[AT] OT - Spyware problems - Update

Ed Stewart edstewart1 at verizon.net
Wed Sep 13 20:27:42 PDT 2006


I run linux also Ubuntu  6.06 haven't had to do any maintenance since I 
went to linux in 1998. Also Firefox is a good bet, internet exploiter is 
a piece of crap software, outlook express along with it, use Thunderbird 
Mail. Ed

Ken Knierim wrote:
> Another one to try might be to run Firefox instead of Internet 
> Exploder. :)
>
> Ken in AZ
>
> (I cheat and run linux. Jumped from RH9 to FC5 and love it)
>
> On 9/13/06, Michael P. Maynard <mmaynard at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>> Mike, have you tried a google search on this?  I am sure there is a 
>> ton of
>> articles on your exact problem :-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of 
>> msm10301 at juno.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:49 PM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Spyware problems - Update
>>
>> OK,
>> Here's what I did.
>> 1. Turned off System Restore
>> 2. Started Windows in Safe Mode
>> 3. Ran Ad-Aware and deleted Bargain Buddy along with 16 other cookies
>> 4. Rebooted in Normal Mode and went to a couple of web pages (Yahoo, 
>> Juno
>> ect)
>> 5. Bargain buddy is back
>> Is there a way I can manually delete it? Ad Aware says it is a registry
>> key??
>> Thanks for the help.
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -- Ed Stewart <edstewart1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Hi Mike. Have you installed any of the free programs like weatherbug or
>> any screensaver programs or toolbars? A lot of the freebee stuff comes
>> with programming built in that downloads the spyware garbage. you remove
>> it and it just redownloads it when you startup IE the next time you go
>> online. I do a good bit of computer repair here and some machines I get
>> are loaded so bad a format and reinstall of windows is the only way 
>> out.. Ed
>>
>> msm10301 at juno.com wrote:
>> > I'm having a big problem trying to get rid of a spyware item. 
>> Bargainbuddy
>> appears to be on my system. Ad-Aware caught it and I thought it was 
>> deleted,
>> but it keeps coming back. If I delete it through Ad-Aware and stay 
>> off the
>> internet, I can scan again, and it will still be gone. However, the 
>> minute I
>> open IE and go to any website, I get it back when I scan again. I tried
>> Spybot, and it doesn't see it. Any help would be appreciated, it's very
>> frustrating.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 
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