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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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^I formated my computer and had it back within 24hrs. I didnt even have anything installed expect the service packs and nvidia drivers
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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HijackThis works awesome.. but you need to know what you're doing
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tunerjetta29,Apr 13 2006, 08:43 PM
^I formated my computer and had it back within 24hrs. I didnt even have anything installed expect the service packs and nvidia drivers
maybe you have a worm in your home network.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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Spyware Doctor works pretty well. If you need the full version, PM me.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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adaware is great too....if it keeps popping up you might have to reboot the computer in safe mode (when you turn the computer on before it loads up windows just keep pressing f8 until you hear a beep....you will come to a promp screen and reboot in safe mode) run the spyware program in safe mode and see if that works
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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I finally found the source and took care of it. I used spy hunter to locate it and erased the file, i also located an install file that kept re-installing it in a similar location after my virus software installed it.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 04:59 AM
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It probably the messanger crap he's taling about not IE.
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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try turning SYSTEM RESTORE off and run the scan again...sometimes spyware gets stored there...that's one way they come back even after you've removed them
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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wipe it clean or get a new hd. seriously, i dont know how people get so many pop ups and viruses. i havent had to reformat my computer for over 3 yrs and i have NO form of antivirus or antispyware. doesnt mean i dont run em but i have no programs on my computer to prevent them. but everytime i do scan, i get less than 10 cases of spyware...
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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If the customary range of current popular anti-spyware programs don't remove it look at HijackThis. You need to go to their forum after running the program and post your log file. Some of the people there can then tell you exactly what to do to fix it.
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