manzie said:
I am the proud recipeant of a case of win-spy, as relayed to me by OneCare
Live. Does anyone know anything about getting rid of something like this,
while still keeping your sanity, and not throwing away EVERTHING because you
can't tell where the bad stuff is??
Remove WinSpy -
http://www.safer-networking.com/removeWinSpy.php
Other general malware removal steps -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to
do all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using
Multi_AV in Vista.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm - download
When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the
specialty forums listed at the first Elephant Boy link above (not here,
please).
Standard caveat: If the procedures look too complex - and there is no
shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may
be so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. Have all
your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.
Malke
