Spyware.. again.

[BattleWhack]

Ok so I made the mistake of letting my fucking idiot roommate on my computer without direct adult supervision. I accept responsibility for my fuckup.

Over the span of like, an hour, he managed to get SO much spyware, adware, and other shit on my computer, you'd think the big oaf was trying to.

I adawared it, to no effect. Popups still everywhere, adaware says its deleting it, but it's really not, and I dunno what the hell to do. Are there are new high speed low drag spyware killers out there that will work?

[lucky644]

Spybot 1.4
Microsoft Anti-Spyware.

[Dr Boners]

Spybot works well

[PopeDragunov]

spybot + hijackthis + bazooka scanner.

bazooka is the end all of them but you gotta do shit manually so it takes ages.

[BattleWhack]

Ok, so, there are like 3-4 last programs that nothing can convince to gtfo. I'm stumped. Little help?

[HarryB]

There's some adware that puts a program folder and a registry key. If you don't delete both with in seconds of each other, either one will reinstall each other. Most antiadware programs for some reason won't delete both so it keeps coming back, requiring you do delete it manually. Google those programs as there should be others who've had it and were able to get rid of it.

[Splitlip]

what are the process names? feed us info.

[Somedude]

There's some adware that puts a program folder and a registry key. If you don't delete both with in seconds of each other, either one will reinstall each other. Most antiadware programs for some reason won't delete both so it keeps coming back, requiring you do delete it manually. Google those programs as there should be others who've had it and were able to get rid of it.

Or there's an active component still running in the background that restores everything.

[PopeDragunov]

Or there's an active component still running in the background that restores everything.

in which case hijackthis is always good.

[colonelblake]

ccleaner is a good trojan remover also. but follow the directions on it. its advanced.

also, try add/remove programs in control panel.

[Wallrod]

The Trendmicro housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com) has an anti-spyware addition now, and it found some stuff that other progs didn't for me. I am seriously gay for this housecall thing, it's really really up to date and extensive, and it's not annoying, bloated and intrusive like a lot of anti *ware progs/systems.

Punch your friend square in the jaw, too. Don't nobody fuck with a man's computatah like that.

[Lord Kelvin]

Try running in Safe Mode, then running those programs. That worked for me when my comp was running super-slow for some reason.

[siddy]

Try running in Safe Mode, then running those programs. That worked for me when my comp was running super-slow for some reason.

safemode is a must for removing spyware, otherwise you're just running around in circles.

[Lee]

or just format c:/ and go from there.

[whuh?]

The Trendmicro housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com) has an anti-spyware addition now, and it found some stuff that other progs didn't for me.

Ive been using that for a long time now. Its simple and effective.