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Wulf190
August 23rd, 2005, 02:23
Argh! I dunno where my lil bro has been on the family comp but I can't get rid of these spyware parts! One is IE plugin, another is AbetterInternet, a third is wwwcoolsearch, another is hot search, and the last is PSguard.


I want um gone!
Wulf190
August 23rd, 2005, 11:22
I have tried starting in safe mode and running Adaware, and spybot but the spyware is still there!
CV21
August 23rd, 2005, 11:29
You might try "Nasty file Remover" version 0.71 by Rudy Kohn rudz@software.dk; (rudz@software.dk;)Works with all copies of Windows and is user controllable for selections..

CV21
smilo
August 23rd, 2005, 13:04
Damn nice helmet!!! How did you get 'em to sit still for that? I'm diein' laughing over here.
smilo
Splat
August 23rd, 2005, 15:02
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1689583.php

http://www.spyany.com/program/article_adw_rm_ABetterInternet.html

http://labs.paretologic.com/spyware.aspx?remove=PSGuard

hotsearch is a porn site :icon_eek::violent:


Bob
Buddha13
August 23rd, 2005, 16:22
Hi,

Go here to get a program especially designed to get rid of coolweb search.Called CWshredder.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

Buddha13
CV21
August 23rd, 2005, 19:45
Threatened him with a 45:costumes:


Cv21
Wulf190
August 23rd, 2005, 20:35
got rid of cool web, but that abetter internet garbage and guard are still there! I'd like to follow the directions, but I don't wanna mess up my family PC. My brother is in HUGE trouble.
CWD
August 24th, 2005, 00:31
You've tried Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy?
Wulf190
August 24th, 2005, 01:03
yep, many many many times. In both normal and safe modes. They can find the problems easy enough, but they can't remove them.
Stratobat
August 24th, 2005, 20:04
They can find the problems easy enough, but they can't remove them.

Are these Program's showing up in your Window's Task Manager when you bring it up (Ctrl+Alt+Delete)?

If so, have you tried stopping the processes and then manually deleting the files?

Don't know a great deal about dealing with Spyware, but that's how I got rid of a batch I had a little while back (Ended up formatting the PC in the end to be sure though).

Regards,
Stratobat
Wulf190
August 24th, 2005, 21:31
will the adaware files trasfer them selves if I try creating back up disks of my stuff?
Wulf190
August 25th, 2005, 02:14
The fights over, had to use the nuclear option.
Alan Thomas
August 27th, 2005, 11:20
A useful program is at CCLEANER.COM
It reads all on the PC plus whats hiding in the registry.Gives you options to analyze/remove etc. Useful tool.
Wulf190
August 27th, 2005, 15:17
I use CCleaner, and I think its great. Other don't feel that way, but I have had no problems with it.