Re: UGH! Help....please.
From: jav (jav_at_nospam.net)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:36:47 -0400
Are you running the Ad-aware and SpyBot in safe mode, with system restore
disabled? You might try that. When you quarantine the offending files,
open the quarantine list and delete them. Then reboot in normal mode and
enable your system restore. And yes, get a good firewall. jav002
"C.Joseph Drayton" <kalek1@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:2o6pdpF7dactU1@uni-berlin.de...
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> Hi NeverSleepNeverDie,
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> I would start by saying you get what you pay for. Having said that . . .
there is a free anti-virus program called AVG that can
> be downloaded at http://www.grisoft.com . Note that AVG only works with
Outlook for scanning e-mails (I use Mozilla, so AVG is
> not even an option for me). There is also a free firewall called ZoneAlarm
it can be downloaded from http://www.zonelabs.com .
>
> Personally I use ZoneAlarm Pro v4.5 for my firewall and Norton Anti virus
2003 for my anti-virus. I understand wanting to save
> money, but if you spend any appreciable period of time on the Internet,
you should have the best security you can afford. In the
> long run, you will save time (and in my case time is money and I charge
$100.00 an hour for my time).
>
> Ciao . . . C.Joseph
>
> That which a man buys too cheaply . . .
> ~ He esteems too lightly
>
> NeverSleepNeverDie wrote:
> | I am having some real spyware problems...I have two programs (Spybot
Search
> | and Destroy, and Ad-aware) I use the programs to scan and fix the
problems 2
> | times a day...the problems always come back, and I get tons and tons of
pops
> | ups...they do not stop, they are so annoying. I have a pop up blocker,
and
> | with Spybot, I do this thing where it blocks bad things also, none of
these
> | things help, I don't know what to do. I do not have a firewall, if I
should
> | have one, can I download one for free somewhere? And I don't know if I
have a
> | virus or not (I probably do because these pop ups load things on to my
> | computer all the time), does anyone know of a free virus scan I could
use? I
> | really need help with this...these pop ups are driving me crazy!
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