re: Trojan Horse Dialer
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 6:13 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ray
(5 messages posted)
Should I delete everything Spybot pick up?
Ray
On Monday, February 17, 2003 at 3:35 pm, Carol wrote:
>
>Probably because it's not a trojan virus, so AV programs won't get rid of it. It's
>a spybot application, so download and run SpyBot Search and Destroy:
>
>SpyBot S&D
>
>It looks for spyware, but also targets dialers, keyloggers and much more, and it's
>freeware. After installing, go to the Online tab, and search for and install all
>updates.
>
>Next, go to the Settings tab > File Sets, and uncheck 'System Internals' and 'Tracks.'
>You can always experiment with them later on. Just scan for the spybots for now.
>After closing your browser (signing off), run the scan, then click 'Check All',
and
>have SpyBot remove all it finds.
>
>Note: SSD will sometimes not be able to remove all active components on the first
>'fix'. You will then get a dialog asking you to run SSD at next start. Click yes
>and reboot. SSD will then come up before the system puts these components 'in use'.
>You will then be able to 'fix' everything.
>
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- re: Trojan Horse Dialer (Ms. Eagle: Monday, February 17, 2003 at 3:35 pm)
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