re: Spyware Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 6:50 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by emoboy (3 messages posted) Thanks, I ran Search and Destory and that seemed to have worked well, I guess we'll see if it does over time... Thanks soo much! On Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 6:18 pm, MJB wrote: > >Download, update, and run: >SpyBot Search & Destroy and Ad-aware >Ad-Aware 6 comes pre-configured with default options that are already ON (green check-mark) >... do not change them. The following are changes that you will need to make to prepare >the "Full" custom scan that is recommended for the first look into your computer >(instead of a red "x", you will make them a green "check-mark") >[NOTE: any options that are greyed out are only available for users of the paid Plus >or Professional versions of A-A] > >Launch the program, and click on the Gear at the top of the start screen to access >the preferences/setting window. >Click the "Scanning" button. >Under Drives & Folders, select "Scan within Archives". >Click "Click here to select Drives + folders" and select your installed hard drives. >Under Memory & Registry, select all options. >Click the "Advanced" button. >Under "Log-file detail", select all options. >Click the "Tweaks" button. >Under "Scanning Engine", select the following: >"Include additional Ad-aware settings in logfile" and "Unload recognized processes >during scanning." >Under "Cleaning Engine", select the following: >"Automatically try to unregister objects prior to deletion" and >"Let Windows remove files in use after reboot." >Click on 'Proceed' to save these Preferences. > >When you are finished, you will be using the Custom Scan with Memory and Both registry >scans ON. Please make sure that you activate IN-DEPTH scanning before you proceed. > >It is very important you update these two programs >before you run them as well as the settings for AdAware > >Good Luck, >behavior="alternate">---MJB--- > > > Written in response to: re: Spyware (MJB: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 6:18 pm) Responses to this message: re: Spyware (MJB: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 8:01 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Spyware (emoboy: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 4:02 pm) re: Spyware (Bob B: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 4:59 pm) re: Spyware (emoboy: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 5:23 pm) re: Spyware (MJB: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 6:18 pm) re: Spyware (emoboy: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 6:50 pm) re: Spyware (MJB: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 8:01 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum