A virus :(
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
If you're skilled, you could use tools from Sysinternals[^] to track it down and remove it manually.
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The term in spyware not a virus. And it normally helps to specify your OS. The easiest thing to do is down load another browser like Chrome or Firefox the spy ware normally does not affect multiple browsers. if you want to fix it 1) Download the latest updates to Adware and Spybot and run them. 2) Download Hijackthis. it is a small program that will produce a report of the possible vulnerable areas. Look at it for anything that looks sus. 3) Post the hijackthis log along with OS and IE version to a spyware specific forum.
Thanks for your answer. I don't use IE at all. IE sucks. IE brings spyware. Now dealing with TrojanHunter and AVG. Will see...
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
Can you open Task Manager?
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
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Thanks for your answer. I don't use IE at all. IE sucks. IE brings spyware. Now dealing with TrojanHunter and AVG. Will see...
Greetings - Gajatko Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
gajatko wrote:
IE brings spyware
Uhh, noooo. Your web surfing habits brings in spyware. I haven't installed a virus scanner or anti-spyware on my machines in years, use IE, and haven't been hit by that crap once in the last 15 years! Why?? Because I know how to get around the web safely. How do I know I've never been hit?? I don't install the scanners and use them religiously, but i do, every now and then, use the stuff to scan my systems.
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
Is the messenger service on your computer disabled?
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gajatko wrote:
IE brings spyware
Uhh, noooo. Your web surfing habits brings in spyware. I haven't installed a virus scanner or anti-spyware on my machines in years, use IE, and haven't been hit by that crap once in the last 15 years! Why?? Because I know how to get around the web safely. How do I know I've never been hit?? I don't install the scanners and use them religiously, but i do, every now and then, use the stuff to scan my systems.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008In v7 or 8, the IE really is a pretty good and also safe browser (as safe as other browsers are, I'd say)
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In v7 or 8, the IE really is a pretty good and also safe browser (as safe as other browsers are, I'd say)
Neither if which existed 15 years ago.
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gajatko wrote:
IE brings spyware
Uhh, noooo. Your web surfing habits brings in spyware. I haven't installed a virus scanner or anti-spyware on my machines in years, use IE, and haven't been hit by that crap once in the last 15 years! Why?? Because I know how to get around the web safely. How do I know I've never been hit?? I don't install the scanners and use them religiously, but i do, every now and then, use the stuff to scan my systems.
A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
Your web surfing habits brings in spyware.
I browse with FF and see IE popups. And where are security leaks? But nevermind, AVG did the trick. Thank you mates for a helping hand.
Greetings - Gajatko Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
really simple - use System Restore (Start - Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore). Not a lot of people know about it, but surprisingly for Windows, it works, and it's really useful. Go back to two weeks ago. Anything you installed within the last fortnight will be uninstalled, but usually it's a small price to pay.
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really simple - use System Restore (Start - Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore). Not a lot of people know about it, but surprisingly for Windows, it works, and it's really useful. Go back to two weeks ago. Anything you installed within the last fortnight will be uninstalled, but usually it's a small price to pay.
assuming it was a recent infection, and not a recent "detection"
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
SmitFraudFix[^] has worked for me getting rid of adware hijackers from friends computers. You will still need to use Adaware, Spybot and an Antivirus program and maybe VundoFix[^]
Steve
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It's two weeks I have a nasty trojan which displays ads (adultfriendfinder dot com and others) on my screen through IE and I cannot get rid of it. I tried Avast, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Win Defender ... What else can I do?? None of these helps. :(
Have you finally got rid of it?
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Have you finally got rid of it?
Yeah see my reply above. AVG did it. Since now I use AVG instead of Avast.
Greetings - Gajatko Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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Thanks for your answer. I don't use IE at all. IE sucks. IE brings spyware. Now dealing with TrojanHunter and AVG. Will see...
Greetings - Gajatko Portable.NET is part of DotGNU, a project to build a complete Free Software replacement for .NET - a system that truly belongs to the developers.
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Sad, sad little person...you're using FF (as posted below) and it's IE's fault??? Maybe the search for porn (child/animal/gay or whatever your pleasure) or other highly questionable endevors could be the real issue?
Zhat wrote:
Sad, sad little person...
Was it really necessary to insult this guy without offering a solution? So what if his surfing habits are questionable? And if they are, yes, he'll probably have to go through all this numerous times, but I still don't see the value in being nasty to him about it. Seriously if you think so little of him, why even bother posting? Just so the rest of us can know how judgemental you are? :( Meh, why am I even bothering to post since I'm offering nothing in a tangible solution? I'm not the forum police, but this really did strike a wrong note with me. :sigh:
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Zhat wrote:
Sad, sad little person...
Was it really necessary to insult this guy without offering a solution? So what if his surfing habits are questionable? And if they are, yes, he'll probably have to go through all this numerous times, but I still don't see the value in being nasty to him about it. Seriously if you think so little of him, why even bother posting? Just so the rest of us can know how judgemental you are? :( Meh, why am I even bothering to post since I'm offering nothing in a tangible solution? I'm not the forum police, but this really did strike a wrong note with me. :sigh:
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Whatever. Maybe I was a bit insulting, but then again maybe I'm a bit insulted by his "It's IE's fault, not mine" attitude. I would usually not say much to idiots jerks dumbasshats people like this, but like you, it just struck a note...NOW, he's probaly not any of those types I just mentioned, but I'm not judging the person as much as the post itself. He's probably a Happy, Happy Big Person in real life. I'm also aware of my judgemental fault, as I am aware of other people being the same here, but thanks for pointing that out to me. I tend to refrain from displaying my judgemental side, but on occasion I just can't help it.
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Whatever. Maybe I was a bit insulting, but then again maybe I'm a bit insulted by his "It's IE's fault, not mine" attitude. I would usually not say much to idiots jerks dumbasshats people like this, but like you, it just struck a note...NOW, he's probaly not any of those types I just mentioned, but I'm not judging the person as much as the post itself. He's probably a Happy, Happy Big Person in real life. I'm also aware of my judgemental fault, as I am aware of other people being the same here, but thanks for pointing that out to me. I tend to refrain from displaying my judgemental side, but on occasion I just can't help it.
Agreed, his blaming the program is about as responsible as driving into on coming traffic, having a wreck and then blaming the driver of the car you collided with. It IS quite irritating to see those types of posts. Pointing that out in a constructive way may have a more positive impact than expressing your ire. Then again, probably not since nothing is his fault where surfing the web is concerned. Perhaps it wasn't his surfing habits that infected him, especially if it's a home computer shared by children and/or significant others. Certainly if his computer had been firewalled to the point that there were actual bricks around it and his browser input so heavily encrypted that even Deep Blue couldn't decipher it - maybe he wouldn't have contracted malware in the form of pr0n ads. But because IE is so poorly coded how could anyone ever expect to be safe on the web? I can be very judgemental in ways I probably should not, but it always bother me to see it expressed among peers - no matter what the level of peerage. Having been (and still am) the subject of seemingly similar harshness, I try to refrain from casting stones. I guess I just stick to the rule "if you don't have anything good to say..." For who knows, anger and frustration can make us type lots of things that we know not to be true, or if we took a logical moment to think about it would never say in print much less in person - and this person could have been just so.
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