adware

[SRH]

i got some adware or something it keeps changing my home page but thats it, how can i fix that, this is annoying!!! one time i dled something to find spyware and it ended up giveing me a ton more and just told me what i had and wouldnt fix it!

[kamikaze_rzrbak]

the best way to get rid of spyware/adware is to buy a program to kill it, most freeware programs are jokes

[SRH]

Originally posted by kamikaze_rzrbak
the best way to get rid of spyware/adware is to buy a program to kill it, most freeware programs are jokes

its easier to restart my computer than a buy a program

[SmokinEX]

go to www.downloads.com and type in ad aware and download it
scan your computer when its and it will remove all unwanted spyware

[sportraxrider10]

download ad-aware 6.0 and run it, when its done delete all the stuff it came up with

Originally posted by sportraxrider10
download ad-aware 6.0 and run it, when its done delete all the stuff it came up with this is the best one..you can get it free at download.com or lavasoft.com

[wantinga400ex]

If its a brouser hi-jack then using spyware programs wont kill it. That information is stuck in your registry and you will need a program to delete it from there. I had this problem about a week ago and use something called Hijackthis

[86atc250r]

A good program like Adaware will remove registry entries as well as the program files they point to.

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

They have paid versions and free versions depending on the feature set you want. The free version works pretty well.

Make sure after you download it, to click the "check for updates" link when you run the program to get the latest and greatest stuff.

Also make sure you have a good virus scanner - if you've gotten a downloader on your system, it'll just garbage up your computer again.

http://www.grisoft.com/ makes an excellent Antivirus program called AVG - they have a free edition for personal use. I've found & cleaned off virus's from peoples systems with this software that even Norton AV Corporate edition couldn't find. It also seems to consume far less system resources than Norton & I find it far less intrusive.

With the combo of these two programs you should be able to clean your system pretty thoroughly.

Also be sure to run all the windows updates for your system at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ -- visit there frequently and/or setup your computer to auto-update.

Good luck....

[Honda4trax250x]

on a related note.....how do u guys suggest to get rid of that sasser worm that is going around, i have it, but norton antivirus wont find it

[K2Snow]

Best program I've ever used... http://www.safer-networking.org/
Spybot Search And Destroy, gets rid of almost anything. If I get somehting that it can't remove, I simply go to System Restore and set my computer "back in time" to the previous day, virus removed and I don't click on whatever it was I clicked on before to get it.

[SmokinEX]

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/e/b/1eba8a6e-a22a-431f-9df4-a0cd2873e3c5/Windows-KB841720-ENU-V4.exe

[AtvMxRider]

Stop looking at porn.............:devil:

[400exmom]

Originally posted by AtvMxRider
Stop looking at porn.............:devil: ROFL! i dont think thats an option for freeride:devil:

[SRH]

yeah goddammit, i this is like the 10th virus ive gotten from porn:(

Originally posted by SRH
yeah goddammit, i this is like the 10th virus ive gotten from porn:( i feel your pain

[03400EX_Nacs]

i went into add/remove programs and deleted it :P

[JabberJaw]

Originally posted by SRH
yeah goddammit, i this is like the 10th virus ive gotten from porn:(

Yeah, blame it on the computer!

[Big400EX]

Go to C:\ ---> Windows---> Search for "TEMP" and Delete anything that looks suspicious in there. Better off deleting everything in there because its not important..

Or

Get Ad-Ware 6.0 at www.lavasoft.de

[JabberJaw]

FDISK works for me everytime! Get's rid of EVERYTHING!

[Admin]

Originally posted by JabberJaw
FDISK works for me everytime! Get's rid of EVERYTHING!

You are just trying to see if someone is dumb enough to do it aren't you?

Actually FDISK /MBR is the command I used in the past to wipe out viruses in the Master Boot Record. Many people don't even know the command exist because it isn't documented.

Originally posted by EXriders Admin
You are just trying to see if someone is dumb enough to do it aren't you?

Actually FDISK /MBR is the command I used in the past to wipe out viruses in the Master Boot Record. Many people don't even know the command exist because it isn't documented.


All of us old timer DOS guys are familiear with it...;)

What's dos?

Originally posted by GNCCer
What's dos?


Kids....:rolleyes:

[03400EX_Nacs]

were you serious about the dos question?

[TGW_400ex]

Originally posted by GNCCer
What's dos?

dos is the older program they used before windows some computers you cna still use it

[03400EX_Nacs]

i thought it was a joke....:o

[Big400EX]

I run 98SE and there is still DOS on it, when they came out with XP, and 2000 they stopped using DOS and made Command Prompt.

Im 13. So dont say that I dont know what it is, lol.

[bulkdriverlp]

i have spybot and stopzilla, dont get any popups or spyware. look at a lot of porn and get viruses all the time but norton seems to take care of them>hehe:rolleyes: ed

[SRH]

yeah, dirty dirty porno

[JabberJaw]

Originally posted by EXriders Admin
You are just trying to see if someone is dumb enough to do it aren't you?

Actually FDISK /MBR is the command I used in the past to wipe out viruses in the Master Boot Record. Many people don't even know the command exist because it isn't documented.

No, I should have explained more. I wipe out my entire hard drive and reload all my software every 6 months. I only install 2 games at a time then remove them after I get bored of them. I also found a very nice report that listed all of the services you can shut down for a totally awesome gaming machine! After all, my computer is just an adult Nintendo!