BIIIIIIIG PROBLEM!!

Typhoid · 04-17-2004, 06:17 AM

Dyne tried to walk me through this but i need advice. I have spyware or something that wont leave my comp, because the file is "currently in use" or i dont have accessablity. The spyware enables my homepage to be opened to a site called: Coolsearch.biz/index/html/ Other than my normal mytelus.com.html. I can change it to what it should be, but every 3-7 times you access explorer, it goes back to coolsearch.anus.screwed. I really dont want to wipe out my whole hard drive. And im confused as to how it got passed my Firewall, plus my virus scan didnt detect it, and The spyware scan didnt detect it as spyware or didnt delete it. Please give helpful hints or advice.

GT News · 04-17-2004, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

Dyne tried to walk me through this but i need advice. I have spyware or something that wont leave my comp, because the file is "currently in use" or i dont have accessablity. The spyware enables my homepage to be opened to a site called: Coolsearch.biz/index/html/ Other than my normal mytelus.com.html. I can change it to what it should be, but every 3-7 times you access explorer, it goes back to coolsearch.anus.screwed. I really dont want to wipe out my whole hard drive. And im confused as to how it got passed my Firewall, plus my virus scan didnt detect it, and The spyware scan didnt detect it as spyware or didnt delete it. Please give helpful hints or advice.

Thank you for the clarification.Cool.
I have
a processor.
Oh I get spyware enables his or her homepage to be opened to a site called Coolsearch . Thank you for the clarification.Oh a web page.Oh you can, can you?
Please don't call people names. Thank you for the clarification.You really do? What would you rather be doing?I'm confused too.Thanks for asking politely.

I don't have helpful hints or advice to give.

Bube · 04-17-2004, 07:14 AM

Use some other spyware. I have Adaware and Spybot, and one finds some spyware the other can't.

If you use windows, try "ctrl+alt+del"ing and closing the spyware (if you know the name - don't close something that windows needs

). Then run the scan again, and it you should be able to delete it. I had the problem once and it worked for me.

Jonbo298 · 04-17-2004, 08:03 AM

Yeah. Make sure you have Ad-Aware and Spybot installed and UPDATED. I cant stress enough how important it is to make sure both are up to date. And if the file is in use, Ad-Aware has a thing where once the computer reboots, as its getting into windows, it halts everything from loading until it finishes a scan and gets rid of the spyware that could be in use while windows is fully running. Ive had to use that a few times and its worked well.

Happydude · 04-17-2004, 10:22 AM

i recommend you get Spybot - S&D

thatmariolover · 04-17-2004, 11:35 AM

And I'm very partial to AdAware. So perhaps both would be in order...

Typhoid · 04-17-2004, 02:12 PM

I have adawar and norton and a firewall, so i dont know, i can only be on the comp for 5 mins in any program b4 it says "404" so sorry if this is rushed. can someone plz post a link to that site thats good, other thatn adaware? thx, (this is such a horrible thing to happen right by my birthday...)

thatmariolover · 04-17-2004, 03:00 PM

And you're telling us that you've gone into AdAware and clicked the update button?

BTW:

Spybot Link

Typhoid · 04-17-2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

And you're telling us that you've gone into AdAware and clicked the update button?

BTW:

Spybot Link

Ya, Dyne was kinda with me...over MSN while i did it. I think it might be a Trojan or something (i dont know what that is, but it could be it) ...But my dad says he has tricks. Its prolly him just smashing the computer until it goes away. Lol

Dark Samurai · 04-17-2004, 05:43 PM

You know that works sometimes

Null · 04-17-2004, 06:29 PM

Confused of how it got past your firewall? a firewall only stops or tries to, from things accessing your computer. This is something you clicked on. Either that or something that got thro in a hole in explorer. Which is why, -you shouldnt use explorer- Explorer = bad.

And run msconfig and goto the startup tab and uncheck the things you dont need and the things that look like they dont belong. you only need a few things in there that really should be checked.

Typhoid · 04-17-2004, 07:41 PM

This sucks....there is nothing i can do to get rid of it. And it just started to install internet games on my comp. Its a Multimedi worm thing, its a virus that tells me to play games....wtf

Jonbo298 · 04-17-2004, 07:48 PM

There is some weird assed piece of spyware there. I dont understand why the programs havent picked up on it yet. If you know the name of the "virus", look in Add/Remove programs and see if you see something similar on there. If not, try finding the website of the program and see if they have a support area. Sometimes sites will include an uninstall tool of their own that works. I had to use one once but it got rid of a toolbar in IE.

Typhoid · 04-17-2004, 07:52 PM

Ya, this thing deleted my old toolbar and replaced it with its own. Its a superbreed......if it was my age, and human, id kick its ass!

jeepnut · 04-18-2004, 06:16 PM

http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6879

Read through that topic. I doesn't seem to be the same problem, but there may be something on there that will help you. Especially look at the post on the second page that finally solved my problem. Hope this helps.