180 search assistant & virus

aussielle

I found a couple of things on my desktop that I didn't put there and deleted them.  My favourites are full of things I didn't save either, which I have also deleted.  They have come back again.  

Trend Micro and AVG both found trojdownloader.DU and can't clean/disinfect.  Are the 2 connected?  Does anyone know what to do?  (in laymans terms please ;D)

andykn

Try this

http://www.spybot.info/en/home/index.html

and don't download any more !!!!!! :-)

aussielle

Try this



and don't download any more !!!!!! :-)

It's not me More likely teenage son!! ::)
Why, is that where it comes from?

aussielle

Spybot found 79 probs

Thanks Andykn

andykn

Not always !!!!!! sites.

A lot of it is tracking stuff, I think. A search on google should tell you more. The spybot app often gives a few pointers about the stuff it finds and ad-aware has similar info on its site.

The trick is to

1/ Use Windows update to keep all the latest Microsoft security patches on

2/ Use a virus checker and keep it up to date. grisoft do a free one (AVG), which lots of people recommend

3/ Use a firewall. ZoneAlarm and Sygate do free ones. the new one in Windows XP Service Pack 2 should be OK too.

They reckon that, on average, an unprotected PC will pick up something if it connected to the internet for less than 20 minutes:

http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040818S0004

but tell your son anyway you've found his !!!!!! surfing history and watch the look on his face :-)

aussielle

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but tell your son anyway you've found his !!!!!! surfing history and watch the look on his face :-)

He already knows I know but he's at that age where he thinks it's cool to try and shock me. He can't get his head round the fact that we've already been there , thinks we were born old!