ah!!!????!!! help!!!???!!! my other computer has detected spyware so my computer doesnt work!!!!???

Question

it says "ur computer is at risk ur computer has detected spyware" n then it just shut down!!!????
wha should i do??
is there anything i can do to erase that spyware??!!
cuz i dont wanna tell my dad about it!!!! help!!!!???? PLZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????

thank you very muchhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!11

Answer 1

I'm guessing it doesn't actually say "ur computer" but at any rate do you not have active, routinely updated anti-virus and anti-spyware on the computer? If not, then you should. The message you received sounds more like the actions of malware or spyware than a legitimate warning.



I strongly suggest that you tell your father even if it means he finds out about all the little porn & file sharing sites you've been visiting so that he can have a professional repair your computer and help educate you to prevent this from recurring.

Answer 2

1st try turning it back on. Then pull up properties of ie and delete all cookies, files, history etc.. to prevent further intrusion. I assume you don't have vista because vista will monitor this and allow you to block or proceed , make sure pop up blocker is on and you might quite possibly go into your indexed files and remove by deleteing anything you may classify as unauthorized files or software. try the 1st steps first and then seek qualified help to assist you. also you can download free on the internet a program called spybot spyware remover as I've had this when I had windows xp and it is totally free and it's tough on spyware!! good luck.. mr. m

Answer 3

Ok firstly calm down



Secondly download Lavasoft Ad-Aware, a brilliant free spyware removal tool



Then once downloaded do a FULL SCAN, this will remove all spyware

Answer 4

LOL is this a joke spyware cant even do that the key word in spyware is spy so it spys on you not it dosent crash your comp



any way install ad-aware and avg and your comp will feel all beter

Answer 5

sounds like your pc is contaminated with spyware and/or malware that is attempting to trick you into dropping some money. this is what I advise. First, overlook approximately those warnings, run replace on your anti-virus and run an entire test. in case you have not have been given anti-virus utility, or by using fact the subsequent step: Uninstall all those loose internet browser upload-ons Uninstall each and all the extraneous classes you get carry of for loose like Limewire & such Delete all your non everlasting information superhighway archives & cookies Edit your startup archives and delete what you do not desire Run disk cleanup get carry of Avira Anti-virus in case you have not got already got one get carry of Spybot seek & ruin get carry of advert-conscious SE very own get carry of ZoneAlarm very own version loose firewall Reboot and uninstall all your anit-virus stuff (except you scanned before), all your undercover agent ware stuff, and all your malware stuff. De-turn on your homestead windows Firewall Reboot and deploy ZoneAlarm, then deploy Avira, Spybot, and advert-conscious. replace and test your pc one after the different. Run disk cleanup lower back Run disk defrag. sturdy luck

Answer 6

go to download.com

download spyware programs

each of them do a different job

use a few

computer go back to working

smiles all around

Answer 7

Whhhattt are ya so excited about?

Get an AntiVirus software package, either store bought or on-line (from the good comp) and install it on the bad one).



Run the bloomin' program (in "safe" mode if ya gotta) and stop yer whinin'. ;-)

Answer 8

REFORMAT!!!!!!!!! Sorry kid, but you have no other choice. It MAY be possible to revive it with Ad-ware, AVG or spybot, but unlikely. there is probably a bug running in one of your system processes, recording your data and phishing for information. I use Linux since it cannot get viruses like windows can.



http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/frt/0



Linux rocks, my favorites, (and the best are)



Ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/



And Fedora

http://fedoraproject.org/

Answer 9

if your comp stays on long enough then try a system restore.

if not reformat

and if that still doesnt work depending on the make you may be able to restore factory settings :)

Answer 10

try this 1st



MESSENGER SPAM !

you have messenger spam

NOT to be confused with your instant messenger/s



start

all programs

administrative tools

services



all services are in alphabetical order



Alerter--

right click

select properties

from drop down menu

select disable



Messenger--

same thing as above



these are ports left open in the XP windows version but closed in Vista.

hackers know this and ping for these open ports to install messenger spam spyware.



after disabling,run anti-spyware progrqam/s



no ?

now this !

VIRUS REMOVAL:



this is a realll P.I.A. !!!



THE 1ST PART YOU NEED TO DO offline:

run anti-virus program

run anti spyware program

shut down System Restore

clear cookies

clear temp files

clear history

clear pre-fetch folder

clear out ALL emails starting at 2-3 days ago or when you 1st knew you were infected in:

ALL folders

sent

trash

junk



bookmarks or favorites folder in I.E. or Firefox



as you can see,there's QUITE a bit of work ahead of you.



shut down System Restore:

virus/spyware can hide in your system restore points so we shall delete all previous restore links hiding places by turning system restore OFF.

later,when we finish,we'll turn it back on,set up a new [ CLEAN ] restore to work from in the future.

hopefully,lol,you'll never need it !



XP Home:



start

all programs

accessories

system tools

system restore

settings

drive [c]

settings

check the OFF link



VISTA:



start

control panel

performance and information tools

open disk clean up

select o.s. [c]

select more options

select system restore and shadow copies

select clean up



XP Home & Vista:

start

control panel

internet options

general

clear cookies

clear temp files

clear history

and set history days to keep to 0



clear temp files

not all your temp files will be romoved so easily,so we need to do this manually as well.

start

my computer [ or just computer in Vista ]

windows

temp

file

click each file and delete



Clear Pre-Fetch Files

start

my computer [ or just computer in Vista ]

windows

prefetch

file

select all

press delete key on keyboard



empty recycle bin



run anti-virus and anti-spyweare programs again



when your protection programs find any pirates,DELETE them,do NOT quarentine !!



should you NOT have ANY protection programs installed:

Avast--anti-virus

AD Aware--anti-spyware

Spyware Blaster--anti-spyware blocker

Rootkit Revealer--anti-rootkit

Arovax

PC Tools Firewall--firewall to replace MS's deficient firewall [ turn that sucker OOF ! ] and replace with above.



replace windows firewall with PC Tools firewall

install Arovax protection and choose protection for internet explore if you use it,firefox if you use that or opera if you use that

install spyware blaster and set for internet explorer and/or firefox protection



should you choose to install Firefox web browser [ and you SHOULD ]

here are some Firefox Security Extensions to install

CallingID Link Advisor

Finjan Secure Web Browing

No Script

Dr. Web

SafeDownloads

http://browseraddons.friendpages.com



now it's time to set up your new [ clean ] restore point



XP Home:



start

all programs

accessories

system tools

system restore

settings

drive [c]

settings

check the ON link



Vista:

start

control panel

back up and restore center

create restore point

create restore points on selected disks

select drive

click create

apply and ok



FINALLY....



SECURE COMPUTER:



NEVER !! :



open an email from:

anyone you do NOT know/trust

anyone purporting to be/from:



Microsoft

your bank

your creditors

your goverment

your financial company/ies

even your lawyer/s or church UNLESS you have a prior agreement with them

online petetion

contains attachment/s



SAFE EMAIL SET UP:



YAHOO:

open options link on your email page

select spam

Spam Protection



Choose the tools you'll use to protect your mail account from spam. Not sure what tools you need? Take a look at our Setup Guide for help.

Spam Filter

SpamGuard is ON



For messages SpamGuard identifies as Spam:

Immediately delete these messages upon receipt. (Note: If you choose this option, you will not be able to review the messages before they are deleted.)

When I mark a message as Spam, in addition to deleting the message:

Add the sender's email address to my blocked addresses list

Image Blocking

Block images in messages that SpamGuard thinks are spam

[ possible but 1 or the other ]

Block all images until I've had a chance to look it over



Block Addresses



Block addresses from which you don't want to receive mail.

Add Block

Enter email address (or domain) to block:



GMAIL:

Gmail has an EXCELLENT spam filter,learn to trust it.

Spam Filtering is automatic,unlikeYahoo.

Gmail offers a secound way to protect your inbox by using filters.

1st,you need to create labels [ folders ] to store your filtered email in.

then create the label filter.



SETTINGS:FILTERS:

Create a new filter

Create a Filter

Choose search criteria - Specify the criteria you'd like to use for determining what to do with a message as it arrives. Use "Test Search" to see which messages would have been filtered using these criteria.

From: Has the words:

To: Doesn't have:

Subject: Has attachment



after you fill the above out,you go to label [ folder ] selection.



MSN HOTMAIL:



on your email page,select options then more options

Junk e-mail

Filters and reporting

Safe and blocked senders



choose from these choices:

Safe and blocked senders

Safe senders

Manage who is allowed to send you e-mail. Messages from safe senders will not be sent to the junk e-mail folder.



Safe mailing lists

Manage which mailing lists are sent to your account. Messages to safe mailing lists will not be sent to the junk e-mail folder.



Blocked senders

Manage who is blocked from sending you e-mail. Messages from blocked senders are automatically deleted.



WINDOWS LIVE MAIL:

JUNK E-mail

Options:

safe list only

permanently delete suspected junk e-mail



Safe Senders:

add e-mail addresses to your safe list here

check:

also trust my Windows Contacts

automatically add people i e-mail to the safe senders list



Blocked Senders:

add senders addresses here to create a blocked address list



International:



Blocked Encoding List:



choose the language pack you do NOT want downloaded into your inbox here



Phishing:



check:

protect me from potential Phising emails

move phishing emails to junk

apply & ok



Windows Live Mail has 2 other options:

Tools

message rules

mail

condiotions:

where you choose:

from

to

subject

content and more



Message:

junk e-mail

add to:

safe senders

blocked senders



Web Browsers:



Internet Explorer:

XP Home & Vista:



start

control panel

internet options

general

history:

clear history

set days to keep to 0



Privacy:

advanced

override

First-party Cookies:

Accept

Always allow session cookies

Third-party [ spyware ] Cookies

Block

ok



Content:

content advisor

Enable

ratings:

set content you do NOT want permitted



Approved Sites:

add websites that ARE allowed ALWAYS here



apply & ok



Advanced:

Phishing Filter

enable



Security:

for Internet--Trusted Sites--Restricted Sites

custom

Enable Protected Mode

Custom Level:

XP Home:

Active X:

uncheck each active x control marked:

unsafe

unsigned



Vista:

be sure Active X controls and plugins is marked disable

as well as Automatic prompting for Active X controls

and download unsigned Active X controls

and Intialize and script Active X conttrols not marked as safe



XP & VISTA:



Access data sources across domains-disable

Allow scripting of Internet Explorer web browser control

disable



Allow script-initiated windows without size or position

disable



Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars

disable



Don't prompt for client certificate selection when none exist



Navigate sub-frames across different domains

disable



Use Phishing filter

enable



Allow status bar updates via script

disable



now for your Restricted Zone,EVERYTHING should be disabled EXCEPT:

Pop up blocker

Phishing Filter



[internet,trusted,restricted]

download signed-PROMPT

auto-prompt-DISABLE

binary & script-ENABLE

download UNsigned-DISABLE

download UNsafe-DISABLE

run active x-ENABLE

download SAFE -ENABLE



Spy Sites



Stop Web Sites from installing Spyware, Sleazeware and Cookies on your PC



SpySites includes a database of over 4,600

known Spy/Sleaze sites and guides you

through the simple process of including them in

Internet Explorer's Restricted Zone and setting policies

to prevent them from performing intrusive acts on your PC.

By setting the policies for the Restricted

sites zone to a very high level of security,

you can be assured that any web sites added

to the Restricted sites zone cannot do

certain things which could compromise your privacy

and security such as installing and/or running:

Spysites

http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpySites_Program.html#SpySitesFree



Pre-Fetch File Cleaing



pre-fetch files are "cached" or stored copies of files/websites you visit each session

after a period of time,these files hog up a LOT of disk space

for this reason,i advocate the deletion weekly of those space hogs

some claim that windows will automatically remove files older than 7 days

I have found MY pc does NOT perform this task so I do it manually

what happens is,when you go to a website,your pc looks into your pre-fetch file/folder

to see if that website is "cached",stored there FIRST

this gives you a faster website load,BUT,you get the "cached" version and NOT the NEWEST version

unless you have "check for newest version" cheched in internet options

it may take that website 1/2 a second longer to load

but,you'll get the newest version loading each time



as added security,spyware removers often miss these files,so delete them manually.



My Computer,disk drive [c],windows,pre-fetch,view,select all,select delete



same situation with Temp files:

Temp File Folder



i use Disk Clean to clean up extraneous files i no longer need

however,everytime i use Disk Clean,it DOESN'T clean out Temp Files!

solution?

My Computer,local disk drive [c],windows,temp

you can safely delete each temp file there.

i leave the most current [that day] alone.

also,do not delete any FOLDER there

folders have a folder icon,leave alone

[ Vista,it's Computer ]



Firefox Web Browser:

tools

options

content

check block pop ups



load images automatically:

exceptions:

enter those websites addresses that show up on pop ups that appear AFTER you close a browser window

also add those same urls to

Privacy

Cookies

Exceptions



there are a number of kewl Security add on firefox extensions i use and they are:

CallingID link advisor

Dr. Web [ link checker ]

Finjan Secure Web Browsing

No Script

SafeDownload

http://browseraddons.friendpages.com



IF you follow all the above suggestions,you'll not have the Fort Knox of computers,but Dammed close !

Answer 11

Reply hazy. Practice your spelling and ask again later.

Answer 12

lol!

same thing is happening to me! , and on my Laptop!

haha

my mom juz payed a whole butt load of money to fix it too...but it came back! X_X

so i left it alone & im usin my bros compu

...good Luck!!



BTW answer this question, easy 2 points ! =)



https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20070902102154AAkhxy5&cp=9&tp=10#all-answers

Answer 13

Scan your pc for viruses.

Answer 14

get yahoo anti-spy it will remove most things and detect everything

Answer 15

Used with permission from NumberSix6

Printing this would be helpful

You need not follow this in exact order, or even do all the steps, but it was written this way to ensure all issues where handled.

If you find one portion particularly helpful for removing a problem please email me



Step 1) DON'T PANIC! Take a deep breath and go grab a cup of your favorite beverage. This may take awhile.

Step 2) Clean up your pc. Remove programs you don't use via the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. In Vista, you remove programs by clicking Programs and Features in the Control Panel. If you are unsure of a particular program, you can check it against a list of offenders here:

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=79754



Clean your hard drive of unnecessary files using CCleaner here: http://www.ccleaner.com/download/...

Save to your desktop, install it, then run the cleaner. Simple, yet it will free up tons of space on your hard drive. While you have the program open, run the Registry Checker as well. This will fix invalid registry entries safely. Note that you should run CCleaner for ALL accounts on your pc.

Step 3) Create a new System Restore point. Click Start>All Programs> Accessories>System Tools>System Restore. Create a restore point. Now delete all but this most recent restore point. Click Start>All Programs>Accessories> System Tools>Disk Cleanup. Click More Options tab, and then under System Restore, click Clean up. Click Yes to remove all but the most recent restore point. Click OK, click Yes, and then click OK.

Step 4) Now let's start to get rid of those nasties. Download the following programs to your Desktop. You should then install each one, but don't run them yet. Patience...patience.

Lavasoft's Ad-Aware from here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_a...

AVG Anti-Spyware from here:

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/...

Spybot Search and Destroy from here:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

SUPERAntiSpyware from here:

http://www.superantispyware.com/...

I know this seems like overkill, but until someone can come up with one program that can detect everything in the wild, we need to use programs from several reputable sources.

Step 5) Use them safely. Once these programs are installed on your pc, their effectiveness may be negated by running scans normally. You need to reboot your pc into Safe Mode. Shut down your pc, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services and drivers to start networking, and press Enter. If Windows launches before you can choose a safe mode, restart your computer and try again. Now it's time to start each program you installed and run scans. First, open Ad-Aware, update to the latest signatures, and run a full system scan. Delete any malware found, close the program and move on to AVG Anti-Spyware. Again, update, run complete scan, and delete the baddies. Do the same for Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware. When you are finished, restart the computer normally.

Step 6) Clean up and protect. I would recommend leaving AVG and Ad-Aware on your system, and delete the other two. These anti-spyware programs do not conflict and offer good future protection. If you happen to like the interface of the others, then by all means keep the ones you want, just so long as you have at least one solid stand-alone on your system. Uninstall the others via Add/Remove in the Control Panel.

Step 7) Not done yet. We've taken care of the spyware, but there still may be viruses and trojans lurking on your pc. If there is an anti-virus program running on your pc, shut it down. Yes, you read right, end the program. We need to run a few online scans that may conflict with the anti-virus installed. Go to Trend Micro: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/... to download and run their free online scanner. Take whatever action the scanner tells you for any virus found. Finally, do the same with the Panda Online ActiveScan : http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ac...

Restart your computer.

Step 8) Peace at last. Make sure your anti-virus program of choice is running again and is up-to-date. If you do not have one, I suggest AVG Free Antivirus here: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/ or Avast 4 Home:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

Be sure you have at least one of the anti-spyware programs running, and also make sure you have a good firewall. PC Tools Firewall Plus is free and works on XP and Vista: http://www.pctools.com/firewall/... , as does WinPatrol 2007:

http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html...

This procedure will remove MOST malware. However, it may not catch some really nasty buggers. If you've followed all the steps and still believe you have something not right on your pc, you need some extra help. Go here: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hijackthis... to download a program called HijackThis. It examines certain key areas of the Registry and Hard Drive and lists their contents. Install, run and save a logfile which you may post on one of the forums listed on that same page as above. Some kind soul will then come along and examine your logfile and give you recommendations in order to wipe any remaining buggers away.

Please email me with comments, suggestions, and errors. If you like it, feel free to pass it on to other infected folks.



You may also find this Tweaking Guide useful

http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

If you’re a Gamer he also has excellent guides to many games



Source(s):

Many years of cleaning infected pc's