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Help needed to get rid of spyware

  • 01-04-2007 2:56pm
    #1
    p1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭


    dont know how it happened but a website called asafety project.com has attached itsleff to me pc, i have McAfee but it doesnt seem to ahve picked it up and i did a virus check, anyone any help please?


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  • #2
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Download there following:

    Windows Defender;
    Spybot Search and Destroy (enable the 'tea timer' option);
    AVG antispyware;
    Spywareblaster (passive program - doesn't scan, instead it prevents spyware from getting onto your computer in the first place).

    Update all the above and, where applicable, run thorough scans. Hopefully they will clean away any infections. If this doesn't sort it download hijackthis and post the log here for people to have a look at.

    I'd also advise changing your browsing habits. Switching to a browser like FireFox and install some of the security extensions will also help.


  • #3
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,539 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    "Hijack This" will ID and eliminate your problem. But be careful about removing some things you may need. The site offers useful links to help you decide.


  • #4
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    Please download the self-extracting version of HijackThis from here:

    HijackThis_sfx download

    Save HijackThis_sfx to your desktop.

    Double-click the file then click the Unzip button. Then close the Self-Extractor window.

    Using My Computer/Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\HijackThis and double click on HijackThis.exe to run it. If you would like to make a shortcut for your Desktop so it's more easily accessable, right click HijackThis.exe and choose Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).

    Please run the extracted HijackThis.exe from now on. Delete any copies of HijackThis.zip that you have saved.

    Open HijackThis and click Do a system scan and save a log file. Copy the entire contents of that log and post it here


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