Re: seems like alot

From: austinpctech (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 06/26/04 

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:56:14 GMT

"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
news:sa7rd09v2u93si0otf3or2s88cu8btr7qf@4ax.com...
> 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.

Before you go nuts with the duplicate locator, be aware that there are
intentionaly many duplicated system files that you would want to preserve.

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