help!

whinto98 · Post by **whinto98** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:12 pm

ok here is the deal my computer is really bad and i need help with it, ok i go to some sites and if theres a link and brings me to a different page then the page wont show up. also some sites wont show up at all and i am sure we have a virus and spyware or adware(it was all put on by my dad) please help me

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:43 pm

Get these programs:
Spybot- Search and Destroy
http://security.kolla.de/

Adaware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Run the first two first, then run spyware blaster and immunize your computer with it.

Try doing this and restarting your computer.
If you still have problems, use this online virus scanner to look for viruses:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:23 pm

Or maybe your dad installed a computer filter that refuses to let you look at certain sites. Just a thought.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:59 pm

Could be it too, though these filters generally announce their presense fairly well when you go to a blocked page.

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Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:57 pm

Sounds like spyware. Just wondering, what browser do you use?

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Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:24 pm

If I'm understanding this right then the exact thing happend to me and Adaware and spybot put a stop to it.

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whinto98 · Post by **whinto98** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:12 pm

ok i tried to tell my dad that we probably have spyware and adware but my dad wont let me get any of the antispyware/adware stuff because he thinks it hase it to but he is stupid and thinkes he knowes everything about a computer to know and i forget wut a browser is is the provider like aol and stuff, sry school has gone to my head and i have aol for the record

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:58 pm

Doesn’t AOL use Internet Explorer?

Why don’t you give your father articles from respected technology advisors such as PC World? They publish a magazine your father may be familiar with. After a quick Google search, I found “PCWorld.com - Home Office: Spyware Wrap-Up”, which mentions Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D. If you can think of any other respected publications, I’m sure they mention these programs somewhere.

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Andy · Post by **Andy** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:33 pm

Does’t AOL use Internet Explorer?

Yes matter if fact it dose

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whinto98 · Post by **whinto98** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:46 pm

honestly even if we fix the computer he'll screw it up agian and we are gettin a new comp but still keepin this but i mean even if use the PC World mag thing he still wont belive it. he thinks everything he says, does,etc is right. we could run a virus scan and show him were the viruses are, and i bet they would be in the my documents folder because he saves everything there and i bet there is a lot of pr0n and stuff containing viruses so im tryin to get him to clear them but i cant change that

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Joe · Post by **Joe** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:37 pm

Your dad is gonna keep fkiin the computer up. You need to set him straight with it. You could just DL adaware and then run it and uninstall all while he is not home.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:44 pm

Yeah, get adaware and spybot (they both catch different strings of spyware), run them, then use Spyware Blaster to immunize your computer so you don't need to be sneaky very often

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whinto98 · Post by **whinto98** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:11 am

yea ill porbably do that thanks guys

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whinto98 · Post by **whinto98** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:38 pm

ok so now u all get
a starcraft cd cover

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:47 pm

whinto98 wrote: ok so now u all get
a starcraft cd cover

Danke!

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