removing spyware

[Guest]

hi, my housemate has picked up alot of spyware, and has no protection
software other than norton anti-virus.
can anyone suggest how we go about it and also once we remove anything will
a system restore work or can we do a system restore and it will al be ok.
I am a mac user so I really have no idea how to solve these problems
(although i do own xp for mac) and he is a technophobe. Please help

 

[Rock]

hi, my housemate has picked up alot of spyware, and has no protection
software other than norton anti-virus.
can anyone suggest how we go about it and also once we remove anything
will
a system restore work or can we do a system restore and it will al be ok.
I am a mac user so I really have no idea how to solve these problems
(although i do own xp for mac) and he is a technophobe. Please help

Here are some good links for dealing with malware.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[Guest]

try downloading ewido antispy just type ewido into your search box the run
ewido in safe mode also ewido can protect you in real time for 30 days but
then it stops and you can then only use the scan options unless you buy it
also try spybot which you can download viamicrosoft catalogue hope this helps.

 

[PA Bear]

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**

 

[Phisherman]

hi, my housemate has picked up alot of spyware, and has no protection
software other than norton anti-virus.
can anyone suggest how we go about it and also once we remove anything will
a system restore work or can we do a system restore and it will al be ok.
I am a mac user so I really have no idea how to solve these problems
(although i do own xp for mac) and he is a technophobe. Please help

These are FREE:

Spybot removes spyware. It also has a resident utility called
Tea-Timer that catches spyware on the fly.

Adaware by Lavasoft removes spyware.



Not free, but excellent:

Webroot Spysweeper. (As an AT&T subscriber it is a free download.)