my norton antivirus says im fine but i was online and this pest trap thing came up and now my comp keeps telling me that i have spyware and blah blah, but i cant figure out what to do and its pissing me off? help
2006-09-27 22:02:36 · 14 answers · asked by naughty coolaid 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Norton cannot even kill viruses, what good it will be for spyware???
Download this antispyware for free, update it and run a full system scan to eliminate the spyware:
8.SpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Spybot_Search_and_Destroy/1043809773/1
I also recommend you uninstall Norton and download AntiVir(AVIRA). Its much better:
http://www.free-av.com/down/windows/antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
Don't keep two antivirus software on a single system.
2006-09-27 22:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One very good program that is still free is Spybot--just put the term in a search engine and you will get a site to download it from.
It does a good scan and removal. There is also a residential program which monitors for the installation of spyware. This does work to a limited degree. It is however sometimes unmanageable and will not permit the installation of stuff you may wish. It, of course, should be disabled when doing any formal installation of new software.
2006-09-28 05:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by beckychr007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download any of these free programmes you dont have and run one at a time. This should fix you up.
Antiviral. (free)
AVG free. Excellent protection available from: http://www.Grisoft.com
Don't use two antiviral products together as they may be incompatible. If your Antiviral trial has run out, then remove product from your computer and get the AVG installed.
Anti-spyware (all free)
Essential products are: Adaware SE from: http://www.lavasoft.com
Spybot SD http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
Spywareblaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Windows Defender - from Microsoft downloads.
Spycatcher
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
Ewido http://www.ewido.com
PC starter kit at download.com 20 of the best recommended programes for people new or less advanced in computers. Check all three pages, at bottom see Security/Tools/Fun
http://www.download.com/PC-Starter-Kit/2001-12350_4-0.html?tag=dir
C Cleaner.http://www.ccleaner.com/
This will tell you a lot about what is on your computer, such as running programmes,cookies, History, settings etc. and will help you clean up and remove unwanted items. Be careful how you use it as it is a very powerful programme and you should read the help index before you do anyt
2006-09-28 05:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mordak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check my 360 blog page, i have some hints and tips. but Basically, you should download Spybot, and Adaware. These get rid of spyware and adware. If your norton has run out of it's subscription, i suggest you remove it (since the definitiions won't be updated)....but if you want to keep norton, update it regularly. Although it's known that norton can be a CPU hog. If you are using Internet explorerer, you may want to switch to Firefox because IE is prone to security hacks. I have reasons why to switch on my blog. Thanks and good luck.
2006-09-28 05:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge.
You can download this software from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Detects known and unknown variants of malware by using the Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology
Removes aggressive spyware and malicious content
Takes advantage of a fully featured quarantine support
Logs information about scans and malicious content removals.
Users of Ad-Aware Personal can efficiently remove behavior-tracking spyware; thus protecting your privacy on the Internet
Enhances your computer's performance by protecting against bandwidth stealing programs
Provides greater computer security by removing keyloggers and other programs, which put passwords, credit card numbers, and other vulnerable data at risk online .
Allows you to stay abreast of spyware, not just a step behind, thanks to the Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology .
Hope I answered your query.
2006-09-28 06:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Farhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is doubtful that anything that has been suggested so far will remove PestTrap. Your computer has a Smitfraud infection and most "general purpose" malware removal tools can not kill it or even detect it.
However, some computer geek over in France has developed a specialized tool called SmitFraudFix v2.100 that has been known to remove the PestTrap hijacker. Free from:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
Good luck.
2006-09-28 05:41:32 · answer #6 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is because Pest Trap is a SmitFraud Trojan and need a SmitFraud removal program. Here are two site with free SmitFraud removal programs.
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
2006-09-28 05:40:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download and run ad-aware
download and run spybot search and destroy
those two together should remove everything.
then....
if you are running internet explorer 6 STOP!
download internet explorer version 7
or
download firefox
or
download opera
any one of those three options will pretty much end your spyware headaches.
2006-09-28 05:11:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the name of God, you can pray. If you want a secular method, download Lavasoft's Ad-Aware ... its free and very good. I have used Spybot but it got rid of files I needed and caused puter probs.
2006-09-28 05:35:07 · answer #9 · answered by farahwonderland2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://avast.com
2006-09-28 05:23:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