The Geek Forum

  • May 20, 2024, 04:25:57 AM
  • Welcome, Guest
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Due to the prolific nature of these forums, poster aggression is advised.

*

Recent Forum Posts

Shout Box

Forum Stats

Members
Stats
  • Total Posts: 129643
  • Total Topics: 7191
  • Online Today: 88
  • Online Ever: 1013
  • (January 12, 2023, 01:18:11 AM)
Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: Spyware Removal  (Read 5497 times)

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« on: June 28, 2004, 07:22:30 AM »
We've often mentioned Spy Bot Search and Destroy as a solution to remove unwanted spyware from your PC. Today, I came across spysweeper and I must say that I was very happy with how it performed. It picked up a few things that Spy Bot didn't. However, it doesn't have as many options as Spy Bot thus it can't replace it completely. But they certainly make a nice pair.

With Spy Bot, you have a lot of control over your scans and you have other tools at your disposal, like viewing and adjusting startup items for example. With spysweeper, it's just a simple scan/remove kinda tool so it's not as versatile as Spy Bot, but you can't go wrong with double protection. It's like your PC's wearing two condoms! OMFGLOL!!11
Logged

The_FOO

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +61/-3
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 1815
  • irc.hyperion.org:6667 #hn
    • View Profile
    • http://www.hyperion.org
Spyware Removal
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2004, 08:08:32 AM »
Nifty... *downloads*
Logged
http://www.errorfm.com/efm.pls
More FOOlish than you'll ever be.

bobo

  • Jail Bait
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +0/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 114
    • View Profile
    • http://www.bobomonkey.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2004, 08:22:51 AM »
I like using Adaware with SpyBot as my spyware removal combo
Logged

hackess

  • Forum Moderator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +10/-0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 4733
  • DFG
    • View Profile
Spyware Removal
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2004, 08:31:50 AM »
*adds spysweeper to the arsenal*
Logged

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2004, 08:33:34 AM »
Quote from: bobo
I like using Adware with SpyBot as my spyware removal combo


Quote from: catwritr
*adds spysweeper to the arsenal*


This is one thing you just can't over do. I don't use Adaware because it removed something it wasn't supposed to once and it fucked up one of my SQL tools.
Logged

Law

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +6/-5
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1269
    • View Profile
    • http://www.mideastinfo.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2004, 08:34:15 AM »
Do anyone know of a spyware removal tool that doesn't need to be installed on your HD? Say, it could be run from a disk, etc.?

*kicks admin lock on his work compy*
Logged
"I shall send down on you a rain of frogs that are impervious to fire but of little use otherwise." -- catwritr

phyre

  • My Space Emo Attention Whore
  • **
  • Coolio Points: +14/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 431
    • View Profile
    • http://morningphyre.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2004, 11:32:08 AM »
I wonder if you could copy the directory of your Spybot install to a CD or USB drive and run it from that...

It's worth the experiment. I'll see what I can do.

Edit: Yes, it works. I uninstalled Spybot and ran it from a USB drive just fine- instead of using "SpybotSD.exe", use "blindman.exe". Hope that helps, Law.
Logged


"Together we are what we can't be alone" -Dropkick Murphys

Law

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +6/-5
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1269
    • View Profile
    • http://www.mideastinfo.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2004, 11:34:22 AM »
Awesome. Thanks.
Logged
"I shall send down on you a rain of frogs that are impervious to fire but of little use otherwise." -- catwritr

Demosthenes

  • Evil Ex-HN Moderator
  • Administrator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +567/-72
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 9904
  • Just try me. See what happens.
    • View Profile
    • Zombo
Spyware Removal
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2004, 12:22:37 PM »
Whoa... that's pretty good to know!  Good idea, phyre!
Logged

Coolio Points: 89,000,998,776,554,211,222
Detta Puzzle Points: 45

Banning forum idiots since 2001

[sp0rk]

  • Jail Bait
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +0/-0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 146
    • View Profile
Re: Spyware Removal
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2004, 12:43:48 PM »
Quote from: TheJudge
*snip*but you can't go wrong with double protection. It's like your PC's wearing two condoms! OMFGLOL!!11



I BET YOU HAVE BASTARD CHILDREN ALL OVER WITH THAT ATTITUDE!



but I will try out this spysweeper thing. I like spybot alright, though! it keeps my kicks kicking!
Logged

phyre

  • My Space Emo Attention Whore
  • **
  • Coolio Points: +14/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 431
    • View Profile
    • http://morningphyre.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2004, 01:14:02 PM »
Quote from: Demosthenes
Whoa... that's pretty good to know!  Good idea, phyre!
Now I have to install and experiment with Adaware and Spysweeper to see if it works for those ones too. It'd be great if it did.
Logged


"Together we are what we can't be alone" -Dropkick Murphys

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2004, 01:14:46 PM »
Quote from: phyre
Now I have to install and experiment with Adaware and Spysweeper to see if it works for those ones too. It'd be great if it did.


Could also figure out the secret of life for me? I'd appreciate that very much.
Logged

phyre

  • My Space Emo Attention Whore
  • **
  • Coolio Points: +14/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 431
    • View Profile
    • http://morningphyre.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2004, 01:33:10 PM »
Quote from: TheJudge
Quote from: phyre
Now I have to install and experiment with Adaware and Spysweeper to see if it works for those ones too. It'd be great if it did.


