PA
Mon May 28 09:23:38 CDT 2007
Something's definitely wrong: AVG Anti-Spyware /should/ run in Safe Mode.
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~PA Bear
jaz wrote:
> , i went to safe mode and ran spy sweeper, ad-aware, spybot, all came up
> clean. avg antimalware won't run in safe mode. ewido used to. miss that
> program.
> running avg anti root kit now.
> have a couple of others to run then i will go follow the rest of yall's
> instructions.
> i do practice safe hex. don't do porn, or open anything i don't know.
> i email the person sending it to make they did send it.
> because some programs will spoof a email address.
> don't use IE, am very careful when i do surf the net.
> not careful enough, so it seems.
> actually, that system is only turned on once a week for a bout a hour. i
> update everything, do my deal, then run the programs. i have zone alarm
> and
> avast.
> only avast and spysweeper run in real time, the rest are used as stand
> alones. disabled the real time settings on them.
> spybot found something called net-intergretion (?), then a squared found
> what it called that worm.
> that system has not been on the net since.
> there are things i do that this sytem can't do as yet. once i get it all
> straight.
> i will wipe xp off the other box.
> do appreciate yall's help.
> i am always telling folks to bookmark this site.
> i lurk here alot and run random programs that are posted, when i read
> about
> what others have been infected
> with , just to be sure mine didn't have it.
>
> "jaz" wrote:
>
>> yes, that is the one.
>>
>> "David H. Lipman" wrote:
>>
>>> From: "jaz" <jaz@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>>
>>>> a 2 suared
>>>>
>>>
>>> You mean Emisoft's A2 [
http://www.emsisoft.com ] ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
>>>
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>>>
>>> To use this utility, perform the following...
>>> Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder
>>> C:\AV-CLS }
>>> Choose; Unzip
>>> Choose; Close
>>>
>>> Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
>>> { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
>>>
>>> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE
>>> to
>>> go through your FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor
>>> related files.
>>>
>>> C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in
>>> C:\AV-CLS}
>>> This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
>>> Normal Mode. This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV
>>> vendor's web site.
>>> The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and
>>> Reboot the PC.
>>>
>>> You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed
>>> files
>>> or you can download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once
>>> you
>>> have downloaded the files needed for each scanner you want to use, you
>>> should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot] and re-run the
>>> menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe Mode. It is
>>> suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.
>>>
>>> When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
>>> comprehensive PDF help file.
>>>
>>> Additional Instructions:
>>>
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dave
>>>
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
>>>
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm