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Posted by C.Wilder on January 30, 2007, 11:05 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options Engel wrote:
> Hello CW,
>
> <snip>
>
>> I won't ask which is the best application to use but I was wondering
>> if there is a list of the ones that don't even work or are rally
>> scams.
>>
>
> To know about all rouge poducts.
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
>
> Good luck
>
Thanks. Lots of ripoff SW out there I see.
>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of a relable application to rid my System of
>>>> Downloader.small and other trojans? I have searched to find so many
>>>> false claims that it seems I just need some first hand
>>>> recommendations on which application to use. The last one I tried
>>>> actaully didn't even detect this Trojan as the add said it would.
>>>> Instead it indicated several others and in order to remove them I
>>>> must pay.
>>>>
>>>> I don't mind paying but how can I even trust these people that
>>>> don't deliver what they promise. How can I really know for sure of
>>>> what Trojans their application detects?
>>>>
>>>> I used Ad-Aware SE Personal that caught this but AVG-Anti-Spyware
>>>> and others did not. There was a claim that AVG Anti-Virus could be
>>>> used but that showed nothing.
>>>>
>>>> I won't ask which is the best application to use but I was
>>>> wondering if there is a list of the ones that don't even work or
>>>> are rally scams.
>>>>
>>>> Should I use the manual method of removing Downloader.small
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any tips.
>>>>
>>>> CW
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
>>> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
>>>
>>> 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. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm
>>>
>>> Additional Instructions:
>>> http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>>
>> When I enter this C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT in the CMD the DOS
>> window closes instantly. I am unable to continue. I had closed ZA
>> Pro to avoid their prompt but I am dead in the water here.
>> What's up with that?
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