Help! My computer is telling me I have a spyware and trojan
Hana:
Thank you both for the suggestions, I have downloaded spybot, but it refused to install, so I downloaded ad-aware se, and it's now scanning my comp. I've found the culprit, but it can't be uninstalled(thru control panel), and i can't end the process in the task manager. it definitely got to do with the activex control that i stupidly installed. If you read the thread on brittney spears, don't go to the link, it was my curiosity to see whether brittney spears was really doing porn flicks that got me into this mess in the first place. :P
ZiggyDoodle:
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switching to alternate internet browsers (Firefox/Opera).
And don't rely on Microsoft's firewall (presuming you are running XP). Download the free ZoneAlarm at http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp or better yet, buy ZoneAlarm Pro and run it.
Venusy:
Quote from: Hana on 2006 December 18, 19:15:38
it definitely got to do with the activex control that i stupidly installed. If you read the thread on brittney spears, don't go to the link, it was my curiosity to see whether brittney spears was really doing porn flicks that got me into this mess in the first place. :P
In future, ignore those threads until someone deletes it. And if it was an Active X problem, then you definitely need to install Firefox or Opera, which don't suffer from the problems Active X controls tend to cause.
Hana:
Thank you all for being helpful. I've scanned with ad-aware se personal, but the problem is still there. I can't delete the video active control folder that has all the files with the virus, it keep saying to turn off related programs, and when i try to delete the files individually, it says acess denied. Right now, I've downloaded spybot, and lets see how it does.
miros:
If you reboot to safe mode (press f8 while booting), and don't run a browser, you should be able to get rid of those files.
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