Computer Hope
Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: Sarah Mayhew on November 22, 2005, 03:34:58 PM
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Hi,
I have recently been getting porn pop ups on my pc, i have had it before and know that sometimes its due to spyware within my pc. I have searched for the obvious things within my files and folders, such as porn, sex, xxx etc and the only things that i can find are "sexy blondes" dialers and folder.
i have deleted everything i can, but some of them say i cant delete them coz access denied. Either i have the file open, or they are write protected or i have a full disk. I have changed each of the files from being read only to normal, but they somehow change back before i am able to delete them!
What do i do!?
I am running on XP professional.
Thanks!! :)
Sarah
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So you have Ran a virus, Adware and spyware scanners?
Well what Spyware scanner are you using?
R0SS
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Hi
Its the Ad-Aware SE Personal by Lavasoft, hope that helps!
Also the virus scanner i use is the one i get provided through uni which is Sophoa Anti Virus.
I have scanned using both and dont know where to go from there!
Thanks
Sarah
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Right well if your using windows XP, why not get a download of Microsoft Anti-Spware. It is the best out there and I'm confident it will clear up your problem.
here is a link.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Hope that helps you.
R0SS
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Hi,
I have searched for the obvious things within my files and folders, such as porn, sex, xxx etc and the only things that i can find are "sexy blondes" dialers and folder.
Got to stay off those sites!
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Hi,
lol yeh i would stay off them if i had indeed gone on them, but didnt go on those sites! i opened an email i recieved and BANG there is all this porn, it looked like a harmless email too!!
Anywho, i scanned using the new microsoft adaware software but it came up with nothing, and the sexy blondes thing is still there.
Any idea where i go from here?
Thanks for all your help!
Sarah
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Ahah!
i seem to have done it! i managed to get into my control panel and delete it that way! i changed it from read only and managed to delete it!
It doesnt seem to be appearing in any searches and it says its uninstalled!
Thanks for the microsoft adaware thing!
Thanks so much for your help!
Sarah
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No Problim,
Well that sexy blonde's thing wasn't Adware or spyware because if it was you would of managed to delete it in the first place with the scanners.
Sounds like it was a hidden file. Perhaps a photograph. ???
R0SS
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For the ones that say you can't delete them because you have them open they are probably running as a process. Restart in safe mode and then delete them. They shouldn't be running as a process in safe mode.
Glad to hear that you resolved the issue, I just though that I would post this solution anyway.
For next time...
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porn companys paid ad-aware to skip some of there ad/spy software because a lot of users use ad-aware. So ad aware skips some things, but try to use these other bots, the don't skip it:
spy sweeper (webroot)
CWshredder (trend micro)
spybot (Safer Networking Limited )
spyware doctor (PC Tools Pty. Ltd.)
spyware blaster (Javaco cool Software LLC)
ccleaner (no company name found)
greetz
blackberry 8)
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porn companys paid ad-aware to skip some of there ad/spy software because a lot of users use ad-aware. So ad aware skips some things
I give up, blackberry. Who's friend's uncle's neighbor did you hear this one from? Come on, give us a link.
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I assume he was talking about WhenU not being detected by Ad-Aware anymore.
http://www.lavasoftresearch.com/blog/?p=121
with regards
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Not quite the same is it?
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It would not surprise me if they did pay to get them skipped.
Saying that Adware is as bad as them if it took the bribe.
The world is a strange place.
R0SS