Used MS Spyware BETA1 on infected system

[Glenn]

I recently used the spyware beta1 on a highly infected
system with surprisingly successful results. The system was
compromised from accessing an unknown weblink that appeared
to load but then stop, however it was loading
syware,malware etc. and overloaded the system. Norton
Antivirus detected a trojan and prevented any viral
infection from entering the code. The currently running
spyware was, Webroots "Spysweeper", it failed miserably in
protecting the code.

Microsoft Spyware Beta1 was installed, no problems
encountered during the install, since the systems internet
connection was not affected I was able to perform an update
prior to initiating a full system scan.

The beta1 detected several instances and was instructed to
remove them. The system appeared to be back to normal,
however during another scan the IE popped up by itself and
was attempting to access a site. Several passes by beta1
yielded the same results, no detected spyware, however the
Internet Explorer was still being hijacked.

I then removed IE using the "add/remove a windows
component", then initiated another full system scan from
beta1, beta1 detected 2 more threats and was instructed to
remove them. IE was reintroduced to the O/S, the threats
that were previously affecting IE were removed and no
problems have been encountered with IE thus far.

 

[Kent W. England]

Glenn wrote on 23-Jan-2005 7:26 AM:

I then removed IE using the "add/remove a windows
component", then initiated another full system scan from
beta1, beta1 detected 2 more threats and was instructed to
remove them. IE was reintroduced to the O/S, the threats
that were previously affecting IE were removed and no
problems have been encountered with IE thus far.

For what it's worth, you only removed an IE shortcut when you "removed"
IE using Add/Remove windows component. All of IE was still on your system.

Re-running the anti-spyware software is often a good idea, particularly
re-running in safe mode if malware persists.

 

[SWK]

-----Original Message-----
I recently used the spyware beta1 on a highly infected
system with surprisingly successful results. The system was
compromised from accessing an unknown weblink that appeared
to load but then stop, however it was loading
syware,malware etc. and overloaded the system. Norton
Antivirus detected a trojan and prevented any viral
infection from entering the code. The currently running
spyware was, Webroots "Spysweeper", it failed miserably in
protecting the code.

Microsoft Spyware Beta1 was installed, no problems
encountered during the install, since the systems internet
connection was not affected I was able to perform an update
prior to initiating a full system scan.

The beta1 detected several instances and was instructed to
remove them. The system appeared to be back to normal,
however during another scan the IE popped up by itself and
was attempting to access a site. Several passes by beta1
yielded the same results, no detected spyware, however the
Internet Explorer was still being hijacked.

I then removed IE using the "add/remove a windows
component", then initiated another full system scan from
beta1, beta1 detected 2 more threats and was instructed to
remove them. IE was reintroduced to the O/S, the threats
that were previously affecting IE were removed and no
problems have been encountered with IE thus far.


.

You can restore your Internet Explorer settings with this
new program, and clean up your system tracks, but you are
right you must have a clean system before you tell the
program to save that information, a fresh install of your
windows software pluse updates pluse the new Anti-Spyware-
Program. If all else fails start clean. Read the IT
experts and use the Freeware they use, you can not trust
every free program out there, and if you down load a free
program go to the home page of the software, because you
will get a clean copy and not one somebody has corupted.

Keep-On Keeping On Line my friend, and thanks for the
story as we all learn to fight the germ.