HELP.. All Antispyware programs closing

[Amit Das]

Hi..

I am facing a serious problem and could not solve for
past 7 days. My computer is infected with a spyware or
some unknown parasite which closes all spyware tool as
soon i opened it. I have tried with Addware, spybot and
other .. It also closes all antispyware installation
including Microsoft antispyware . But the Adware and
spybot is running in Safe mode, but could not detect any
spyware. Both are updated .. also sometimes if i want to
download some antispyware tool, it closes IE itself..

Please Help me ....

Waiting for a quick reply..

 

[Guest]

http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I like the other reply. You might:

1) clear out your hosts file to the original default - the only non-comment
line would be 127.0.0.1 localhost.

2) use MSCONFIG, perhaps while in safe mode--not sure if that works, to set
up a clean boot scenario--this leaves more stuff running than safe mode, but
generally safe stuff--i.e. Microsoft services, but no third-party ones.

Do a full scan with an updated antivirus product ASAP. Even if you have to
use an online scanner. Consider McAfee's Stinger (downloadable), or Trend
Micro's System Cleaner.

Make sure that if you haven't put in yesterdays critical Windows patches,
you at least run the Malicious Software Removal tool.

 

[Chris]

what was with the critical update patches yesterday?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

What about them? You might want to start a new thread.

I've seen no issues with them other than some minor issues getting them in.

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