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re: malware/greyware infection Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:40 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) It comes back because you probably use Internet Explorer as your Browser.. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 8:38 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Steve as always thank you for your prompt response. I have not used Internet Explorer for over a year now, I think its that long. I found ancien instructions which I had printed and saved as I mentioned. I went and disabled system restore and run another scan as instructed and it came back clean. So yes, I did this right after I posted my help request as I found my instructions. Everything is good now Steve. Like I said, thanks a lot for being there each time I have a problem...You guys are great. By the way, I now use Mozilla Firefox ever since I got rid of Internet Explore. On Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:40 pm, Steve wrote: >It comes back because you probably use Internet Explorer as your Browser.. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 5:54 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Mywebsearch Toolbar is another type of Internet navigational bar that targets Internet Explorer. However, it is reported by many Users, the toolbar is bundled within other things that are downloaded and Most adware and spy ware companies agree that it is considered a low risk software program. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:17 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Steve your information with regards to Mywebseach toolbar is very interesting. I clicked and lowered the menu on my websearch tool bar and noticed that an option there gives me a chance to "uninstall" it. Since I always prefer to google "everything actually", and do not use this websearch feature, my question to you then, is, what are the pros and cons in your opinion if I were to uninstall this feature? After all, the malware/greyware infections that I have reported have come through my websearch tool bar. I noted that there are numerous other features in my websearch tool bar which I sometime google, so since I do not use mywebsearch too bar to search for any of the feature shown therein, I am just thinking that perhaps I should ask you the question of uninstalling it. Thanks Steve, I will wait for whenever you have time to give my your advise. On Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 5:54 pm, Steve wrote: > >Mywebsearch Toolbar is another type of Internet navigational bar >that targets Internet Explorer. However, >it is reported by many Users, the toolbar is bundled within >other things that are downloaded and Most adware and spy ware companies agree that >it is >considered a low risk software program. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:50 am Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Personally I consider it Spyware, and it seems mostly connected with funwebproducts or smileys central. It is harder to remove then a typical Program, but removal Directions are posted at a bunch of web sites. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Friday, July 24, 2009 at 8:42 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) For a while I toyed with the funwebproducts and the smiley central but found slowness and locked PC so I removed all the the funwebproducts and now my tool bar only has mywebsearch which like I said do not use. To be totally honest today was the first time I thought of removing this tool bar...for no apparent reason. After all it is not like I am infested with bugs caused by this feature. The two malware/greyware that I found are easily removed, now that I know the source, and applications to remove. So I think that I will just leave things as they are, and not stir a hornet`s nest in doing something I have no idea how it will work...Don`t you think it is better to leave it alone, as long as I can control these bugs? Thank you Steve, it is always educational hearing you explain these things. Congrats. On Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:50 am, Steve wrote: >Personally I consider it Spyware, and it seems mostly connected with funwebproducts >or smileys central. It is harder to remove then a typical Program, but removal Directions >are posted at a bunch of web sites. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Friday, July 24, 2009 at 5:06 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) funwebproducts or smileys central are generally considered undesirable, along with the mywebsearch, so many of the Spyware, and Antivirus Products target them as Bad, and try to remove them. At least you know how the questionable files keep showing up in your scans, since you seem to be knowingly installing them. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 6:30 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) You are right Steve. When I was toying with the smilies, fungames and other stuff in funwebproducts I got three malware/greyware viruses trapped into the Restore files which I could not get deleted by the trend Micro scan. So when I learned from ancien how to remove all this stuff off the restore files, I just stopped using all those traps. However, I note when I drop the menu in my websearch tool bar there is an extensive list of options that one can chose to open. I was wondering if even if I do not use this tool bar -- but yet open a program on the list from another place -- might it come back to mywebsearch tool bar as a virus and infect it? I do not think of these things until its too late sometimes. But I guess my old WinMe just hasn`t got the protection it should. This might sound crazy, but I even uninstalled my Norton Internet Security 2005 about two years ago and have never experienced any serious problems heavier than these pesky bugs on mywebsearch tool bar. I guess because I just do reading(websites/forums) and write on WORD, I do not feel the need for pouring expenses where I don`t think urgent...Steve, it is educational interacting with you as I said, thanks for the time you take to respond...Have a nice weekend...PS Having installed Firefox and abandoning IE, I had no use for Norton, so I removed it. On Friday, July 24, 2009 at 5:06 pm, Steve wrote: >funwebproducts or smileys central are generally considered undesirable, along with >the mywebsearch, so many of the Spyware, and Antivirus Products target them as Bad, >and try to remove them. At least you know how the questionable files keep >showing up in your scans, since you seem to be knowingly installing them. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 9:22 pm Posted by DanTheMan (140 messages posted) if you want you can use Avast! anti virus works nice for me and you should remove system restore i uesd to have so meny problems with virus's hiding in the system restore folder. since i removed system restore and i got a good firewall(kerio) and antivirus/antispyware(avast) i dont get virus's no more hes the link for system restore removal http://majorgeeks.com/System_Restore_Remover_Pro_d516.html i understand that you may have to use system restore to fix your computer some times but system restore takes so much room and takes system resouces and its a pain in the ass i use norten ghost :) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: malware/greyware infection Friday, August 14, 2009 at 6:43 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) DanTheMan thank you for your advise malware/greyware infection. As you may know I simply uninstalled(not removed) my restore files and ran another scan to clean my computer. I then installed restored again and have not had viruses since then. I do not have a firewall or any other virus protection installed in my computer. I had Norton Internet Security when I used to have IE as my browser, but I discovered that IE was actually a virus trap and got rid of it, and switched to Firefox, which came with a lot of protections that I enjoy without any other costly firewalls. I am basically a reader, who just reads blogs and at some point write a thread in a forum, other than that I see no way that I could attract scams or viruses. I stay away from porns sites as a personal rule, seen one, seen them all -- that`s how I see it. DanTheMan, thanks for your advise. Take care and I seriously doubt that I would want to take down my tool to fix my computer in case of need(restore). But I will save the link you provided.P.S. I have had my computer several years now(WinMe), and never had problems with horses or serious bugs, other than my own mistakes causing slow downs and lately restore, but I have learned that this is also minor. On Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 9:22 pm, DanTheMan wrote: >if you want you can use Avast! anti virus >works nice for me >and you should remove system restore >i uesd to have so meny problems with virus's hiding in the system restore folder. >since i removed system restore and i got a good firewall(kerio) and antivirus/antispyware(avast) >i dont get virus's no more > >hes the link for system restore removal > >http://majorgeeks.com/System_Restore_Remover_Pro_d516.html > >i understand that you may have to use system restore to fix your computer some times >but system restore takes so much room and takes system resouces and its a pain in >the ass >i use norten ghost :) > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum