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webHancer
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:16 am
by Aumaan Anubis
It requested access to the internet and I blocked it.
I restarted my computer, and the desktop background is this whole, "SPYWARE HAS BEEN FOUND ON YOUR COMPTUER" thing.
I need some major help. On my anti-spyware program(AOL), the 'Scan for Spyware' option is greyed out.
When I Alt + Control + Delete, the Task Manager button is greyed out.
Need some major help, Now.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:31 am
by Tural
Get AVG.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:39 am
by Aumaan Anubis
- Task Manager button greyed out.
- Scan Spyware button greyed out.
- Some searches in google give me this weird error page.
- Desktop has changed background.
- Things kept requesting access to the internet. There was one in the system32 file.
- Some messages(tooltips) keep popping up in the bottom right hand corner of my screen saying, "Someone is trying to infect your computer with spyware! Click here for security updates..." I just close them.
So far, that's what I see that's wrong with the computer. I'm backing up everything that I can, and then I'm shutting this down 'till I can figure out what to do.
I will research AVG, though. Thanks for the tip. AOL did nothing for me.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:44 am
by Eaton
Use another computer, download a better anti-virus, save it to a flash drive/disk, install on your computer.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:16 am
by lechatsauvage
I use Malware bytes - Anti malware and hijackthis and it saved my computer a lot of time.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:07 pm
by Aumaan Anubis
AOL Security Center found it, and tried to get rid of it.
Didn't.
Windows Defender found it, and supposedly got rid of it.
However, everything I've described that's been happening is still happening, even after its supposed removal.
I ran the Windows Defender scan again, and now it can't find it.
So, I guess I'll be trying AVG and all that. Supposedly, this has happened to someone before, so I'm checking it out on Yahoo Answers.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:57 pm
by xbox
Symantic has gotten rid of every virus I've ever gotten.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:19 pm
by CompKronos
usually a virus like this change your homepage in at least ie and sometimes firefox to a "spyware remover" of some type try googling the alleged tool on another computer someone may have a fix
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:26 pm
by Aumaan Anubis
Quite amazing.
AVG found a virus in C# game that Grimdoomer sent me months ago, but it couldn't find the virus that has freakin' commandeered my desktop.
I'm trying to update the anti-spyware files, but it just won't.