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(DENNIS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Apr 2004 15:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10">13631.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.9">13631.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But Spybot never found it, so Spybot can't immunise against it. I've got something called Spy Guard and another called Spyware Blaster to hopefully stop any further problems. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.10&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Golden Axe<span class="message_time">11 Apr 2004 11:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: PNCOOL <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 11 Apr 2004 12:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.11">13631.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_10" target="_self">13631.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You have to watch out for some of these rogue spyware removal applications, that claim to remove but actually <i>install</i> spyware!<br /> <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.11&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: PNCOOL<span class="message_time">11 Apr 2004 12:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Golden Axe <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 11 Apr 2004 22:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.12">13631.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_11" target="_self">13631.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I will do, thanks. Although, I think all of the ones on spywareinfo.com would be safe. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.12&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Richy (GAJIT)<span class="message_time">12 Apr 2004 00:49</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Golden Axe <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Apr 2004 12:25"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.13">13631.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_11" target="_self">13631.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>And some of them do a bad job of it. A good example being Ad-aware trying to remove the sponsor that is optionally installed with Messenger Plus! 2.</p> <p> </p> <p>Ad-aware doesn't actually get rid of it all, and so some shit is still left over and popups still occur. However, it removes enough to fuck-over the uninstall program, so even if you uninstall Messenger Plus! 2 (which genuinely removes the sponsor when you uninstall) the nasty stuff will still be there.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.13&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Golden Axe<span class="message_time">12 Apr 2004 12:29</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Richy (GAJIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Apr 2004 20:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.14">13631.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_13" target="_self">13631.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>Yeah, Ad-Aware screwed up the removal of new.net scum, forcing a OS reinstall.<br /> I find Spybot to be a lot safer in removal, but I find that I need to run run both so that nothing is missed.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.14&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Digby<span class="message_time">14 Apr 2004 03:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: PNCOOL <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Apr 2004 14:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.15">13631.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_10" target="_self">13631.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>That's weird, I swear by Spybot. I've got everyone at work using it now, too. Can't believe it missed something so obvious.</p> <p> </p> <p>You got the *real* Spybot, right? The one with the thumbprint icon? There's a faker commercial-y venture out there that manages to make itself come up first on Google when you search "spybot"</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Edit: If I was ALLOWED to go to work, which I'm not...</p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 14 Apr 2004 04:56 by DIGBY</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.15&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mike (QUIGABYTE)<span class="message_time">14 Apr 2004 04:06</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Digby <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Apr 2004 22:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.16">13631.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_15" target="_self">13631.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The icon on my version is two windows with a spyglass, the thumbprint is used on the internal logo though. Its the genuine one though as its from a coverdisk <span class="emoticon e_wink" title=";)"><span class="e__">;)</span></span><br /> <br /> Anyway it lists coolwwwsearch but not coolwebsearch. Perhaps they are the same...<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.quigabyte.com/images/spybot.png" /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.16&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: PNCOOL<span class="message_time">14 Apr 2004 14:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Digby <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Apr 2004 22:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.17">13631.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_15" target="_self">13631.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It found coolwebsearch and coolwwwsearch. It just didn't get rid of them properly. And yes, it is the version with the thumbprint, but like Mike's it's on the program rather than the icon itself. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.17&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time">14 Apr 2004 15:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">18 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.18">13631.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_17" target="_self">13631.17</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>AARRGGHH!!!!!</p> <p> </p> <p>on leaving the house last night I said to the babysitter 'fell free to use the internet'</p> <p> </p> <p>today I have had to run adaware, spybot, hijack, system mechanic & delete 3 folders manually - it's taken over 30 mins to remove all the crap (including a 'helpfull' toolbar).</p> <p> </p> <p>babysitter will NOT be invited to 'use the internet' next time.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.18&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a13631_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_13631_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: PNCOOL<span class="message_time">15 Apr 2004 02:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: JonCooper <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Apr 2004 08:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 44</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.19">13631.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=13631.10#a13631_18" target="_self">13631.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Welcome to my world. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=13631.19&return_msg=13631.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="13631.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="13631.20" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>