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Windows XP/2000 - Huge spyware problem posted in the Operating Systems forums; I've been seriously infected with it. i downloaded spybot search and destroy but it has done nothing. it deleted a pile of things and says it deleted it all but ...

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I've been seriously infected with it. i downloaded spybot search and destroy but it has done nothing. it deleted a pile of things and says it deleted it all
but the next time i restart theres the same 8 things in the search list over and over. and apparently its those same things that are screwing around heavily
out of nowhere the Run... will be started up and Calc will be typed into it and the calculator will start up and numbers will get typed in. other times the samething only notepad
will get started and someweird thing will get typed into it.

how do i put a stop to this ****. its absolutly rediculous. a while ago a friend had given me norton antivirus corporate edition and it worked absolute wonders on the computer and i never
had a problem with virus's or spyware since then but that was before i had to reformate and i no longer have that. or any virus protection. he had given it to me for free. there was no subscription to it so it updated all the time. and now he doesn't have it anymore either.

now aol keeps crashing over and over every time i load this site. so i have to type this in notepad.

i can't even use IE anymore because about:blank is set as the default site to go to when it starts up and it crashes IE and i can't even change it. I've been on the internet since i was 13. i can really see what BS the internet has
become. all for $$$$$$$$.

other times a banner on the top of the screen will scroll to the left saying i've been infected. blah blah blah.

if anyone can help me please do. this site has before.

if anyone has norton antivirus corporate edition can you connect with me in AIM and send it to me? or anything else that is Really good at what it does?


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&@*&#@(@ now i can't even send an email without aol crashing

And the funny part is its american online 9.0 security edition SE. The powers of its security are Astounding.


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It just happened again. the mouse pointer moved on its own. moved the task bar to the left and opened notepad and typed

"The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive"

This has never happened to me before.


SOS!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Hey Knives,

This sounds like a real problem, please follow the instructions in the Prework link in my signature and post. We'll have to wait until one of our security analysts comes online.


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thanks for the reply.


i'm not sure about turning off the restore points.. it said doing it would delete all past ones. is that a good idea?


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It helps prevent re-infection and can be turned back on later.


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ok i'm going to give it a shot.



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