Select drives\folders to scan"
- Select the active partition which is usually C:

Now press "Next" to let Ad-aware scan your drives...
It will find a number of "bad" files and registry keys.
Right-click in that pane and choose "select all"

Now press "Next" again.
It will ask you whether you'd like to remove all checked items. Click OK.

Finally, close Ad-Aware, and reboot.
That ought to get rid of most of your spyware.
Team Colleague
Reputation Points: 1056
Solved Threads: 792
I hate 20 Questions
caperjack is online now Online
12,719 posts
since Aug 2003
Mar 2nd, 2004
0

Re: spyware attack

I suggest that you get proxomitron at http://www.proxomitron.info/; this program is one I highly recommeng as part of any safe computing environment.

my list includes:
ZoneAlarm - firewall
AVG - virus protector
spybot-S&D - spy killer
Ad-aware - spy killer
Ad-Watch - guards your registry (comes with Ad-Aware)

If anyone has any suggestions on what to add to this list, I welcome them

GrimJack
Featured Poster
Reputation Points: 1448
Solved Threads: 21
Posting Maven
GrimJack is offline Offline
2,735 posts
since Feb 2004
Aug 6th, 2005
0

Re: spyware attack

Read this Article about how to deal with spyware. http://www.pawas.com/articles/Spywar...Inside_Out.htm
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
Nabeel is offline Offline
1 posts
since Aug 2005

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Forum Timeline: TROJAN.Alwaysup
Next Thread in Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Forum Timeline: Need Help-Trend Micro Housecall





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC