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My windows is infected with spyware = ( an hour 2 sort it out

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  • teenage_Drama
    teenage_Drama Posts: 1,338 Forumite
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  • Now you have some work to do.

    HiJack This is a program which shows all your running processes. You can tick certain processes and then "fix checked" or stop them from running.

    The download link is:
    http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=3155&file=13&evp=3304750663b552982a8baee6434cfc13

    The site with the download on is:
    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

    I would advise doing a full scan. Then anything that looks dodgy/spyware/unknown, search for in google (like for example msblast.exe if it was there)

    If you are unsure, then when you scan click "Scan and save to txt file". Then copy all the contents in the .txt file and paste them into a reply and i'll have a quick look for you.
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
    [/FONT]
  • teenage_Drama
    teenage_Drama Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    i downloaded it but im completely lost now!
    there is nothing in the folder

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  • run that file :) then click on scan and show in text file. paste wats there :)
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
    [/FONT]
  • teenage_Drama
    teenage_Drama Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    i double click on it but nothing happens?
  • hmmm it won't let you open the hijack this file :S Thats very strange.

    Have you extracted it first? (click the extract all button in the top left of the window above)
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
    [/FONT]
  • teenage_Drama
    teenage_Drama Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    yes i did.

    and another window opens but theres nothing in there
  • hmmmm rather strange indeed... well as hijack this isnt working, i suppose a last resort before going into registry/msconfig edits, try using this:

    http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/

    that is another spyware scanner but online from a well trusted website.

    hope it finds something.
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
    [/FONT]
  • Spybot tip. Restart windows again. For some reason Spybot just runs a mini scan the very first time you try it. Don't know why. Run it again and it will run for longer and might find something. Spybot should run normally after that.
  • once done if nothing is found.. one last try for hijack this:
    http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis_sfx.exe

    That is an installation file. Install it to your desktop. Run it.. do you get a new window with a scan button?

    Once you've scanned, post your log here, or in http://www.hijackthis.de/en and see what results u get
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
    [/FONT]
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