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Malicious thoughts on the evils of my PC Spyware
Introduction
Who would have thought I was capable of such thoughts revenge on the person responsible for inflicting my poor computer with spyware? Well, after the trauma of having lived an experience for the first time, I felt strongly tempted by the section of the occult and witchcraft curses in my local bookstore. Growl!
Basically, I am a normal person with a computer staff to carry out everyday tasks such as word processing, e-mail, Internet Banking, and surf the Internet for useful information. Ok, I have a weakness for bargains on eBay age (smiles shyly) and Paypal is a good option useful to facilitate the purchase.
Problem:
Consternation and panic came when my PC started appearing strange messages or windows. With my limited knowledge of computers, I found with a Norton virus scan clearly revealed a number of problems. However, the removal tool from Symantec does not remove spyware and I could not connect, even a couple of password protected sites. My beloved PC was infected with malware or adware trojan, among which, I believe, WinFixer and Vundo trojan. I did not how to get rid of Vundo or how to remove WinFixer. (Or maybe were the same thing?). But this time, I did not know better, so I began the arduous task of searching for information on how to dispose spyware.
Search:
From my research, I found the Vundo trojan is a Trojan that makes pop-ups advertising anti-spyware. For example, SysProtect is a program called pop-up ads, many seen from the screenshot below. Vundo infects a computer by creating a DLL in the directory Windows system logs and Windows registry entries to inject the file into winlogon.exe.
WinFixer, moreover, has brothers, because it is identical to WinAntiVirus and ErrorSafe. And these programs all claim to solve the problems within your computer system. When installing the program on your computer, you may end up obtaining false information on your computer. Naturally, this will confuse you into thinking that your PC is infected with viruses, spyware and / or other forms of malware.
The downloads pop-ups and apparently forced mirror "marketing" strategies of many spyware programs. And sometimes, infected computers will reduce their level of speed and performance. Well, all this said what probably happens to my PC, and I knew I had to find a way to get rid of WinFixer and Vundo before that drove me crazy.
The investigation and resolution:
In my anguish, I responded by unloading Some anti-spyware recommended, ie, Sunbelt Software, XoftSpy by ParetoLogic and Spy Sweeper from Webroot Software Inc., I regained my senses of the graduate program and stopped paying for other popular Spyware Doctor program. Anyway, all these programs have not received very good experts from PCWorld, PCMag, CNet, Tucows and AdwareReport. So for now, I do not think I went too overboard;)
However, there are many sites listing all kinds of free and paid programs AntiSpyware with a variety of ratings and reviews users on how to remove WinFixer and how to get rid of Vundo. Many anti-spyware business program of the main pages of the list also has high detail of their products and latest research findings on current spyware threats. Check out this website which lists some of these programs reliable. www.consumerstyle.com / antispyware
However, the opinion and recommendation I have read the investigation of anti-spyware programs in good faith in this sense a lot of software that you pay is more likely to offer advantages over better support freeware, ie more frequent updates and more pro-active security measures. Programs when choosing careful. According to comments in the forums and articles I read magazines, many recommend using at least two programs in order to catch the latest spyware programs that both may fail (which is where I learned from my downloading frenzy). I learned a lot more on my pc and now wish to share and enjoy perhaps my confusion, but ultimately effective measures to clean my pc and remove spyware.
My actions:
My first scan of Norton antivirus, but was unable to remove Vundo, even after a reboot. Removal tool Symantec has not helped at all. I disconnected the Internet, Disabled system restore and ran the removal tool, regular mode and safe. After many start-ups that go in safe mode and disable the antivirus, which even tried to understand how to remove Vundo manually without playing registration, etc. Note that some people had success with removal tools from Symantec, and others like me, no. Besides the Vundo trojan, I felt very frustrated by not being able to remove WinFixer for many windows continually appearing started to slow my computer down and sometimes freeze.
Then I first tried XoftSpy, which was the fastest when scanning my computer. I was happy to have less pop ups was able to remove WinFixer and finished with a connection much faster Internet.
Then with my next program, Spy Sweeper, I ran twice, then did a full system scan. And now, Vundo was gone, no pop-ups and adware annoyances. I guess I could not work for everyone, but it is a blow to download Spy Sweeper.
As always paranoid Health my pc, which eventually ran two free trial version of CounterSpy week, additional insurance. Now, I was very impressed, as it also includes a scheduler, Secure File Shredder, and his own history, which is easy to set up weekly scans. And There's frequent updates to the definition file editor CounterSpy. The company seems to have a fully staffed department of spyware research. After a scan, CounterSpy can delete, quarantine or remove the software spy. They advised me to not install Microsoft AntiSpyware along with earlier versions of CounterSpy (version 1.5 and later). It is recommended to get the CounterSpy for check for updates online definitions and program files manually.
Conclusion:
To be sure, XoftSpy has been able WinFixer eliminate the program is able to uninstall WinFixer fifteen minutes a couple of reboots required. As a Spy Sweeper has been achieved easily remove Vundo. And I have no CounterSpy has certainly done an excellent job of keeping my computer from spyware. I can not say I've taken the best approach to solve my problems, but my PC now runs faster than ever and I was free of WinFixer and Vundo since. I recall to be more careful and analyze my pc regularly.
One thing is certain, there are many anti-spyware reliable and popular there, and a useful forum for many people who can lend a hand to chat with tech support numerous. You just have to decide what advice and measures to increase their own awareness and understanding of your PC and the wicked world of spyware lurking today.
About the Author
Jess Ong is a contributor/author on Security Systems for Consumerstyle.com. Consumerstyle.com looks at the online trends and styles. The security section sniffs around one of the current buzzes in the world of IT and consumers. It provides information and personal reviews about some popular software programs.
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