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  • tofurox
    Them arrows.
    • May 2006
    • 2263

    #1

    Spyware scared the hell out of me!

    I was infected with Security toolbar 7.1!!! I have no idea how it got here but it got here?!

    Bascially this is a VERY DANGEROUS trojan hacker (whatever) that is very hard to remove of if you are dumb.

    Well what makes it VERY DANGEROUS you ask?
    Well....

    It automatically downloads like 10 trial versions of crap antispam stuff, and send you rampaging popups about buying full versions, adds flashing buttons notification, produces a tool bar (that can't be removed, or put away buy deselecting it when you right click), it changes your home page to random stuff, and worst of all it redirects you to other add sites when you go to other websites.
    I think that covers it all, you can google it for more info.

    Oh and here is a funny website I found in my page a day (funny websites) calender.


    Well, my antivirus protector was messed up and did not show it in the spyware list, so I downloaded superantispyware free home edition, ran it and removed all of the components of this hack.

    At first though, all theese rampaging popups and add, scared the hell out of me, and so did everything else.

    You should be thankful if this or anything else has not happened to you. But it's gone now, and I got EnR's Team Tourny on my hands, so I'll leave this open to discussion about spyware and viruses you have had!

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  • EnR
    Massive flaming dildos.
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Jul 2007
    • 8431

    #2
    Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

    I got EnR's Team Tourny on my hands
    hahaha.

    And that sucks D=
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    • tofurox
      Them arrows.
      • May 2006
      • 2263

      #3
      Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

      Yea, and I suck at the tourny song too.....

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      • EDEdDNEdDYFaN
        FFR Veteran
        • May 2003
        • 2119

        #4
        Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

        Spybot offers a unique technology for your security. Far beyond antivirus Spybot searches and destroys unwanted software and protects your privacy.


        gg

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        • EAGAMES
          Y0FACE!
          • Dec 2006
          • 4931

          #5
          Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

          I've had a problem where random porn pics popped up as my desktop picture, screen saver, etc... and pop ups like crazy. Wasn't very funny.
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          • x After Dawn x
            FFR Veteran
            • Jul 2007
            • 1613

            #6
            Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

            I haven't had viruses or spyware in years...I keep my computer clean with a ton of antispyware programs, antiviruses, and firewalls. 8D
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            • tofurox
              Them arrows.
              • May 2006
              • 2263

              #7
              Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

              Well lucky you.... I am off to watch chocolate rain (I cannot spell chocolate in english for some odd reason, but it is spelled the same in spanish so I sound it out in spanish).


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              Well thats ironic^^

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              • Paintball24068
                Banned
                • Feb 2008
                • 47

                #8
                Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                Originally posted by tofurox
                I have no idea how it got here but it got here?!
                Is that a statement or a question?

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                • MixMasterLar
                  Beach Bum Extraordinaire
                  FFR Simfile Author
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 5330

                  #9
                  Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                  Originally posted by EAGAMES
                  I've had a problem where random porn pics popped up as my desktop picture, screen saver, etc... and pop ups like crazy. Wasn't very funny.
                  Like when it happened at the same time your mom walked in?

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                  • tofurox
                    Them arrows.
                    • May 2006
                    • 2263

                    #10
                    Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                    That would suck monkey balls^^
                    Almost literally xD.

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                    • dancingmaniac3
                      FFR Player
                      • Nov 2003
                      • 1873

                      #11
                      Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                      Run scans periodically. Update. Get better software.

                      Should prevent this from happening again.

                      Oh, and ix-nay on the porn. That should do it.

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                      • flipsta_lombax
                        Lombax Connoisseur
                        • May 2006
                        • 2556

                        #12
                        Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                        Or just be reasonably smart on porn. Skepticism is the key in finding a virus or spyware.
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                        • Shadowcliff
                          FFR Veteran
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 695

                          #13
                          Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                          One time this happened to me. The internet was closed, and a whole bunch of popups kept... well, popping up. It's kind of scary. Every once in a while I would go and close out all of the popups that are up. Which can be up to 70-80 depending on how long it has been. We ran the antivirus system we had, but it didn't work. We ended up having to back up our hard drive and reinstall Windows.

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                          • fastfingers65
                            Banned
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 1124

                            #14
                            Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                            I have loads of Spyware on the computer I use. Good thing I'm getting a new computer in a few months.

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                            • debit13
                              FFR Player
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 201

                              #15
                              Re: Spyware scared the hell out of me!

                              Go anti-virus! Anyway, my old Windows ME (which I had less than 2 months ago =/) was so jacked up that I couldn't get on the internet anymore. One day I was on the internet, the next day, my modem wasn't working. Since I've had the new computer, it's pretty much clean from any spyware (thanks to Kaspersky), but I did have a spyware problem back in the day...I remember once playing FFR sometime about 2 years where a slew pop-ups came on during a song, not cool.

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