Both Ad-Aware & Spybot are hopelessly outdated. I'll try the rest of the
stuff that you mentioned.

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From: rhinoceros <rhinoceros@freemail.gr>
Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: Re: virus: spyware/adware surge?
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 04:26:39 +0300

Dr Sebby wrote:
>...can anyone reccommend some good freeware out there that might work best?
>
>...has anyone else encountered recent surges like this one?  my g/f's
>computer has also suffered.  all this in just the last 3 days!



Three of them:
"ad-aware" from http://www.lavasoft.com
"spybot search and destroy" from http://www.safer-networking.org
"a squared" from http://www.emsisoft.com  (for trojans and dialers)

Install *all 3*. None of them alone catches everything, and they always
catch something no matter how careful you are.

Update and run all three every one or two weeks. They may take 5-15 minutes
each. Spybot has also an "immunize" option which runs in the background and
catches some shit (ad-aware has one too, but only if you pay or... nm).

I assume that you have some firewall program such as ZoneAlarm. Without a
firewall it is a matter of time to be infected. Also an antivirus program. A
very good free one for those who won't touch Norton/Symantec with an eleven
foot pole is AVG from http://free.grisoft.com


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You might also try a web-based spyware & antivirus like MicroTend HouseCall.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Not as much work as installing a program but you need to use Internet
Explorer.  I would also probably recommend the beta 7.0 because it's
most likely based off better technology.

On 5/18/05, Dr Sebby <drsebby@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ....that scotty dog program i used has been extremely useful in interpreting
> the various programs running on my system, as well as notifying me when any
> new programs are attempting to insert themselves, redirect me, or run
> themselves on startup....it's not enough to clean your system...you have to
> prevent further infection lest the trojans reinstall the spyware/adware
> while eliminating them, which in turn also manage to reinstall the trojans
> youve cleaned ad infinitum.
>
> i have cleaned up my entire system in about 2 hours.  try
> www.freewarehome.com and look in the security file section.  it's a very
> solid website....with honest reccommendations.
>
> though i am NO computer jedi...so keep that in mind.
>
>
>
> DrSebby.
> "Courage...and shuffle the cards".
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Z Moser" <roachgod69@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: RE: virus: spyware/adware surge?
> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 00:23:39 +0000
>
> Yes! I also am suffering. I contracted something while I was on vacation.
> I've used countless programs. Rid my system of all but the very necessary
> files, and still no luck. I have to run three spyware removers & a registry
> cleaner daily just to keep the system from being overloaded.
>
> This has been going on for around 3 weeks.
>
> The only think I haven't tried yet is to send the log file of "Hijackthis"
> to a "geek" forum, to see what they have to say. I am a hard quitter, and
> don't want to think that I can't solve this problem on my own. In a few days
> I may break down though.
>
> zach
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Dr Sebby" <drsebby@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: virus: spyware/adware surge?
> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 00:29:11 +0200
>
>
> ...i have recently suffered a massive adware/spyware infestation on my
> computer by merely visiting a bad website.  it is vast and
> multi-tiered...and it has been my hobby to try to rid my system of it.  i
> will admit that i have not been too successful just yet.  maybe a trojan is
> also involved?  i havent been so infected for years ...it is quite shocking
> and humiliating.
>
> ...can anyone reccommend some good freeware out there that might work best?
>
> ...has anyone else encountered recent surges like this one?  my g/f's
> computer has also suffered.  all this in just the last 3 days!
>
>
> DrSebby.
> "Courage...and shuffle the cards".
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Dr Sebby" <drsebby@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: Re: virus: virus chat motion
> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 00:20:31 +0200
>
> ...i too have always disliked the time.  i would always prefer a much later
> time.
>
>
>
> DrSebby.
> "Courage...and shuffle the cards".
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: sean <seankenny@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: Re: virus: virus chat motion
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:54:08 -0400
>
> I always thought it was a bloody stupid time to have it anyway.
>
> On 5/17/05, Walter Watts <wlwatts@cox.net> wrote:
>  > WW makes a motion that we formally end the Tuesday night 8pm CST #virus
>  > chat since the statistical probability of it happening on any given
>  > Tuesday night is less that 0.5.
>  >
>  > What say the CoVen?
>  >
>  > Walter
>  >
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It depends on what you mean by regular. My Ad-Aware software hasn't found a
new update in months. Spybot even longer, perhaps even a year. Some of the
other software I use updates every few days.

zach

----Original Message Follows----
From: rhinoceros <rhinoceros@freemail.gr>
Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: Re: virus: spyware/adware surge?
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:55:18 +0300



Z Moser wrote:
>Both Ad-Aware & Spybot are hopelessly outdated.


You mean they lack in some areas which their regular updates don't cover?

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Interesting. Thanks for the info. It may be that my software is so old that
the no longer communicate properly with the update servers. I'll try to
download the newest versions of the software now!

zach

Z Moser wrote:
>>Both Ad-Aware & Spybot are hopelessly outdated.
>
>
>
>You mean they lack in some areas which their regular updates don't cover?
>
>
>It depends on what you mean by regular. My Ad-Aware software hasn't found a
>new update in months. Spybot even longer, perhaps even a year. Some of the
>other software I use updates every few days.
>

Weird... My Ad-aware definitions are dated 2005-05-17 and SpybotS&D's are
dated 2005-05-13. Free versions both.



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