DanS, MS AntiSpyware was the first thing I ran after my little incident. It
detected no spyware then locked up on me. Could be related to my problem. Had
to close it using Task Manager.

"DanS" wrote:

> "Bob Smith" <usirsclt_No_Spam_@earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:xCUXe.1157$vw6.139@newsread1.news.atl.earthli nk.net:
>
> i'll top-post here, but i just wanted to mention to give M$ Anti-spyware
> a go as well.
>
> i found that the spybot's 'innoculate system' tea timer thing really did
> no nothing for me.
>
> MS AS is the only one of the freebies that has a realtime monitor.
>
>
>
> >
> > "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
> > message news:OmlgWeevFHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> floresrikitic@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> > This one doesn't seem to be affecting things too much EXCEPT
> >> > that I now have a wallpaper that won't go away. It's a blood-
> >> > red screen with a black area in the middle with "DANGER: SPYWARE"
> >> > flashing in huge red letters. Then it goes on to tell me how
> >> > I can pay them extortion money (my words not theirs) "for as
> >> > low as $49.95" to get rid of the shit. My homepage had also
> >> > been replaced by a warning from them, that I was being watched,
> >> > along with listing my DNS etc. etc. (I think I've gotten
> >> > rid of that problem, but the wallpaper I haven't been able to.)
> >> >
> >> > All this crap started yesterday after very briefly visiting
> >> > an adult site. I wish they all had one neck and my hands
> >> > were around it. It'll stop when these scum start being sent
> >> > to prison for doing this. I've run HijackThis and Spybot,
> >> > and have of course tried to change my wallpaper, but of course
> >> > they've covered that and I can't override what they've done.
> >> > Not yet anyway. Anybody know about this one and what to
> >> > do to solve it? Thanks a bunch.
> >>
> >> LOL! People that get spyware, get what they pay for, and deserve it.
> >
> > I concur. Now, in saying that, here are some suggestions to get rid of
> > that bugger. First, make a note of who is offering that $49.95 fix, as
> > you can use that information to report them to the government
> > authorities.
> >
> > Next, make sure that your Anti-Virus software definitions file is up
> > to date. Click on the update feature to see.
> >
> > Go back into Spybot S & D, and check for a more recent updated
> > definitions file. Go into the inoculate tab, and inoculate your
> > system. Don't run the program yet.
> >
> > Go to www.majorgeeks.com , click on their spyware detection link in
> > the left frame, and download SpywareBlaster & Ad-Aware SE. Install
> > each one of them, and then click their update functions to make sure
> > that you have the most recent definition files. Don't run Ad-Aware
> > just yet.
> >
> > Reboot your computer into safe mode, and then run your anti-virus
> > program, Ad-Aware & Spybot ... one at a time. Either one of those
> > programs should be able to find and delete that nasty. Reboot your
> > computer into regular mode and see if it shows up again.
> >
> > If it does, then run HiJackThis and post your log at one of the
> > following forums.
> >
> > (http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30)
> > (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html)
> > (http://castlecops.com/forum67.html)
> > (http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17)
> > (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=2)
> > (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18)
> > (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24)
> > (http://boards.cexx.org/viewforum.php?f=1)
> > (http://www.malwarebytes.biz/forums/i...hp?showforum=5)
> > (http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/index.php)
> > (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security)
> >
> > Someone from one of these sites can provide some answers for you.
> >
> > Oh one more thing ... STFA from porn sites ...
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
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