Re: seems like alot
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 06/26/04
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Date: 26 Jun 2004 11:08:03 -0500
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:48:58 -0700, "Tom" <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>hi there my name is tom i have a dell computer and i
>have windows xp and i use aol well earlier tonight i
>downloaded this aol spyware protection and i used it it
>said it would take a few minutes well afew turned into 45
>or so and the last i looked at it b4 it finished it had
>scanned 69000 files so i called aol they didnt know why
>there could be that many files for it to scan and they
>said to call microsoft but it would cost me to talk to
>someone to be honest i aint got it it seems like alot
>of files since i really dont have all that much on here
>we crashed hard bout 3 weeks ago and it took my wife like
>4 days to get it back up is there any way that i can
>find out if i have lets say the same file listed like 50
>times or something like that it is definatly not as fast
>as it used to be any help would surely be appreciated i
>live in texas central time zone and i work out of my
>house e-mail would be great but if u would rather call
>my number is ************ thanx a ton for your time
>tom
Tom,
If you truly want to search for duplicate files (which could take a very long
time with 69,000 files!), try DupeLocater (free) from
<http://www.midnightblue.com/>. Run it when nothing else is running, and be
prepared to take a long time running it.
But if you're truly concerned with spyware, and actually resolving the problems,
continue.
Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
<http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>
Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>
Install and run Stinger.
<http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>
Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install routine - run it. The other
downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder.
Start by closing all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and running
CoolWebSearchSmartKiller, then CWShredder. Have the latter fix all.
Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a scan
("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems")
that is displayed in Red.
Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.
And Tom, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
And NEVER post your voice phone number!!!
Also, as the other posters have pointed out (to the point of nausea), your post
lacks structure.
How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to Act Smart on Usenet
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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