i think i got a virus

[Guest]

okay i was surfing the web actually i was visiting ebay when a couple of pop
ups came on and i closed them out then a few more came and i did the same
thing then i got an error message saying that an error had occured and i was
going to be diconnected from the web.i then rebooted my computer and when the
start up screen came on i had no icons appear the just quickly flashed and
then the screen went blank and now i can only see my backround picture,if i
hit alt,ctrl del i have nothing running at all i clicked on new task on the
same screen i i noticed that when i click desktop an icons appears that i
dint download the icons has a picture of a girl so im assuming its like porn
or something but when i go to add and remove programs to see if i can
uninstall whatever got installed i cant find the program. i need some help
bad im very frustrated with this any advise would greatly be appreciated
thanks people!!!!!!!!!!



fernando

 

[Guest]

SPYWARE/ADWARE/POPUPS

There are annoyances out there you can get without trying. Your normal web
surfing, maybe a wrong click on a web page, maybe just a momentary lack of
judgment by installing some software packages without doing the research..
And all of a sudden your screen starts filling up with advertisements or your
Internet seems much slower or your home page won't stay what you set it and
goes someplace unfamiliar to you. This is spyware. There are a whole SLEW
of software packages out there to get rid of this crud and help prevent
reinfection.

However, there are a few applications that seem to be the best at what they
do, which is eradicating and immunizing your system from this crap.
Strangely, the best
products I have found in this category ARE generally free.


Also, you can always visit:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

For more updated information.
Spybot Search and Destroy (Free!)
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware (Free and up)
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder (Free!)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This! (Free)
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
( Tutorial: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html )

SpywareBlaster (Free!)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

IE-SPYAD (Free!)
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

ToolbarCop (Free!)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner (Free!)
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Browser Security Tests
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/

The Cleaner (49.95 and up)
http://www.moosoft.com/

That will clean up your machine of the spyware, given that you download and
install several of them, update them regularly and scan with them when you
update. Some (like SpywareBlaster and SpyBot Search and Destroy) have
immunization features that will help you prevent your PC from being infected.
Use these features!

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update the first two programs, once installed, before running.

If needed:

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Other than that:

While in the Task Manager, go to File/Run - New Task and type in
Explorer.exe. If that doesn't help:

Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality (Line 164)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


--
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[José Gallardo]

And also The Cleaner from www.moosoft.com for scanning the trojans.

 

[Kelly]

The above combo will work well. )

--
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


And also The Cleaner from www.moosoft.com for scanning the trojans.

 

[José Gallardo]

Sorry Kelly for the annoy. I always thought that an antivirus is not very effcient when cleannig something that is not a virus. Moreover I consider The Cleaner the best for this task. Do you agree?

 

[Kelly]

Never heard of it, thus can't comment.

--
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


Sorry Kelly for the annoy. I always thought that an antivirus is not very
effcient when cleannig something that is not a virus. Moreover I consider
The Cleaner the best for this task. Do you agree?