Spyware - aargh!

[meshboy]

After some advice gents! Spyware was managed to download itself on my system 2 days ago - as soon as I noticed something wrong firewalls and cookies were increased to max whilst I tried to sort it out. I've read through some of your recommendations and have done numerous scans using:

Norton
SuperAdBlocker
Spyware Nuker
Windows Defender
AVG Anti-Spyware

The latter two were on the recommendation of a local computer shop. Whilst between them - not all of them I hasten to mention - namely Norton - I have managed to quarantine and shred a few trojan files identified however, in my system toolbar - XP by the clock - there's a shield which alternates between an X and a ? stating that system has idenfied numerous spyware applications and I should install a software package to combat it - a bit dubious me thinks - especially when for some strange reason my security centre in Windows is stating that it has never been started.

Also, sorry for the length guys - when i'm online I get notifications from Norton stating that a UDP Inbound is trying to access my computer - can anyone shed any light on what on earth a UDP is as I ain't got a clue and it's flagged as a medium risk on Norton?

Sorry for the length but my technical ins and outs knowledge is zip!!!!

Thanks!

 

[meshboy]

Crisis averted!!!!!!!! Windows Defender has located a trojan downloader and has now sent it into the depths of hell! Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[provenlogic]

All you need is your antivirus software and Spybot Search and Destroy (www.safer-networking.org). DL Spybot, update it, use the immunize feature, and do a scan. It will catch anything still on your computer, and the immunize feature will prevent you from getting more (unless you go hunting for spyware).

 

[Orlandude]

I swear by Windows Defender. Since I installed it, I never have a problem with spyware or malware. Gave up on Norton a long time ago.

 

[Kulindahr]

I got hit by one recently that screwed up Windows Defender, shut off Spybot from updating, danced around AVG, and befuddled Norton.

I tried running one, then another, then another, but even when I was offline items kept popping up again after they'd been deleted. The only thing I managed to do was wipe out a few thousand cookies -- Norton killed a horde, AVG slew armies, Spybot wiped out a legion, and Defender got a few companies.

I finally got an item called "SUPERantispyware", which in safe mode took care of the core of the problem; then I could update the others, and they finished off the details.


BTW: the invader turned off Task Manager and some other items, and wouldn't let me report program errors.

note: doing ANYTHING with IE while this was on my system only made it worse; by the time I beat it, there were a dozen trojans/worms/whatever crawling about.

guess: the only things I'd been doing on line that I normally don't was browsing porn... one site opened IE, and the next thing I knew, something was eating 99% of my system resources

 

[meshboy]

All you need is your antivirus software and Spybot Search and Destroy (www.safer-networking.org). DL Spybot, update it, use the immunize feature, and do a scan. It will catch anything still on your computer, and the immunize feature will prevent you from getting more (unless you go hunting for spyware).

Downloaded the above but can't connect to server to validate!!????

 

[Danugh]

Oh my gosh for the last 3 days i had the nastiest virus. Its called Antivirgear. What a bastard, it slowed down my system and kept popping up windows. It was a real pain in the butt.

Sometimes when you have a problem you think you are the only one but your not LOL. I did a quick search and found that numerous other people have had to deal with this trojan.

However it wasnt until just now that i tried a 14 th recommendation found on a forum and it worked.

I was happy, because, 3 days of frustration. I tell you i will never visit another adult site.

 

[LarsVenice]

I had to disable IE because of some spyware that I had. I only use Firefox, Mozilla, and in rare cases Opera. I don't miss IE very much, although it seemed to be better at playing background music for some websites. I can live without that.