Will not search second user for spyware, etc?

[Guest]

I have two users on my machine (WinXP/SP2). The Admin (me) and a limited
user. It dosen't seem that all the spyware stuff I have (SoyBot, AD-Ware, MS
Antispyware) searches the limited users files becasue I get different
findings when I run searches. When I search from my account everything looks
clean but when I run searches in the limited account all sorts of things turn
up (like Claria and a browser hijacker today).

I haven't run Norton Security in the limited account yet so I'm not sure if
thats even OK. I did notice that the Antivirus was grayed out for some reason
in hte Norton Security taskbar popup window .

How can I search my entire machine for spy and adware (and virus)?


My other problem is since the limited user has password access I cannot get
in and do searches without the limited user here. Also this user is not very
dependable to do these searchs so I need some kind of foolproof
tactic...(besides getting another user )

Any help would be appreciated....

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "HowCome" <[email protected]>

| I have two users on my machine (WinXP/SP2). The Admin (me) and a limited
| user. It dosen't seem that all the spyware stuff I have (SoyBot, AD-Ware, MS
| Antispyware) searches the limited users files becasue I get different
| findings when I run searches. When I search from my account everything looks
| clean but when I run searches in the limited account all sorts of things turn
| up (like Claria and a browser hijacker today).
|
| I haven't run Norton Security in the limited account yet so I'm not sure if
| thats even OK. I did notice that the Antivirus was grayed out for some reason
| in hte Norton Security taskbar popup window .
|
| How can I search my entire machine for spy and adware (and virus)?
|
| My other problem is since the limited user has password access I cannot get
| in and do searches without the limited user here. Also this user is not very
| dependable to do these searchs so I need some kind of foolproof
| tactic...(besides getting another user )
|
| Any help would be appreciated....
| --
| Thanks


If you are truly the Administrator of the platform, any anti malware scan you perform will
effect all data file area of the PC. If you are blocked out, as the Admin. take ownership
and scan again. The *only* thing you will miss are changes made to the user Registry. Then
you must login as that user and scan the platform using that account. If the macjine is
infected then as the admin of the platform, change the password of the user and login to
that user account and clean it.