System Restore - Malware Problems - Avast, Ewido, Spybot,CCleaner Spyware Blaster
Jul 8, 2006
A friend of mine has been having malware problems, and I want to shut down system restore and run Ewido in safe mode. My question is, when I shut down system restore, and then turn it back on when I'm done, does it kill all restore points? Will that be a problem? Can't I just create a new one if needed? And last, won't new ones be created automatically over time? I've never done this,so I would like to be sure before I do.I probably need to stay away from this before I make a bad situation worse. She does have Avast, Ewido, Spybot,CCleaner,and Spyware Blaster. The problem is, she doesn't update or run them.I updated everything she had and ran them and everything is much better, but still a little bit slow. I thought maybe running Ewido in safe mode might get some that might be hiding in system restore. Would like to know if this is safe to do Thanks......Maggie
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Aug 20, 2006
I recently ran a scan in ewido and it detected 4200 malware however it won't delete or fix any of these problems and the log is too big to post on the forums.
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Nov 25, 2006
i am going o get a new system with 64bit, and i was wondering, i will be using AVAST for anti virus.. And i was wondering if i would be able to use programs like Spybot S&D adaware SE, and other programs along those lines... And or will i need them...
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Jun 12, 2006
I currently run PC-Cillin anti virus, and have Ad-Aware SE, Spybot - Search & Destroy, and SpywareBlaster to help keep my PC clean. I would like some suggestions on other programs that you might recommend, or if these would suffice to keep my PC clear of viruses, malware, and spyware.I would also like to know if anyone has any information about Registry Mechanic. Specifically if it is worth while in any way, as it was recommended to my by a friend.
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Nov 22, 2005
I think i have a virus or spyware . i use Spy Sweeper.Ad-Aware SE Personal .Spybot Search & Destroy CCleaner.but something is stell runing in the back ground.i have no virus programs do any one no any free virus programs.
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Mar 17, 2005
I am having trouble updating the spywareblaster 33. It says the update is successful but when I check the status, or try to enable the protection it states database error. Is anybody else experiencing the same problem? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling.
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Dec 25, 2006
how to block tracking cookies by downloading spyware blaster. worked once in a while, but...is there another program i could purchase? ad-aware always catches it; however, ...
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Jan 25, 2007
i dont know if anyone can help but i have these messages coming up on my computer .I am a complete novice so please bear with me. i have windows xp thats all i know and zone alarms .I Also have ad aware and spybot and spyware blaster in my summery it says file java byte exploit! verify c/docume~1 karenlocal~1TEMPAAWTMPC563045335AC80COUNTER.CLASS Java/byteverify!exploit c:docume~1karen/LOCAL~1TEMPAAWTMPC563045335AC80VERIFIERBUG.CLASS Java/Shinwow.AB C:docume~1/karen/Locals~1TEMPAAWTMPC563045335AC80BEYOND.CLASS
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Apr 23, 2006
CCleaner was featured last April 18, 2006 on CNET's Download Dispatch Windows edition with a subject ''Mr. Sparkle'', and because of it I had downloaded the software and had my PC Cleaned. I had also read CNET's how to use CCleaner and even had followed it while I was cleaning my PC.
One problem though I had observed on that how to is that though it advise you to have the registry backed up so that just in case something goes wrong, you would be able to restore the registry back, it lacks the procedure on how to restore it. After cleaning my PC, noting happens though and I am glad my PC is still running fine with a cleaner environment. But let say if I find something wrong later, how will I able to restore the registry from the backup? Anybody here who knows how? It seems also that I did not find this option inside CCleaner.
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Apr 17, 2005
My work PC which I believe has some kind of Spyware, even though Spybot and Adaware don't find anything. It all started when a DOS window started appearing on startup and launching some unknown program.
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Jul 25, 2008
I get the Windows XP splash screen, then sometimes it takes anywhere from 5-15 minutes to boot up.
I checked the startup folder and the services/.exes running during bootup. Nothing out of the ordinary, but maybe i do not know what im looking for.I know that it is NOT spyware/malware/viruses....just recently it has become slow and i have no installed any software or anything
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Oct 23, 2006
Every time i load my IE up it changes my home page from yahoo to: http://safeiepage.com/. I have been hit with a dose of something bad on my pc. I know McAfee keeps telling me i need to uninstall some Generic PUP.c but i dont know how to do that! ive used ad-aware,mcafee vs,windows defender,cwshredder,and spysweeper, and nothing is helping.
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Jan 9, 2009
Computer was loaded with spyware/malware etc. Got malewarebytes to run and it found 216 items EX) Trojan.Vundo.h, etc.
After removing what malewarebytes found, it said to restart the computer. Well upon restart, I now have ONLY the desktop background. No taskbar, no desktop icons. I can do a ctrl-alt-del lol. I can run new task to get online
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Jan 28, 2008
There is a computer at home which is booting very slowly now. Besides doing the regular checks (anti-spyware/malware, HijackThis, etc.) I want to be able to look at a log (or a log viewer) after boot to know exactly what in the boot process is taking so long, what exactly is being run/loaded and how long it is taking. Is there a way I can see that in Windows? Or any reliable Freeware/Shareware tool?
