[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[Mike Meulenberg]

That was the troubling part about the program I was trying to get off my folks computer. It looks "official", as if was part of windows security. 
Mike M

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:50:28 -0500

Thanks Farmer.  I think I have it stopped.  I'm not sure I'm rid of it yet. 
Right before I got it stopped 3 pictures of very private areas of a womans 
anatomy popped up on my desktop.  I deleted and shreaded them.  Then with a 
little more internet searching I found out that the program is capable of 
dialing porn sites.  Since I'm on a DSL line that could be a serious and 
costly problem.  I called the phone company and they didn't see any activity 
so I guess I got it in time.  Just the same I think I'll take the machine 
offline tonight.  I generally leave it up and running 24/7.

Probably the reason you couldn't beat it on your grandson's machine is it 
had time to bore it's way in.  I started trying to beat this one within 
minutes of it first appearing and was keeping it beat down until I got it 
stopped, at least for now.

If anyone sees a pop up on their screen that looks like a Microsoft Security 
Shield warning and it wants you to download a program DO NOT let it do it. 
Unplug the modem if you have to.  Then find some sort of utility to clean it 
up as soon as you can.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP


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.
-
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.. :-(


-- 
Have you hugged your horses today?

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

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