Yes we do.
There are the regular "check for spyware" suggestions:
First, install the programs, and then update them immediately so that they
have the current versions, and definitions. Read the Help Files and
Tutorials. Run them one at a time. With Ad-Aware you may have it generally
clean whatever it finds. The same applies for CWShredder. Spybot S&D
requires special attention (listed below), as does HijackThis (Only more so.
Details listed below) The programs are listed in order of their general
strength, safety, and purpose. It is perhaps best to install and run these
in this order of appearance.
Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
Ad-Aware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=48
CWShredder (cleans all Cool Web Search malware)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
CWShredder Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47
Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
Spybot Tutorial (Must Read)
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index2.php
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=43
This item below is designed to *prevent* installation of malware and the
like by comparing known CLSID's of these "bad guys" with what is in its
definitions. It doesn't remove anything, nor will it fix anything that is
already in your PC. Rather, it will prevent installation or re-installation
of the item once
it has been removed either manually, or by the use of another program which
will perform the duty of removing the spyware.
SpywareBlaster (prevents installation of spyware, Trojans, etc.)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
SpywareBlaster Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=49
If you use Spybot S & D, be sure to clean *ONLY* the items displayed in
*RED*. DO NOT clean any items displayed in Black or Green at this time.
Lastly there is HijackThis. Hijack this is a very powerful, last resort type
of program which is generally best used in conjunction with help from those
who deal with the findings of the log created by the HijackThis scan. It
does nothing in the scan itself; it merely says what is in and running on
your PC. The items must be checked-marked to be "cleaned". Therein is the
issue; you must know *exactly* what you are checking-off before you proceed.
If you don't, you can quite possibly disable many useful and vital functions
of your PC. Remember; read the Tutorials, and seek help at SpywareInfo
Forums, Net-Integration, or TomCoyote forums for safety's sake.
HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
If the preceding site is down, you may get HijackThis from Major Geeks
(amongst other sites as well)
Hijack This (from Major Geeks)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
HijackThis Tutorials **(MUST READ)**
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42
http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/
Where to seek help with your HijackThis scan log
SpywareInfo Forums
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
other help forums for HijackThis:
Net-Integration
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?c=19
TomCoyote
http://forums.tomcoyote.com/index.php?showforum=27
More general info on Spyware, Malware, and other undesirable unwanted
spyware, etc:
Jim Eshelmans WSC Aumha site:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
more details from Jim and his site
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
His quick scan for parasites (scripting must be enabled for this to work)
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm
A free on-line Trojan scanner
GFI
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
PestPatrol on-line scan
http://www.pestscan.com/home.asp
Also it doesn't "hurt" (I consider them a necessity) to have a Firewall and
an AntiVirus program as well. That's another story, for another time and
post. ;-)
HTH -
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