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Sep 12, 2005
I have XP Home and Microsoft Anti spyware found some malware (IBIS Toolbar) that was removed but on rescans, it shows up again, but now located in the restore points. I believe that I have to turn off System Restore and reboot and then turn restore back on and do a new restore point.
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Jan 9, 2006
I am using windowsXP on my laptop.After switching on my laptop, windowsXP prompt me to enter my password, and after entering the password and pressing enter,everything seems to freeze, and it takes a very long time for the desktop to appear.I scanned the system with Avast, and theres no virus found.
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Apr 7, 2006
I use windows (home) XP system with SP2.Run an anti virus program (Avast 4.6) about two-three times a month. Use to take about 140 min looking through 304000 files. Ran it today, took 270 min (41/2hrs) and looked through 515140 files. It has been upgraded several times since I last ran it, however for something to take 41/2 hours seems a bit long. Just a home PC, not that many songs or data on it.
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Mar 8, 2007
I am working on a PC for a friend and after installing Adaware,Spybot S&D, Spywareblaster and Avast I found too many things wrong with the PC and was trying to just reinstall Windows instead. I followed Dells instructions to Hold down Control and then hit F11 and then release both at the same time to get to the restore screen. Well it never came up and I got to the Safe Mode Last Known Good Configuration screen instead. I kept trying and nothing would change, so I picked Safe Mode. Now all I get is the BSOD that states Unmountable boot volume. Stop Error 0x000000ed (0x83376900,0xc0000006,0x0000000,0x0000000)
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Sep 28, 2006
A client computer (XP Home) started receiving the pop-up message "DCOM NT Authority/System". And then the pop-up says you have 60 seconds until shutdown. I have used the FixBlast.exe removal tool from Symantec. I have run it in regular and safe mode and receive the message "Worm Not Found" in each. I have run a virus check using AVG and no results. I still get the message after XP starts to load. I can eliminate the message by running "shutdown -a" from the run command. Does anyone know of any other way of checking for Blaster 32 or how to get rid of the pop-up.
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Nov 5, 2006
I have a lot of malware on my computer. I have run ad-aware, spybot, avg anti-spyware, and some others all in safe mode. Still I got lots of issues. Ran Kaspersky Anti-Virus and avg anti-virus, but like before lots of problems still.
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Jan 6, 2006
Please take a look at the hijackthis log. I ran a cleanup and ewido scan. It removed some stuff. Still having some errors and browser shut-downs. Please help.
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Jan 15, 2008
I have a windows xp laptop. Everytime I double click MY COMPUTER or Ddrive icons it comes up with this. I can right click and open the file though. Cheers for any tips. I have spybot loaded on my computer.
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Sep 30, 2005
Im not sure whats going on my computer is just going slow. It started about a week ago, I installed a second hardrive about 3 weeks ago but everything was ok.Its slow to open programs clicking on anything all that.I ran spybot and Adadware, panda online scan and trend micro and no viruses some spyware I removed. It looks like Explorer.exe and java are taking up the most of it but even with the java is off and Im disconnected from the internet its still very slow.I have a Dell Dimension 2400 2.4ghz processor 512 megs ram, geforce fx 5200 and windows xp. a forty gigabyte hardrive and 8 gigabyte hardrive I added. I used cables from a older computer to hook up the two harddrives dont know if that matters or not. Ive tried defragging both drives too It didnt help.
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Apr 5, 2006
The system has pop-ups and everything is running slow. I've run spybot, ad aware Norton�s internet security, Found lots of spyware but still slow and when connected to internet my browser is redirected via pop-ups. Also I have had the computer crash and had to do use xp recovery console and chkdsk to recovery the operating system twice.There are five separate users who can log on as administer and change the settings but do I have to run the scans and edits in each user account or do the changes cover the whole of the accounts.
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Aug 24, 2010
can only boot in safe mode. ran rkill and malwarebytes and found/deleted all the infected objects with the exception of 3.i am unable to even run malware bytes or anything else d/t windows shuts down after a couple minutes of running.
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Sep 25, 2006
all i can say is ewido and hijackthis are clean, but i keep getting popups for antivirus crap. i'm going to try to delete mozilla, and then re-install it as some of the popups mention it. here's what one of the popups said:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...scrapagain.jpg
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Mar 31, 2005
i have a packard bell laptop which is about 2.5 years old and has windows XP home pre loaded i have got infected by 3 worm viruses w32 spybot worm ,w32spybot worm KHC and trojan dropper. in an attempt to remove i decided to use the pc restore disk to restore all setting to factory settings however i have now done this twice and still appear to have the viruses is this normal or am i doing something wrong.
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Jul 6, 2005
If someone downloads and runs a trojan and then uses system restore to back
to a system restore point prior to running the virus, is that computer still
infected?Nocturnal http://www.spywaretalk.org
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Mar 30, 2007
I was recently advised to add and run CCleaner on my system and it appears to be working very well, are there any other small programmes I should think of adding to help my system.
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May 12, 2010
I used Ccleaner and it removed my bookmarks, usernames and passwords. Any advice how to stop this?
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Sep 30, 2007
Is it safe to delete the hotfix uninstallers through ccleaner? I did a google search and people were talking about ccleaner deleting a folder that shouldn't be deleted along with the hotfix uninstallers when the option to do so is ticked. Is there a better - safer - way to do this?
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