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hi all
i have a pc running xp home edition and i cant stop getting trojans and spy
ware
what should i do

thanx so much
 
xdeboom said:
hi all
i have a pc running xp home edition and i cant stop getting trojans
and spy ware
what should i do

thanx so much
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Find the box your computer came in. Package it up just like it was when you
brought it home from the store. Tell them you're too stupid to own one! If
you're not intelligent enough to run an AVP, firewall and spyware removal
tool, then you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a computer!
 
Until you learn to practice at least a basic level of computer security
(Firewall, Antivirus, keeping Windows and your AV patched, and routine
cleaning with utilities to remove spyware and adware, you are a threat to
everyone else on the internet. You need to educate yourself on the above
and become a responsible netizen.
Until you correct the above deficiencies, you should not even turn your
computer on.

Bobby
 
hi all
i have a pc running xp home edition and i cant stop getting trojans and spy
ware
what should i do

thanx so much
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Protect yourself. Please. For everybdy's sake.

How current is your virus protection? Try one or more of these free
online virus scans, which should complement your current protection:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan>
<http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/>
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional problems. All
tools are free, so you have nothing to lose but time. And maybe some
few system resources.

Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
AdAware <http://www.lavasoftusa.com/>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy
the downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install routine - run
it. The other downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from,
any convenient folder.

Next, run AdAware. First update it ("Check for updates now"),
configure for full scan (<http://www.lavahelp.com/howto/fullscan/>),
then scan ("Start" - "Use custom scanning options" - "Next"). When
scanning finishes, select everything, and hit Next again.

Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then
run a scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete
everything ("Fix Problems") that is displayed in Red.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately.
Save the HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of
the following security forums (and post it, or a link to your forum
posts, here):
Aumha: <http://forum.aumha.org/index.php>
Net-Integration: <http://forums.net-integration.net/>
Spyware Info: <http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
Spyware Warrior: <http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
Tom Coyote: <http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
Wilders Security<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet
(some spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal
may damage your network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Finally, improve your chances for the future.

Harden your browser. There are various websites which will check for
vulnerabilities, here are three which I use.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/

Block Internet Explorer ActiveX scripting from hostile websites
(Restricted Zone).
<https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main.htm> (IE-SpyAd)

Set up blocking of known dangerous scripts from installing.
<http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html>

Block known spyware from installing.
<http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html>

Harden your operating system. Check at least monthly for security
updates.
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Block possibly dangerous websites with a Hosts file. Three Hosts file
sources I use:
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
(The third is included, and updated, with Spybot (see above)).

Maintain your Hosts file (merge / eliminate duplicate entries) with:
eDexter <http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html>
Hostess <http://accs-net.com/hostess/>

Secure your operating system, and applications. Don't use, or leave
activated, any accounts with names or passwords with trivial
(guessable) values. Don't use an account with administrative
authority, except when you're intentionally doing administrative
tasks.

Use common sense. Yours. Don't install software based upon advice
from unknown sources. Don't install free software, without
researching it carefully. Don't open email unless you know who it's
from, and how and why it was sent.

Educate yourself. Know what the risks are. Stay informed. Read
Usenet, and various web pages that discuss security problems. Check
the logs from the other layers regularly, look for things that don't
belong, and take action when necessary.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
I have had real good luck getting rid of trojans and
viruses with NOD32 antivirus program. It's a fully
functional 30 day free trial then you have to purchase it
or find a crack...Here's the link to the download page:

http://www.nod32.com/download/download.htm

Incorporate it into your e-mail programs and download
managers, keep it updated and your protected.

I use Adaware, Spywareblaster, and Spybot, all free. You
can find them easily on google, altivista or msn search
engines just by typing the names I gave you in the search
box. You should try to update them on a weekly basis.

Another thing to do is download and install all critical
updates at:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Finally. Personally I only use Internet explorer when I
come here or go to a website that requires it. The rest of
the time I browse with a mozilla browser. The reason is
that when browsing with IE I seem to pick up lots of
spyware/ malware (i guess its from all those porn sites).
Been using mozilla over a month and no spyware etc...

hope this helps...
 
Hi Steve,Just in case you are unaware of this when running NOD32 if you use the
LSP-Fix or Hijack this (versions 1.97 and lower) you will get a false listing for
imon.dll, this is your e/mail scanner for NOD32 do not delete it.
This has been corrected in version 1.98 of hijack this.
Later.
 
Thanks for the tip... I havent tried HiJackthis yet or LSP
fix but will keep this in mind if I do.
 
NoNoBadDog! said:
Until you learn to practice at least a basic level of computer
security (Firewall, Antivirus, keeping Windows and your AV patched,
and routine cleaning with utilities to remove spyware and adware, you
are a threat to everyone else on the internet. You need to educate
yourself on the above and become a responsible netizen.
Until you correct the above deficiencies, you should not even turn
your computer on.

Bobby
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Well said that man! ;o)
 
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