Could also figure out the secret of life for me? I'd appreciate that very much.
Sure. That'll cost you, though. How much you willing to pay?
Logged


"Together we are what we can't be alone" -Dropkick Murphys

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2004, 01:49:07 PM »
How would you like to hang out with us?

I could invite you to a night at tehgeekery (OMFGLOL!!11)

Logged

Demosthenes

  • Evil Ex-HN Moderator
  • Administrator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +567/-72
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 9904
  • Just try me. See what happens.
    • View Profile
    • Zombo
Spyware Removal
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2004, 01:54:31 PM »
Quote from: TheJudge
How would you like to hang out with us?

I could invite you to a night at tehgeekery (OMFGLOL!!11)





That belongs on the main page!  Judgie, you should write a main page article from that perspective.  It would be teh funay!!
Logged

Coolio Points: 89,000,998,776,554,211,222
Detta Puzzle Points: 45

Banning forum idiots since 2001

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2004, 01:56:19 PM »
LOL That could be interesting....
Logged

Demosthenes

  • Evil Ex-HN Moderator
  • Administrator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +567/-72
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 9904
  • Just try me. See what happens.
    • View Profile
    • Zombo
Spyware Removal
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2004, 02:06:11 PM »
I'm sorely tempted to make that my new sig image.  That blows Ruprecht right out of the water!
Logged

Coolio Points: 89,000,998,776,554,211,222
Detta Puzzle Points: 45

Banning forum idiots since 2001

phyre

  • My Space Emo Attention Whore
  • **
  • Coolio Points: +14/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 431
    • View Profile
    • http://morningphyre.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2004, 10:59:44 PM »
Quote from: phyre
Quote from: Demosthenes
Whoa... that's pretty good to know!  Good idea, phyre!
Now I have to install and experiment with Adaware and Spysweeper to see if it works for those ones too. It'd be great if it did.
Right then, gents. The results are in- this fix DOES work for Adaware. I DOES NOT work for Spysweeper- apparently Spysweeper depends on logfiles and definition files resident on your machine, which are included in the installation, but can't be kept on a separate disk.

Bottom line:
  • Spybot can be run from a disk by using "blindman.exe"
  • Ad-aware can be run from a disk by using "Ad-aware.exe"
  • Spysweeper can not be run without installing it on a given machine.[/list:u]
Logged


"Together we are what we can't be alone" -Dropkick Murphys

Law

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +6/-5
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1269
    • View Profile
    • http://www.mideastinfo.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2004, 08:22:17 AM »
Hey Phyre, was it your experience that Spybot took a really long time to run when you used Blindman.exe?
Logged
"I shall send down on you a rain of frogs that are impervious to fire but of little use otherwise." -- catwritr

phyre

  • My Space Emo Attention Whore
  • **
  • Coolio Points: +14/-1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 431
    • View Profile
    • http://morningphyre.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2004, 11:05:19 AM »
For the purpose of my test, I simply ran it and started a scan- I didn't finish it, though. It wouldn't surprise me if it ran slower, just being run off a secondary media. Or did you copy it to the harddrive before running it?
Logged


"Together we are what we can't be alone" -Dropkick Murphys

Law

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +6/-5
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1269
    • View Profile
    • http://www.mideastinfo.com
Spyware Removal
« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2004, 12:07:00 PM »
Actually, I can't make it run at all using blindman.exe. When I launch it using SpybotS&D.exe it will only scan the CD...  :roll:

I'll try again tonight and maybe put AdAware on the CD too.
Logged
"I shall send down on you a rain of frogs that are impervious to fire but of little use otherwise." -- catwritr

Min

  • Nice Ex-Hackernetwork Moderator
  • Forum Moderator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +468/-13
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 5970
  • Slacker Wiseass
    • View Profile
Spyware Removal
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2004, 12:53:58 PM »
Anyone else have trouble with the spysweeper?

I just installed and ran it.  And then I opened up Crazy Browser and SearchBar was installed.  I got rid of that, but I'm getting mad popups.

Nothing seems to be catching what's causing it.

 :?
Logged
Flammable : Inflammable :: Duh : No Duh
"I TYPE 120 WORDS PER MINUTE, BUT IT'S IN MY OWN LANGUAGE!"  -ivan
1,180,463,441,680 Coolio Points

Anonymous

  • Guest
Spyware Removal
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2004, 01:25:03 PM »
Logged

Min

  • Nice Ex-Hackernetwork Moderator
  • Forum Moderator
  • Hacker
  • *
  • Coolio Points: +468/-13
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 5970
  • Slacker Wiseass
    • View Profile
Spyware Removal
« Reply #23 on: June 30, 2004, 02:21:18 PM »
I fixed the problem by breaking the internet.

Glad I don't have to sit at that machine every day.   :roll:  :oops:
Logged
Flammable : Inflammable :: Duh : No Duh
"I TYPE 120 WORDS PER MINUTE, BUT IT'S IN MY OWN LANGUAGE!"  -ivan
1,180,463,441,680 Coolio Points

The_FOO

  • Hacker
  • ****
  • Coolio Points: +61/-3
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 1815
  • irc.hyperion.org:6667 #hn
    • View Profile
    • http://www.hyperion.org
Spyware Removal
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2004, 02:27:54 PM »
Way back when, in my ISP days, we had a customer call us up and tell us she was turning off the internet for a while but not to worry, it would be back soon. :-)
Logged
http://www.errorfm.com/efm.pls
More FOOlish than you'll ever be.
Pages: [1] 2
« previous next »