WARNING: Fake Anti-Spyware, Pop-ups

[Smidley]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

That's why I still use w2k, . No problem with all that system restore stuff.

All you have to do is turn off the service.

[Wai_Wai]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

There are a number of new pop-ups for Anti-spyware showing up on the web.
These sites are fake!
They will offer to remove spyware.
They do not remove spyware, they infact install it!

Stick with Ad-Aware or Spy-Bot.

In fact it is not limited to anti-spyware programs, but much much more...
Fake anti-virus, anti-trojan, anti-keylogger, leaky firewall...

To use security-related programs, at least always stick to the known (if not famous) ones. Don't try new unknown anti-XX software. You never know what will happen!!!!!!!!

[pphalan]

SPY HUNTER IS ONE,It gives fake detections no other system detects,and adds spyware

[jagnorm]

You've heard the saying you lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Sometimes I feel like I'm lead heards that won't drink.
A while back I fixed up a friends computer for him. Installed spybot on it and anti virus software. Did my friend follow my advise and run & update these programs as advised. (NO!!!) I just got his computer back a couple days ago to work on what looked originally like a mem problem. As it turned out, he did not update his anti virus (Norton's) and did not run and update spybot either. The first thing I did was run spybot to find that his computer was infested with spyware (mainly gator). Not to mention he downloaded and installed Spyware Cop (in the list of false spyware programs.


http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_...e.htm#products

Great link by the way Powerage66

Am I the only one leading heards that don't drink.

[paul9]

Originally Posted by jagnorm

Am I the only one leading heards that don't drink.

nope. people are hard to change, unless they want to. otherwise all you can do is advise them and maybe refuse to help them after a third strike. which limit will usually be ignored by oneself. 'okay, but this is the very last time i'll fix it for you'

[Twinkletoes]

Originally Posted by stratocaster27

my google toolbar works pretty good...

Doesn't Google Toolbar in its turn keep a record of every site you visit, for...er.. their records? Or am I thinking of some other toolbar maybe...


Edit: It was Google I was thinking about. But it only keeps the record up to 2038:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2786761.stm

[soad1789]

lol yah these have been around for awhile, make sure you always check with a REPUTABLE group of reviews before using a program. I just found WinTasks because I was googling my running processes, so I searched it and it seemed useful. What do you know, it works, and good too. The programs I use are Ad-Aware SE 1.05, Spybot S&D 1.3, WinTasks, PC-Cillin, & HijackThis. These ensure quite good protection and basically render any random new "spyware cleaner" useless as it won't be needed anyway. Though I have seen a couple of my customers try frantically to download "spyware removal" applications that just bring in more and more spyware lol.

[Micky758]

Originally Posted by jagnorm

You've heard the saying you lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Sometimes I feel like I'm lead heards that won't drink.
A while back I fixed up a friends computer for him. Installed spybot on it and anti......

Am I the only one leading heards that don't drink.

LOL i know that feeling

good link, its scary how much time and effort goes in to all that spyware

[ugnius]

Before choosing any program take a look at the list of corrupt anti-spyware software.
The list is constantly updated and clear corruption evidence provided.

[xelnanga]

if u cant remove the spyware, why not remove it manually? I have this program i cant remember that lets u manually remove any SUSPECTED spywares, so must be VERY CAREFUL wut u delete...