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problem with spyware? :(

Started by valla2 Apr 15, 2005 at 8:35 AM 11 replies 650+ views
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valla2
valla2
It seems i have a spyware Adaware can't find. I think it's an adverb about a spyware killer. In the taskbar on the right, there's a yellow triangle with an exlamation mark in the center. I can't right-click on it to disable it, i can't find it in the task manager to delete the proccess, and when i click on it it opens a window at TopAntiSpyware.com with search results about spyware. In the meantime it says that my pc in infected by spyware and windows did not find any spyware protection in my pc. That's not a component of windows, isn't it? It's the spyware itself. Anyway the most annoying problem is that in my desktop, it loads a .htm file that says that my pc is infected and blah blah blah. When i delete this .htm file in c:/windows/web it shows up again. how can i delete it forever and find what's that program in the taskbar??? It's not exactly a wallpaper, it's a .htm that trys to hide my wallpaper. I also called a person to fix a problem with my pc, and now when i open it it says something like "BOOT.INI could no be read Booting from C:/windows" what's that? thanks in advance
_Sigma
_Sigma
Well the spyware one, I've had a problem like that before, and its pretty strange eh? You said adaware isn't picking it up; have you tried the other popular ones like MS AntiSpyWare or Spybot or Hijack-ThisI'd try that, as each seems to pick up somthing different. Also, have you tried a virus scan? I know mine (Norton) will pick up spyware related garbage.
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I also called a person to fix a problem with my pc, and now when i open it it says something like
"BOOT.INI could no be read
Booting from C:/windows"
what's that?

When you open what?
valla2
valla2
Thank you Sigma! I am running Adaware again now, and then i'll try the other spyware software you talked about..

>When you open what?
When i open my computer..,
Prototype
Prototype
Hitman Pro is also nice to remove spyware.
It includes all common anti-spyware programs, and runs them sequentially for you. Gets most of the spyware out there.

<a href="http://www.hitmanpro.nl/>Hitman Pro
valla2
valla2
Ok i tried MS AntiSpyware Beta, and it found the spyware! But it seems that it just deleted the .html file, and now after restating it's still there! :( There must be a program behind it, because even if you delete it you don't see your wallpaper, instead, you see a white screen. It's called LookingFor (Dialer).

what should i do now :( ?

PS thank Prototype for the sugestion, and about the booting problem it says "Invalid BOOT.INI file", not "could not read BOOT.INI"
CrimsonSun
CrimsonSun
Manually remove it. Use Hijackthis to stop it from running on startup, and then delete the files it points to manually.
Coward
Coward
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I also called a person to fix a problem with my pc, and now when i open it it says something like
"BOOT.INI could no be read
Booting from C:/windows"

Go to the recovery console and type bootcfg /rebuild.
Don't Temp Fate..
Prototype
Prototype
May I suggest another tool:
Goto www.macecraft.com and download the "jv16 PowerTools". This includes handy utilities to cleanup your registry and other things. It's only a demo but will work for 30 days.
Use at your own risk :P
valla2
valla2
Ok, i also tried Hijack-this but it is not free! And it didn't seem to find it.

I googled it and found this page
http://www.scanspyware.net/info/DialerPlatform.htm

but i don't understand what i should do to delete it manually. And i don't know if i should trust that page. Caan anyone help me pls? :(

@Coward: wow that seems cool! I'll try it after i am done with the spyware
valla2
valla2
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I also called a person to fix a problem with my pc, and now when i open it it says something like
"BOOT.INI could no be read
Booting from C:/windows"

Go to the recovery console and type bootcfg /rebuild.

even though i am not done with the spyware, i opened the console and typed that, but it said that rebuild was invalid! :( It had other options but not that one :(
?
Coward
Coward
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Original post by valla2
I also called a person to fix a problem with my pc, and now when i open it it says something like
"BOOT.INI could no be read
Booting from C:/windows"

Go to the recovery console and type bootcfg /rebuild.

even though i am not done with the spyware, i opened the console and typed that, but it said that rebuild was invalid! :( It had other options but not that one :(
?

Clicky
Don't Temp Fate..
valla2
valla2
oo ok thank you!! :)

But what can i do to gat rid of that spyware? :((

Did anyone understand the instructions from the link i posted? I want to try to delete it manually, but how??

plss :(

thanks
valla2
valla2
come on guys.... :(

_Sigma you said you had a problem like this before. What did you do to fix it?

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