[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[Indiana Robinson]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 7:27 PM, charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone run into AntiMalware2009?   I picked it up somehow today.  I
> realized it immediately but can't get rid of it.  It masks it's self as an
> antispyware program and has a toolbar shield that looks like the Microsoft
> protection shield.  It keeps popping up and trying to get you to buy it.
> >From what I can find out online IF you do buy it (I didn't) it just loads
> more spam and spyware onto your computer.  It keeps popping up claiming my
> computer is infected with fake viruses and spyware.
>
> I've deleted it,  I've blocked it from going to the internet with my
> firewall,  I've downloaded PCtools spyware doctor that claims it can kill
> it.  Spyware doctor says it has blocked it but wants me to pay for the
> program to remove it.  However, it's still popping up even though it's
> supposed to be blocked.
>
> If anyone knows how to kill this animal please let me know.  And for the
> rest, if you get a popup that looks like it's from microsoft warning you
> about viruses and spyware you've probably got this bug.  Beware.  I
> suspected it from the beginning and tryed every way I can figure out to stop
> it from installing but it installed it's self anyway.   Oh I forgot.  It
> disables your ability to do a previous date restore too.
>
> Help!!!!
>
> Charlie Hill
>
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I spent about an hour trying to kill it on my 13 year old grandson's
laptop a week or so ago with no luck. My son finally took it to a
computer specialist they know ( many times more current than I am) and
he finally had to wipe the system and reinstall windows from scratch.
Probably not what you wanted to hear...
I do own a smallish and pretty quiet email list on Yahoo groups called
"Cheap Computer" and there are some pretty sharp guys there that will
respond to questions.
For many things I find that if I Google the "thing" I find a number of
places where it is being discussed on various forums.
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I frequently Google "odd" phone numbers that we get calls from. Almost
all of them kick out a lot of hits from people complaining about them.
Most are scam attempts. If you park too long at a parking meter you
get a ticket. If you spend 24-7 trying to cheat people you are just
ignored and let have at it.. :-(


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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com