How to get rid of malware, and company

[Cody_300ex]

I opened up internet explorer to see the pic below. I D/Led a malware scanner and got over 200 results but i don't have anything to remove it all, could someone steer me in the direction of a free one?

[j_cyrus3]

hmm.. get zone alarm, try to remove it with the scanner on it. then keep it running. once this is done, get firefox. internet explorer blows.

go to download.com and search adaware 1.06

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1

[Cody_300ex]

Here is the pic

did you use the prgram I told you to?

[SGA]

As said above: Ad-aware

[Cody_300ex]

Yup, i used it and it picked quite a bit up but not all

reformat

go to ms dos>type in fomat c:

then type Y and hit enter

:blah:

download another spyware tool. if one doesnt pick them all up running two of them back to back usually will

[300exOH]

Try spybot search and destroy and also ewido. I am running both of those along with ad-aware.

[huffdaddy_400EX]

Cody - you have worms!! :eek2:

J/K

But seriously, you do have a worm. It uses its own SMTP engine to send itself as an email attachment. See the link below.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sinnaka.a@mm.html:D

You need to use an virus scanning tool (Symantec or Mcafee) to detect and remove it. The "adware" tools are ok at finding the adware bugs but most cannot remove the worm/trojan bugs correctly.

[SGA]

Originally posted by huffdaddy_400EX
You need to use an virus scanning tool (Symantec or Mcafee) to detect and remove it. The "adware" tools are ok at finding the adware bugs but most cannot remove the worm/trojan bugs correctly.
I agree about the antivirus. You know, I assumed he had a updated antivirus program and has already ran it.
I mean, would anyone today cruise the internet without one running in the background?

try this free online scanning tool. it gets rid of some of them http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp

Originally posted by SGA

I mean, would anyone today cruise the internet without one running in the background? i visit MANNY websites and NEEVVVERRR run these tools and have ZERO viruses.

[SGA]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
i visit MANNY websites and NEEVVVERRR run these tools and have ZERO viruses.

HAHA! Then one day you're gonna be on here saying your comps all messed up and Im gonna say go to DOS and type in
FORMAT C::D

[huffdaddy_400EX]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
try this free online scanning tool. it gets rid of some of them http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp

I would suggest not using an "online" tool. These will not gain complete access to the windows registry which is where 99.9% of all the worms will hide. It's best to get a "known" tool that you install and will scan on a regular basis.

Originally posted by SGA
HAHA! Then one day you're gonna be on here saying your comps all messed up and Im gonna say go to DOS and type in
FORMAT C::D i wont need to ask you because you just told me :blah: :blah: :blah: i love telling people to just format. its usually the easiest way

[huffdaddy_400EX]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
i visit MANNY websites and NEEVVVERRR run these tools and have ZERO viruses.

If you are just surfing the web the odds of getting a virus are actually pretty low. The big issue is email. People get SPAM all the time and this is where the majority of the issues come from. Someone will send you a link for free porn or how to get rich. You click the link and WHAM...you got hooked. They will inject a program onto you system and either "sniff" around for user data and install a "bot" that can control your system (using it for whatever purpose they like)....hell...if you have a web cam they can even take control of that and see whatever the camera is pointing at. Scary stuff.

IMO...everyone should have a local "firewall" and a good anti-virus program that is always in active mode (running all the time).

i have gmail....it does pretty well blocking the SPAM

[huffdaddy_400EX]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
i have gmail....it does pretty well blocking the SPAM

gmail is pretty good...but not everyone has it...if you look at the most common free email application it would have to be yahoo. And like i said it only take one click to get infected. It's better to be safe then sorry...and have to format your drive like some people do! :p

[Lurch]

http://www.averyjparker.com/2005/12/13/beware-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing-found-on-different-sites-security-scams/