re: my computer may have spyware
Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 6:59 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Eric
(6 messages posted)
which one do think I should try first?
On Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 12:52 am, Carol wrote:
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>Download the CWShredder tool on the bottom of this page:
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>CoolWebSearch Chronicles Run the Shredder from your desktop. Close
>all browser windows and press FIX to scan and clean. Reboot and run the Shredder
>again. Clear out your TIF and other temp files. Go into Internet Options - General
tab.
>Delete temporary internet files, and choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings,
>set the size of your TIF folder between 5 - 10 MB. Start - Find - Files or folders
>- in the named box, type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty
>the contents of the C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one.
Empty
>Recycle bin. Download SpybotS&D 1.3:
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>Safer-Networking.org
>or from Major Geeks:
>target=_blank href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html">
>SpyBot-Search & Destroy 1.3 Close all running programs, install then
>reboot. Start it and go online and press 'search for updates' tab. (if you have
problems,
>select the US or Australian mirror site to download updates from). Download all
updates
>that aren't optional. Close all browser windows and run the scan. When it's finished,
>'Check All', and fix everything SpyBot-S&D labels in RED. Reboot. If necessary...
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>Download 'Hijack This' Unzip 'HT' into a "Folder", any folder but
a
>temp folder. It creates backups. Close all browser windows and run it offline. Double
>click the .Exe file to run it. Choose Scan. It'll display a list.Most of the entries
>listed are necessary or required entries. Don't fix anything, until you know which
>items to fix.You can check here for a description of the entries in the log:
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>HijackThisTutorialAfter the scan is finished, the Scan button will
turn into Save Log. Press that and
>copy/paste the contents in a post. Before posting your message, choose this Option:
>Check this box to preserve your spacing, etc....I suggest installing SpywareBlaster
for prevention. Check for and download updates
>after installing it, and frequently thereafter. Enable protection for Restricted
>sites, as well as IE. There's SpywareGuard, if you want to use both:
>color="FF69B4">JavaCoolSoftware.com
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