[AT] Starting over

[David Bruce]

Charlie,
Something you may want to try is the system restore feature in XP.  It 
will allow you to return to a configuration used before the spyware hit. 
  Of course you need a good idea of what the "last known good 
configuration" that would eliminate the spyware would be.  I've used the 
system restore a couple of times to fix things and all I lost, beside 
the problem, were programs installed after the configuration date.  I 
didn't lose any data files or any email that come in afterward.  Of 
course, YMMV. Hope this helps you.

David


charlie hill wrote:

> I hope you guys don't get into what I've been going through the last 2 days.
> I accidentally clicked a link to a site the other night and it loaded a
> bunch of very tough spyware on my system including three trojans that got
> past my virus software somehow.  They are Blazefind.A, Delf.RA and
> Alchemic.A.   All of them are fairly mild but they are spyware trojans that
> redirect your browser.
> 
> I have run Trend Micro's house call to find the Trojans,  AdAware, SpyBot
> Search and destroy, Spy Sweeper, and CCleaner several times.  I get it all
> cleaned up and then BOOM there they are again.
> I thought I had it licked but I am still getting a redirect everytime I go
> on the web with IE.
> 
> Now I'm going to have to go to Windows Explorer and look for a newly
> installed exe program that must be there sending me to the pop ups.   What a
> pain.  I'd like to hang the hacker that caused all this.  The only way I can
> stop it is to reset XP to a reset point before I went to that site.   I
> could do that and just let it be I guess but I want whatever it is off my
> system for good.
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <CWI47 at comcast.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Starting over
> 
> 
> 
>>AdAware is Free, CCleaner is free, Spybot is Free, Clean-Up is free.  And
>>your problem IS?
>>John Cable
>>CABLEKNIVES of GR
>>Grand Rapids, MI
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: <pga2 at hot1.net>
>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:57 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Starting over
>>
>>
>>
>>>I have SpyBot loaded as well, but I use it very little. I use AdAware to
>>
>>get rid
>>
>>>of spyware on my system. It gives me the choice of what to dump, and
> 
> tells
> 
>>me what
>>
>>>each item is. I also use Zone Alarm Pro, but I still get the spyware
> 
> from
> 
>>browsing
>>
>>>the web. No single program will protect you. A lot of these spyware
> 
> tools
> 
>>have
>>
>>>found ways around the firewall protections and are reporting back to
>>
>>"momma",
>>
>>>even though the firewall is supposed to stop them. I have a 40 Gig HDD
> 
> and
> 
>>find
>>
>>>that to be plenty of space for me. I just don't store everything on my
>>
>>hard drive.
>>
>>>I archive most of my pictures to CD-R.
>>>
>>>Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>>Farmer when using Spybot you have to very careful not to discard
>>
>>something
>>
>>>>that you need I looked at the program and for the few minor things
> 
> that
> 
>>I could
>>
>>>> get rid of I found it awaste of time. i know others will dissagree
> 
> but
> 
>>I
>>
>>>>have an  80 gig hard drive and about 50 or 60 gig of free space so the
>>
>>little bit
>>
>>>>that  this stuff takes up is not much of a worry I run Zone Alarm to
>>
>>prtect
>>
>>>>against  most bad things and people I believe thats one of the best
> 
> ways
> 
>>and
>>
>>>>its  free.
>>>>
>>>>Walt  Davies
>>>
>>>
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