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  • basicdrummerman
    rusty old fart
    Event Staff
    FFR Simfile Author
    FFR Music Producer
    • Oct 2007
    • 1259

    #1

    AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

    I gots it!
    and i gots no money!
    can anyone help me?
  • Tasselfoot
    Retired BOSS
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Jul 2003
    • 25185

    #2
    Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

    spybot, adaware... crap. there is another one that's really good... CCleaner?
    RIP

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    • chunky_cheese
      FFR Player
      • Jul 2004
      • 1736

      #3
      Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

      If all else fails, google the names of suspicious looking processes in your task manager and destroy them with doctordelete.

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      • basicdrummerman
        rusty old fart
        Event Staff
        FFR Simfile Author
        FFR Music Producer
        • Oct 2007
        • 1259

        #4
        Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

        i can't get onto my task manager because it blocked it

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        • DayMan951
          yfwdbwdsb
          • Dec 2007
          • 2255

          #5
          Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

          I had a similar problem 2 months ago and I used this guide to get rid of all my spyware.

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          • Sullyman2007
            FFR Player
            • Jan 2007
            • 1663

            #6
            Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

            AVG. Go to download.com and download the AVG Free Edition, then go to spybot.com and download Spybot Search and Destroy. Only things you'll ever need ;D

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            • basicdrummerman
              rusty old fart
              Event Staff
              FFR Simfile Author
              FFR Music Producer
              • Oct 2007
              • 1259

              #7
              Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

              rrrrrr popups keep poping up telling me to install antispyspider, or somthing like that!

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              • fido123
                FFR Player
                • Sep 2005
                • 4245

                #8
                Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                If your comp is really this ****ed, reformat. If you want to learn how PM me.

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                • Sullyman2007
                  FFR Player
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 1663

                  #9
                  Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                  Originally posted by basicdrummerman
                  rrrrrr popups keep poping up telling me to install antispyspider, or somthing like that!
                  Pop ups that pop up and tell you to download "antispyspider" are probably spyware.
                  And at Fido...dude, you don't need to re format. Just run a scan in safe mode and youll be set.

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                  • s0ulst0n3
                    <SPACE FOR RENT>
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 2076

                    #10
                    Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                    Oh my computer was like that a year ago! It was annoying cause they kept popping up at annoying times, you can do one of three things.

                    1) Reformat your computer

                    2) Move the pop-up to the far corner of your screen. Several pop-ups come up, but they STACK on top of each other, meaning you have it in the corner, they will stay in the corner!

                    3) *MOST RECOMMENDED* Change your operating system to Linux/Kubuntu/Ubuntu/Gutsy. There is NEVER any spyware or malware, and it runs way faster. The down side? There is none! Plus, it is free of charge!

                    Batteries not included. May include increase of speed while playing Flash Flash Revolution and other positive side effects.
                    PM me if you want to rent my custom title. :3
                    ~Far too many years of chaos and unrest, far too many voices brutally supressed!~

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                    • Sullyman2007
                      FFR Player
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 1663

                      #11
                      Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                      You guys act like formating your computer is the only way to solve the problem. If you know where the trojan horse (or whatever you have) is on your drive, you can manually delete it from the registry in safe mode. Even easier, run a spyware scan with the programs I listed in my first post while you're in safe mode.
                      That should solve the problem.

                      tl;dr
                      If you did a scan but the pop ups didn't go away (or it's still running slow or whatever you symptons were), run the scan in safe mode. It's pretty easy.

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                      • phe0nixblade
                        Praise the sun mofo
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 4281

                        #12
                        Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                        I had this same problem..This week. As one of the above people said, get AVG. It worked wonders for me...As to the task manager being blocked? I dunno, I still can't use it. :s

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                        • Sullyman2007
                          FFR Player
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 1663

                          #13
                          Re: AHHHH! Spyware and malware!

                          Another thing, alot of the Anti Virus software out there is crap. Even the expensive stuff you have to buy ( Example: Norton really ****s with your internet connection and port settings avoid Norton). AVG Free Edition works like magic. It's like the number 1 download on download.com.
                          Just get it. I'm telling you it works if you use it properly. If you don't find the problem the first time, run the scan in safe mode.

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