Re: In XP HOme I found rootkit hiding?
- From: "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:58:36 -0500
What's "vicous" adware? [Spiel chekker not wurkin?]
RJK wrote:
...perhaps, "If you're sensible enough to try some without a vicous adware package incorporated into it..." should have been, ..."take care not to download trial/ware in case it's got ad/malware in it - best never to d/l such software !!
regards.Richard
"RJK" <notatospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OTB4r9UHGHA.140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ...and boy oh boy, don't the "try before you buy" / "free trial
> download" software houses just love to know if you're trying out their
> software ! If you're sensible enough to try some without a vicous
> adware package incorporated into it, or piggy backed donto it, then in
> my opinion it's wise to track the installation, after installing
> offline of course, and trundle along to your firewall and make sure
> that every file to do with it can't access the web. :-)
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%239vkLqtGGHA.3904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > We have been pointing out all along that the Windows firewall (or a
> > router) gives you NO outbound protection. It is hard to get people to
> > listen to the fact that they really, really "need" something like
> > ZoneAlarm to properly protect their computer.
> >
> > Since it is free, maybe now you will download and install it! It
> > protects your computer from sending unauthorized outbound as well as
> > receiving unauthorized/unsolicited inbound traffic.
> >
> > http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=dbtopnav_za
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >
> > Quote from George Ankner:
> > If you knew as much as you think you know,
> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> >
> > "Joe K" <JoeK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:Ow9Sx9sGGHA.3176@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > After cleaning out a Win XP HOme of viruses ,trojans and spyware
> > > adware,I still had a problem of unknown processes accessing the
> > > internet. The MS firewall didn't stop any of these processes.
> > > I used a rootkit finder and found something hidden from windows API.
> > > Which means it doesn't show up in any folders seen my windows even
> > > after unhiding folders in folder options.
> > >
> > > How do I get rid of this rootkit? I believe it's the apropos
> > > spyware.Nothing I've done using several anti virus and anti trojan
> > > programs worked.
> > > I hope MS has a fix for this.
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