spyware symptoms

[baltz526]

i have been getting spyware like symptoms on my computer. i have screen size issues, extra screen moving bars. computer locking up. all my spyware blockers have been updated and ran norton internet security is on and the window fire wall is updated and running. all virus programs are updated and ran. all cashes dumped, still not acting correct.

[Fshklr]

reboot

[newfly]

go to site:

http://www.help2go.com

this is an excellent spyware, malware help site. some very professional guys. go to the ALL FORUMS and pick spyware. register and ask for help. they appreciate some politeness.

they have a tutorial section that has four or five programs to install after you get clean that will do a first class job of keeping furture infections away. they also have an exe file that you can run, then cut and post the log into the forum and they can tell you exactly what is going on and how to fix it.

anti-virus alone isn't enough. spywareblaster, ad aware, spy guard, and some others are really a necessity anymore. there are way too many literate computer users out there that simply enjoy messing up your computer.

[baltz526]

right now i have spybot and microsoft antispyware running, both updated. with window firewall and norton internet security and its anti spyware. you would think one of these would catch whatever is, in my computer.

[newfly]

well, not really,. especially a browser hijacker. and miscrosoft anti spyware is a mess. they really did a con job with that, since they gave you the beta releases but now are going to charge for the full release, which is not any better than a lot of the freeware out there. anyway, get spywareguard too. it is a good one. get ad aware, it compliments spybot. but this sort of shutting the gate after the horses got lose if you already got some kind of malware. you need to dump the bad program because they are like a bank account. they accrue interest and just keep getting bigger.

[baltz526]

this screen issue,lockups started the same day ifish went with the new server setup if thats the correct term, but it will really lockup on the noaa weather site, or while searching the internet, changing pages on sites. i get three different alert codes on my log one is 7000

[baltz526]

so how do you root out this single malware, that got in through all my walls

[newfly]

it could be several things, but the first thing to check out is to see if it is malware. go to the site i suggeted. register. they have a tutorial for several great programs that you can take advantage of to run a check on your system. if that doesn't fix it, run their executable and post the log on the spyware forum. takes a couple days to go through the process but they are experts and it is worth it to get it fixed right. anyhow, sounds like you have had this for a time now already.

[sinker]

also try using Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer.

[baltz526]

couple weeks, and with this antique phone system in lapine, most of the online computer test applications will not work at the slow speed, or on the programs i have to run at this slow of speed. 28800bps

[newfly]

wow. 28.8! i feel for you. try sinkers tip. you really should be using firefox anyway but especially with that speed.

[baltz526]

well after a few hours of cleaning,resting and updating, i'm back to normal. i had a security program block one activity, that another needed to update, as close as i can figure out.